In 2022, the team at Creative Generation, in collaboration with Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA), spent time with hundreds of members of the BGCA community, specifically those who were interested in artistic, cultural, and creative learning in their Clubs. We wanted to know what impacts Arts programs are having on youth and communities through Boys & Girls Clubs. Through this report, the following key findings were identified across the interviews of Club staff, leadership, and youth members: centering youth voice; prioritization of personal connections; community engagement; and creating pathways to college and workforce readiness.
As Clubs move through the COVID-19 pandemic, arts programming offers support in rebuilding efforts: both in terms of offering relevant and meaningful programmatic experiences where young people can reflect, process, and grow as well as recruitment incentives for new youth and staff. Interviewees note how the arts provide a space to belong and a space to become for both adults and young people, a goal which remains vitally important to the mission of Boys & Girls Clubs across communities.
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