Boys and Girls Club of Indian River County

Boys & Girls clubs of Indian River County maintain three Club sites in Indian River County: vero beach, sebastian and fellsmere. We nurture young people's self-esteem by instilling in them a sense of belonging, usefulness, influence and competence. Clubs do this after school and in the summer by providing young people with one-on-one relationships with caring adult professionals and fun, age-appropriate, well-rounded programming. The programs are for members ages 6-18 and fall into the six core areas of character & leadership; education & career development; health & life skills; the arts; sports, fitness & recreation; and volunteerism. These nationally vetted programs are run at all three sites. The most popular programs are project learn (which reinforces and enhances the skills and knowledge learned at school); power hour (which gives members time to start, if not finish, their homework while at the clubs); the family of smart programs (which focus on reducing experimentation with drugs, alcohol, tobacco, premature sexual activity and gang resistance); healthy habits (which promotes good nutrition, regular physical activity and overall well-being); and netsmartz (which teaches youth how to safely use the internet). During the school year we are open from when school adjourns to 6:30 p.m. during the summer we are open from 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.