Boys and Girls Clubs of Southeast Louisiana

Academic success - includes two programs: power hour which helps Club members to be more successful in school by providing homework help and tutoring and encouraging members to become self-directed learners. This program assist with the intellectual development of the child with assistance in homework coursework or any educationally related need. The program is geared to children ages six to high school. The programs has helped over 1,300 children across Southeast Louisiana. Project learn, the goal of which is to help children improve overall academic success.

Triple play, bgca's first comprehensive health and wellness program developed in conjunction with the u.s. department of health and human services, strives to improve the overall health of Club members ages 6 to 18 by improving their daily physical activity, teaching them good nutrition and helping them develop healthy relationships. The mind component encourages young people to eat smart through the healthy habits program. This program covers the power of choice, calories, vitamins and minerals, the food pyramid and appropriate portion size. The body component boosts Club's traditional physical activities to a higher level by providing sports and fitness activities for all youth. Body programs include 6 daily fitness challenges; teen sports clubs focused on leadership development services and careers in athletics; and triple play games tournaments, inter-club sectional tournaments that involve multiple team sports. The soul component helps build positive relationships and cooperation among young people.

Youth mentoring program - this program does two things: it assists over 400 kids by providing mentoring services to high risk populations that are undeserved due to location, shortage of mentors, specific physical and/or mental challenges, or other needs identified by the community in need. Secondly, the program aims to help students gain transferrable life skills, learn about the importance of volunteerism and how to effectively communicate one's volunteer experience to potential employers through classroom learning and life experiences.