Boys and Girls Clubs of Southwest Virginia

Youth development school year youth programs designed to inspire and educate in the core areas of education & career, character & leadership, health & life skills, the arts, and sports, fitness & recreation. Programs are provided before and after school, locations include montgomery county, franklin county, roanoke county, and roanoke city in the 2021-2022 school year. Afterschool programming ensures students ages 5-18 are safe, supported and encouraged from 2:30-6:30 each day after school. Program enrollment-854

Meals for youth students at all after school and summer programs receive meals daily, depending on program time of day and duration. Meals include breakfast, snack, lunch, and dinner during summer programming, and snack, lunch and dinner in after school programs. Nutritious meals are supplemented with locally grown fruits and vegetables and intentional programming to teach the benefits of healthy eating and food preparation. Healthy lifestyles programming is all-encompassing and incorporates meals, cooking, physical activity, and abstention from unhealthy behaviors such as smoking or vaping.

Youth development summer camp youth development summer camp programming takes place at all bgcswva sites to ensure youth continue to retain school year academic accomplishments (preventing summer "brain drain") and continue to build on healthy lifestyles and good citizenship programming. Summer camps run all day, 7:30-5:30, for up to 9 weeks each summer, providing students ages 5-18 a safe place to be during the summer months. Programs include academic enrichment, stem programming, swimming and water safety, community service projects, and youth employment programming.