In 2003, the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Washington merged with the Metropolitan Police Boys & Girls Clubs. This expanded the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Washington to encompass 20 clubs, 2 outreach centers, and a 168-acre camp.
Seeking organizations that were at an inflection point for change, Venture Philanthropy Partners identified the merger between two of the oldest youth-serving organizations in the Region as a strong opportunity for partnership.
The overarching goal of the investment was to help the organization increase its capacity to manage the new growth brought on by the merger and to improve the quality and offerings for the approximately 20,000 young people it was serving.
In the pursuit of taking the most at-risk kids to new heights, they set out to enhance its outreach efforts in underserved areas of the community through two new efforts.
- A club located in the Shipley Terrace neighborhood east of the river
- A club in Herndon, Virginia focuses on expanding the number of Latino and Asian youth in the local clubs.
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Washington successfully completed an intensive business planning process while undergoing a fiscal crisis and the retirement of its CEO. The plan resulted in a greatly expanded vision for the organization, which, by increasing the quality and complexity of programs over the next five years, will deepen the impact on the thousands of children served.
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