Boys & Girls Club of Metro North

About Boys & Girls Club of Metro North

Our mission is "To enable all young people, especially those who need us most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens." Currently, our Clubs serve over 500 children a day and last year served nearly 8,000 youth. We operate 2 clubhouses, 5 licensed afterschool programs, a teen center, and an outdoor pool. We have increased Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics (STEAM) classes from teaching children how to 3D print to learning financial literacy. We hired mental health caseworkers from youth development professionals to licensed clinicians who will work one on one with our most vulnerable young people. We are pioneering dynamic new programming in music, mental health, social work, and workforce development. We are reinforcing our community’s social safety net by assisting in wrap around services for the entire family whether it is assistance with holiday gifts, food, or emergency financial assistance. Most recently we have opened the INspire Cafe in Wakefield and Medford MA. This is a job development initiative that hires developmentally disabled individuals and provides them with customer facing jobs and professional development opportunities. Our initiative has been highlighted on local news, in regional newspapers, and beyond. These accomplishments have not gone unnoticed. In just the past eight years we have received the Bridgestone Tires Driving Great Futures Award for program quality and increased attendance at our Clubs, the Catalyst for Change Club Advocacy Champion Award for advocacy of youth issues in the state and region, the Massachusetts Creator Award for Civic Engagement, the Silver Lining Award through the New England Employee Benefits Council for our efforts during the pandemic, and our Board of Directors received the League of Eagles award by the Boys & Girls Clubs of America for their level of involvement. Our most recent award was for e-gaming by the Boys & Girls Clubs of America Yankee Chapters.