Boys & Girls Club of the Sandhills

Our Mission

The mission of the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Sandhills is to inspire, enable and educate young people from all backgrounds and circumstances to realize their full potential as productive, responsible and caring citizens

From games and athletics to drug prevention workshops, Boys & Girls Club of the Sandhills offers young people a range of fun and productive activities. Three Clubs, two in Southern Pines and one in Aberdeen, are open each day after school from 2:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. – when research has shown children to be most vulnerable to gangs, violence and other risky behaviors. In the summer, Clubs and special summer-only sites open their doors all day to young people with nowhere else to go.

Mission

Inspire, enable and educate young people from all backgrounds and circumstances to realize their full potential as responsible, productive and caring citizens.

Operations

1,025 members belong to three units.

Southern Pines Unit

160 Memorial Park Court, Southern Pines
Open Mon – Fri  2:30 to 6:30 pm during the school year and Mon – Fri  7:45 am to 5:45 pm in the summer with an early bird program from 6:45 to 7:45 am. 

• BGCS buses provide transportation from Southern Pines Primary, Southern Pines Elementary, Southern Middle School and Pinecrest High School.
• Breakfast, lunch and dinner are provided during the summer and dinner is provided during the school year at the Kid’s Café in collaboration with the Food Bank of Central and Eastern NC.

Logan-Blake Unit (formerly Aberdeen Unit) - *RELOCATING SOON*

15 Dawn Road, Pinehurst

Open from 2:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Closed in summer

• Dinner provided by the Kids Café
• Mandatory homework help for the first hour
• National Boys & Girls Club Development Programs
• Transportation is provided from Aberdeen Primary School

Trinity Unit – *Relocating Soon*

Open from 2:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. 

• Dinner provided by the Kid’s Café
• Programs focus on performing arts including a special partnership with the Carolina Philharmonic
• Transportation is provided from any primary or elementary school

Premier Programs

The Club offers activities in five core program areas:
Character and Leadership Development
Education and Career Development
Health and Life Skills
The Arts, Sports, Fitness and Recreation

• Power Hour– Homework help program for members age 6-12. 
• Smart Moves– Education/ prevention program addressing drug and alcohol use as well as premature sexual activity.
• Keystone Club & Torch Club – Age specific leadership development groups that focus on community service.  Keystone Club is designed for members age 14-18; Torch Club for members age 11-13.
• Triple Play Healthy Habits – Program that equips club members with crucial skills needed to become healthy, fit and successful adults.
• Street SMARTZ – Gang awareness and prevention program for youth 8-18
• Money Matters – Basic money management skills for the teens
• Career Launch – Preparing a teen for life after high school

Serving this many young people in our community would not be possible without the tremendous dedication of Board members, volunteers, staff, and wonderful partner agencies in our community.

Background
The Boys & Girls Clubs of the Sandhills has actively sought to enrich the lives of girls and boys that other youth agencies fail to reach.  Boys & Girls Club is dedicated to ensuring that our community's disadvantaged youngsters have greater access to quality programs and services that will enhance their lives and shape their futures as productive citizens. Since 1999, we have provided children with a positive place to go, results-oriented programming and a professional staff to guide them.

Last year, Boys & Girls Clubs of the Sandhills served more than 1025 young people through its Clubs, summer sites and outreach programs.

The Boys & Girls Clubs of the Sandhills obtains funding for its programs through donations from civic organizations, individuals, Corporations, federal, state and local grants, the United way, membership fees and various fundraising activities. The cost of providing services to a member for a year is $879.97, but in order to serve effectively those who need us most, Boys & Girls Clubs of the Sandhills asks families to pay annual membership dues of only $35 per child and no child is turned away due to inability to pay.