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Changing Lives, One Child at a Time

We currently have over 1,000 Club members at The Boys & Girls Clubs of the Lowcountry and have an average daily attendance of approximately 700 children ages 6-18.  We serve thousands of meals each year to our Club members! Our Club members are on track to graduate high school with a path to success. They report being happy and love coming to our facilities and locations! Their smiles tell the story and so does the data!

    • National outcome data

    academics

    • 52% of 12th grade Club members express an interest in STEM career, compared with 27% of 12th graders nationally
    • 97% of Club teens expect to graduate high school
    • 76% of low-income Club members ages 12-18 who attend the Club regularly reported receiving mostly As and Bs, compared to 67% of their peers nationally

    leadership

    • 75% of regularly attending members said they volunteered in their community, Club, school or neighborhood at least once in the past year, with 41% of those volunteering at least one per month.
    • 87% of Club youth said they can stand up for what is right.

    healthy lifestyles

    • 47% of ninth grade Club girls report they exercise daily, compared with 42% of 9th grade girls nationally
    • 66% of ninth grade Club boys report they exercise daily, compared with 58% of ninth grade boys nationally
    • Mental health: 94% of Club members said there are many things that they can do well

    lowcountry impact data

    children served and counting

    current members across 10 locations

    Average daily
    attendance

    Literacy Programs offered

    Tens of thousands of meals served!

    Want to get to know the Boys and Girls Clubs of the Lowcountry? Read our 2024 Annual Report which is full of great information!

    2024 Annual Report