Our Impact
Our after-school programs provide Tucson youth with opportunities to create great futures.
97%
of Club youth expect to graduate high school.
89%
of Club youth say they can stand up for what's right.
66%
of Club youth volunteer at least once per year in their community.
91%
of Club youth lead, ensuring everyone feels important.
What makes the after-school care that Boys & Girls Clubs of Tucson (BGCT) provides so appealing for parents and caretakers of Tucson’s valuable youth? Every one of our six Clubhouses offers a safe, positive, and nurturing environment where tomorrow’s future doctors, entrepreneurs, artists, and scientists can develop talents essential to success in life.
From empowering mental health to blossoming in a wide variety of skills including budgeting, academic success, painting, and computer science, we are constantly finding ways to nurture the growth of every youth we serve.
Our programs are affordable, and we offer scholarships for any parent who cannot afford the annual membership fees. We will never turn a youth away because of finances.
Five key elements for positive youth development:
- A safe, positive environment
- Fun
- Supportive relationships
- Opportunities and expectations
- Recognition
Outcome-Driven Club Experience
- High-yield activities
- Targeted programs
- Regular attendance
Priority Outcomes
Academic Success
Graduate from high school ready for college, trade school, military or employment.
Good Character & Citizenship
Be an engaged citizen involved in the community, register to vote and model strong character.
Healthy Lifestyle
Adapt a healthy diet, practice healthy lifestyle choices and make a lifelong commitment to fitness.
Programs
Boys & Girls Clubs of Tucson is dedicated to ensuring that all of Tucson’s youth have greater access to caring staff, quality programs and safe clubs that will enhance their lives and shape their futures.
The following are some of the more than 40 programs the Club offers throughout the year. The clubhouses offer programs in four core areas:
Education & Career
- STEM/STEAM
- Power Hour Homework Help
- Summer Brain Game
- Career Launch
- Money Matters
- Digital Literacy
- My.Future
Character & Leadership
- Torch Club
- Keystone Club
- Youth of the Year
The Arts
- National Fine Arts
- Parks in Focus
- Music Makers & Lyricism
- Drama Matters
- HeART Works
Health & Life Skills
- SMART Moves
- SMART Girls
- Passport To Manhood
- Triple Play
- Sports
Success Stories
Whether a member, parent, or staff, so many people involved with the Clubs have a story to share about how it transformed their life. Read some of their inspiring words to get a deeper look behind how the Clubs contribute to success in so many areas of life.
Growing into Nature
June 13, 2022Arizona is home to some of the most diverse terrain in the country, from its sweeping living deserts to dense forests. W ...
Free Education, Free Meals
June 13, 2022As the world went through, and is now exiting, the worst part of the pandemic, keeping Tucson’s treasured youth educat ...
Intelligent Stimulation
June 13, 2022“This is our 6th year at the club and I can’t say enough about it. The staff communicates immediately if the ...
Support During COVID
June 13, 2022“Boys & Girls Club of Tucson has helped my three kids during the pandemic in so many ways! They were there in ...
Turned My Life Around
June 13, 2022“I was headed down the wrong path and my parents believed the Clubs would be a positive place for me. School was defin ...
Extra Help for Parents
June 13, 2022“I appreciate all the hard work of everyone from the Boys & Girls Clubs to help my children. They have gone ab ...
Find Your Club
Frank & Edith Morton Clubhouse
Midtown (Grant & Country Club)
Doolen Middle School Campus
3155 E. Grant Rd.
(520) 325-8400
Holmes Tuttle Clubhouse
***CLOSED FOR RENOVATIONS. WILL REOPEN IN FEBRUARY 2025***
South (Pueblo Gardens)
Pueblo Gardens Park
2585 E. 36th St
(520) 622-0694
Jim & Vicki Click Clubhouse
Midtown (29th & Columbus)
Roberts Elementary School Campus
1935 S. Columbus Blvd.
(520) 300-5715
Pascua Yaqui Clubhouse
Southwest (Pascua Pueblo)
Torim Park
5010 W. Calle Torim
(520) 883-8172
Roy Drachman Clubhouse
South (Sunnyside)
Mission Park
5901 S. Santa Clara
(520) 741-9947
Steve Daru Clubhouse
Northwest (Speedway/El Rio)
Joaquin Murrieta Park
1375 N. El Rio Dr.
(520) 792-0331
