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Success Ahead: Nia’s Story
Mia is a fifth-grade student attending the Jerry Gamble Club in North Minneapolis and a BGCTC Club 52 Member, meaning she attends the Club often. From fall to winter, she moved from the high-risk category in reading to the some-risk category and raised her cumulative score by 15 points…
Spirit of Voyageur: Year-Round Education
The staff at The staff at Voyageur are dedicated to finding new ways for youth to experience outdoor education YEAR-ROUND! One way this has been accomplished is through the creation of Tree Trek, a new interactive way to learn about the trees, ecology, and natural...
Spirit of Voyageur: Rainbow Tree Company Partnership
Voyageur Environmental Center is excited to offer a BRAND-NEW curriculum for the youth this year inpartnership with Rainbow Tree Company
Tamara Moore No Limits Program
BGCTC is proud to honor Tamara Moore. Not only is Tamara a BGCTC Jerry Gamble Club alum, she's also a professional basketball player who competed in the WNBA and Europe. She is the first African American women to be named the head coach of a collegiate men's...
Spirit of Voyageur: 2022 Teen Camp
In the month of May, BGCTC hosted a camp for all teen club members across the Twin Cities, with the theme this year of team leadership…
Spirit of Voyageur: Jerry Gamble Club Experience
Every year, the youth from the Jerry Gamble Club in North Minneapolis have a chance to take the 45 minute van ride out to the Voyageur, giving them a chance to experience life outside the cities for the day…
BGCTC Summer Programming
The school year is coming to a close and BGCTC is getting ready for summer programming to begin on June 13. Our Minneapolis and St. Paul Clubs will be open all Summer with meals, literacy, numeracy, and STEAM activities, sports programs, and so much more. Clubs will...
Growing Strong: Cooking Program at Patrick Henry
The cooking program at our Patrick Henry Club has been a huge hit with the high school students. The group meets weekly to learn about healthy recipes, substitutions, and affordable nutrition. *Brianna often attends the program and told staff, “I like how we can all...
Growing Strong: Yin Yoga at Southside Village
We are thankful for a partnership with 612-Jungle yoga studio and our Southside Village Club. An instructor came in to talk to the kids about the practice and held a 30 minute Yin Yoga session. The members also participated in a collaborative exercise where they each...
Growing Strong: East Side Memorial Garden
With grant funding and volunteer support from the Saint Paul Garden Club, our East Side Club created a beautiful garden space to honor the memory of East Side youth that have passed away and to support the hopes and dreams of today’s youth. The garden is located in...