Every young person deserves a future they envision and a path to achieve it!
At Boys & Girls Clubs of the Twin Cities, we work with teens full of limitless potential navigating a world of opportunity. They are planning a life after high school – whether that means a four-year degree, community college, the trades, or jumping directly into the workforce.
This is why BGCTC is committed to ensuring every teen is Future Ready.
Through our Life & Workforce strategy, young people explore their interests, build critical skills, and connect to high demand career opportunities. This includes job-readiness workshops and tools, career days, scholarships, leadership development, and much more. We believe these experiences help teens build their confidence, skills, and determination to succeed not just in school but also in work and life.
In 2024, BGCTC introduced Pathway2Careers, an innovative career exploration system designed to help teens discover their interests and use real time information to guide their future plans. The tool uses career assessments, real-time labor market data, and hands-on learning experiences to discover potential career pathways. Thanks to innovations like Pathways2Careers, more teens can see a dynamic future for themselves and take the steps to achieve it.
Now through July 15, you can help make workforce readiness opportunities possible by supporting Future Ready. Your investment helps ensure more young people are prepared, confident, and connected to the opportunities that will shape their future.
-Terryl Brumm | President & CEO
Your gift helps ensure youth and teens are Future Ready:
$25: Helps teens develop career portfolios that showcase their skills
$50: Provides career exploration materials that help a teen discover their interests
$100: Supplies a business formal outfit so a teen can feel confident and prepared
$250: Fund a Club-hosted workshop where teens explore new career fields
$500: Powers an external career event exploring new industries and in-demand careers
$1,000: Opens the door to a life-changing college visit experience
$2,500: Expands access to teen certification programs (Peer Health, Referee, etc)
$5,000: Supports youth employment opportunities at the Club
Where have these teens been?
In the 2025-2026 school year, teens had the opportunity to explore a variety of industries through hands-on experiences and site visits including:
Carmeuse
(Limestone Facility) Gaining insight into industrial operations and materials production
PulteGroup
(Construction and Model Homes) Exploring careers in construction, homebuilding, and real estate development
General Mills
(Food Sciences) Discovering innovation and careers in food production and product development
First Avenue
(Historic Music Venue) Learning about sound and audio engineering, instruments, vocal performances, and photography
STEM Mentors
BGCTC is excited to continue the STEM mentor partnership with the Sea Research Foundation. The group mentoring program is for youth ages 6–10. STEM Mentoring brings together youth and mentors for fun, hands-on activities about science, technology, engineering,...
FASTBridge Assessments
At BGCTC, we know there is great value in assessing the youth we serve to be sure that they have access to the support they need to be successful! FASTBridge is a Math and Reading assessment tool that combines computer adaptive testing with curriculum-based measures...
Emmanuel’s Story
*Emmanuel is a third grader at the Al Lenzmeier West Side Club and has attended nearly every day since kindergarten. This includes participating in small group tutoring during the Covid-19 pandemic. Emmanuel has been working one-on-one with staff on his English...