Happenings

The Aquatics Program at Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Cruz County is making waves this summer with its new water polo program, swim team and swimming classes for various skill levels. There are a couple of slots left in the water polo program, which started on June 13 and runs through the summer at […]

Building on the popularity of the basketball and volleyball programs, Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Cruz County is offering an indoor soccer camp this summer to teach kids the basics of the sport. The program launched June 13 with about two dozen participants, and there is room for about five more. During the nine-week […]

For the three years Julian Torres, 14, attended Shoreline Middle School, the Live Oak program of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Cruz County was his second home. And as he prepares this fall to enter Soquel High School as a freshman, he expects the new Live Oak Clubhouse to play the same important […]

Claudia Urbina, 11, a Westlake Elementary student, calls her time at Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Cruz County, as “Claudia 101” — meaning that she learns a lot about herself and others learn a lot about her. Claudia, a member since age 6, comes to the Downtown Clubhouse everyday after school and in the […]

Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Cruz County announces the launch of Summer Brain Gain: READ!, a literacy program designed to improve the reading skills of our youth at a time when school is not in session. Each summer, an estimated 43 million children in the U.S. miss out on expanded learning opportunities that could […]

Silver Dolphins, a swimming organization for seniors, meets three times per week at the Downtown Clubhouse to use the indoor heated pool, where the group offers water aerobics and lap classes. For the first time, the Silver Dolphins organized a fundraiser that will benefit the Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Cruz County’s Stingray swim […]

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Cruz County was named Organization of the Year at the annual Eddy Awards given by the Santa Cruz Education Foundation. On hand to accept the award May 3 was (from left) Executive Director Bob Langseth, Program Director Katee Freeman, Education Director Leah Levin and Board of Directors President […]

Leah Levin, who joined the Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Cruz County in March 2013 as Education Director, oversees all education programming at the Downtown Clubhouse. She believes the best part of her job is building bridges for youth between home and school. “We have the opportunity to raise the whole child rather than […]

Big thanks to Santa Cruz Sentinel, KSBW, Santa Cruz Waves and KSCO’s Good Morning Monterey Bay (audio below) for covering the dedication of our Live Oak Clubhouse. Thank you for helping us let the community know about this valuable new resource for youth and families in the heart of Live Oak. Several hundred community members came by March 19 […]

Thank you KSBW Action News 8 and Reporter Phil Gomez for this great piece on the Live Oak Clubhouse. http://www.ksbw.com/news/improved-boys-and-girls-club-opening-this-week-in-live-oak/38574062

The teen programs offered by Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Cruz County at the Downtown Clubhouse and Shoreline Middle School in Live Oak are both engaging places for members ages 12-18 to hang out after school. And the programs are tailored to meet different needs. The Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Cruz County Teen Club, […]

Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Cruz County, in partnership with the County of Santa Cruz and the Live Oak School District, are poised to dedicate the organization’s new Live Oak Clubhouse during a ceremony March 19. The 10,200-square-foot Clubhouse co-located with Shoreline Middle School, 855 17th Ave., features two floors of education and activity […]

Music can be a powerful influence on the imaginations and identities of young people. Thanks to generous contributions by KSCO radio and other donors, the recording studio at the new Live Oak Clubhouse will help members channel their energy and interest in music. The studio will be outfitted with state-of-the-art digital recording equipment, including a custom built Bulldog […]

Youth of the Year is Boys & Girls Clubs of America’s premier youth recognition program, which brings awareness, hope and opportunity to our nation’s most deserving and awe-inspiring young people. For nearly 70 years, the Youth of the Year program has honored and celebrated inspiring teens and their incredible stories of outstanding leadership, service, academic […]

Four years ago, the Golden State Warriors called the Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Cruz County to form a partnership with a Development League team the Warriors wanted to bring to Santa Cruz. Since the team made Santa Cruz their new home, more than 1,000 kids have participated in the program. Warriors players have […]

Every year, the Boys & Girls Club Basketball League ends with an awesome day of games, BBQ, and awards, Sunday March 13th, 2016.  We start with a 3pm BBQ Party at the Club with terrific food from Bobby’s Can Cookin’, awards ceremony and a raffle.  Then we all head over to the Kaiser Permanente Arena […]

  Vanessa Rizo, Boys & Girls Club Santa Cruz Youth of the Year for 2015, brought tears to the eyes of attendees at the Great Futures Breakfast in November. As we look forward to the 2016 Youth of the Year event March 18, we wanted to share Vanessa’s inspiring words. “I like many other young […]

When Cat Willis, founder and director of Tannery World Dance and Cultural Center, found out there was an opportunity to start a dance program at Boys and Girls Club, she jumped at the chance to get kids moving. “One of my goals is to reach as many kids as we can, “ said Cat, who […]

More vendors and more customers than ever made this year’s Craft Fair a busy, bustling, festive event! Santa Cruz youth turned out a wonderful assortment of high quality, very creative, well-priced gift and decoration items for our Annual Children’s Holiday Craft and Food Fair. Even the littlest kids had a blast, seeing their products appreciated, […]