Agency Details:

Boys & Girls Club Of Las Cruces

"To enable all young people, especially those who need us most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens."
We are the Positive Place for Kids!

Description:
We provide affordable after school, holiday, and summer programs for kids and teens, ages 6-18. We utilize programming to enhance the lives of all the members who come to the Club. We offer programs in the areas of:

• Character and Leadership Development

Torch Club and Keystone Club

• Health and Life Skills

SMART Moves, Healthy Me, Passport to manhood, SMART Girls

• Arts

National Fine Arts Exhibit, Digital Arts, Club Tech, TNT Drama Matter, and S.K.I.T.

• Sports, Fitness, and Recreation

Flag football, basketball, track, girls softball, and dance class

• Education and Career Development

Project Learn, Power Hour, Jr. Staff

History:
We have proudly served the Las Cruces community since November 11th, 1965.

Our agency is now in a very special time, we are growing exponentially, and are in the time of most need. We have currently grown from about 40 kids in attendance in March of 2006 to about 200 here in Summer 2008. In May of 2008 we opened up a Teen Center, with a teen coordinator and specific programs. We are growing, adding new programs and ideas all the time. Stop on by and see what the fuss is all about!

Contact people:

Jennifer Beckley, Chief Executive Officer, (phone), (email) Cheryl Ingram, Unit Director/Program Director, (phone), (email)

Office fax number: (575) 527-9167

Languages Spoken: English, Spanish

Address:

330 W. Las Cruces Ave Las Cruces, NM 88005 (See a map)

Web Site: http://www.bgclublc.org

Directions:

We are one block West of the Sun News building on Las Cruces Ave, just west of the intersection with Alameda. Very close to downtown, and easily accessible.

Last updated on November 18, 2009