ViewHouse features Club member art on billboards Twelve-year-old Eveleen doesn’t like to be the center of attention, but in December, her artwork was seen by almost 250,000 people every week. ViewHouse selected Eveleen’s artwork to promote their restaurants, as well as Boys & Girls Clubs, on two billboards in Denver. “I didn’t think it was […]
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By Erin Porteous, CEO In a month that’s filled to the brim with candy, cards and flowers, there is an underlying theme that gets to the essence of what it means to be human: showing those we love how much they mean to us. That simple beauty that comes with recognizing each other can often
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Through a $50,000 grant from Lowe’s, the Owen Boys & Girls Club transformed an underutilized space into a new mental health hub for the organization’s growing team of social workers, who are dedicated to mental and behavioral health programming across the entire organization. More than 10,000 youth served by Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro
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By Erin Porteous, CEO As I reflect on the fact that we are already three weeks into the new year, I’ve been thinking about the concept of resolutions. If it takes 21 days to form a habit, then those “work out every day” or “eat more vegetables” or “put my phone away one hour before bed” promises we may have made to ourselves are either
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Last month, 13-year-old Schuylar helped her Boys & Girls Club write and produce an original play. “The Club taught me how to go outside of my comfort zone,” Schuylar said. “Normally, I wouldn’t participate in drama activities because I don’t like acting. I never would have discovered I can write a play if the Club
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