Connect the Dots and Open Doors to Great Futures
Reaching our $50,000 goal secures the future of the Club and our youth. It provides essential funding in order to meet the needs of all youth and families who seek our services and support.
Dear Valued Supporter:
Our blue door… Maybe you’ve seen it.
That blue door serves as a critical gateway to hundreds of area youth from the impoverished Pacoima community who cross the threshold to Boys and Girls Club of San Fernando Valley for safe recreation, homework assistance, coordinated activities, meals and adult supervision. Many of our ‘members’ consider this a second home while their parents are at work, possibly at your business enterprise. When they enter our 30,000-square-foot facility, these boys and girls leave behind their disadvantaged economic, social and family circumstances. Here, everyone is welcome, everyone is happy, everyone is safe and everyone has a promising future.
Please come through the iconic blue door and meet our youth. We have a future dancer, future chef, several future professional athletes, future first responders, future moms and dads, a future attorney, a future Broadway star, a future Supreme Court Judge, a future pet rescuer and possibly a future United States President. But before these budding futures can unfold, we must first address these children’s current needs and the sustainability of Boys and Girls Club of San Fernando Valley.
Honestly, meeting our budget to keep the blue door open and our welcoming lights on has always been an uphill battle, but now, more than ever, we desperately need your help to connect the dots. The fallout from COVID-19 has shaken the stability of our children’s ability to access daily necessities and educational support. Many are getting left behind by the digital divide caused by a lack of access to school-issued technology and internet service. Others are hungry, having historically eaten one or two meals and a nutritious snack at our facility after school and during summer and holiday breaks. Others are alone, possibly unsupervised and afraid of today, tomorrow and the future, faced with the reality that their dreams may never come true. The bottom line is heartbreaking: Kids are falling through the cracks.
In four simple words, we need your support.
The attached wish list to the right provides simple ways to help us connect the dots, ranging from small-dollar opportunities to larger giving options. Every gift is important and appreciated. Every gift will change a life. Every gift will help keep the blue door open. Thank you in advance for supporting this community – your community – as we connect the dots and lift up the precious youth who turn to us for support and the possibility for their dreams to come true.
From our blue door to your office door,
Nicole Chase President & CEO
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Boys & Girls Club of San Fernando Valley Attention: Dianne Downey 11251 Glenoaks Blvd, Pacoima, CA 91331
The Boys & Girls Club of San Fernando Valley is a youth and family-oriented nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting the educational, vocational, social, and character developments of boys & girls between the ages of 6 and 17.
Striving to help members and families enhance their lives, the Club offers programs that build self-esteem, social competencies, and positive values. Not only do members meet new friends, but they learn and develop new skills that benefit them a lifetime.
The Boys & Girls Club has a core of career professionals who are culturally sensitive and trained to provide leadership through informal and formal guidance, using individual and small group experiences.
Our mission is to inspire and empower all young people, especially those from disadvantaged circumstances, to realize their full potential as productive, responsible, and caring citizens.
Connect the dots to our facilities: $25,000 will cover the cost of replacing the roof.
Connect the dots to our unexpected needs: $15,000 will help cover an area of greatest need.
Connect the dots to technology: $5,000 will help bridge the digital divide with the purchase of 10 PCs and Microsoft software.
Connect the dots to recreation, programs and enrichment: $1,000 will help pay for future enrichment field trips for members.
Connect the dots to recreation, programs and enrichment: $750 can help staff create 75 arts and crafts kits so kids will have supplies at home to participate in virtual program activities.
Connect the dots to our facilities: $500 will cover the cost of masks, gloves, hand sanitizer, and other necessary COVID safety supplies for staff and members.
Connect the dots to nutrition: $200 can help purchase new pots, pans and utensils that are used during the Club's cooking class programs.
Connect the dots to nutrition: $100 will cover the cost of nutritious meals and snacks for members for 1 week.
Connect the dots to recreation, programs and enrichment: $50 will buy new basketballs and dodge balls.
Help the Club ring in 2026 with a $21 donation. Invite as many of your friends to support the Club before the New Year officially arrives!