PROGRAMS
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Capital Area (BGCCA) provides services and programs to help young people make positive life choices. From education and career programs to health and life skills, our staff and volunteers help inspire youth by providing an opportunity to belong, succeed and serve their community.
Our primary youth services are Universal Pre-Kindergarten (UPK), After School, Summer Camp and Teen programming as well as our food-based initiatives.
UPK
BGCCA Universal Pre-Kindergarten provided around the Capital Area
UPK
Summer Camp
BGCCA provides a safe
and fun summer camp experience.
Summer Camp
Teens
The CLUB is a safe and judgement free space for teens age 13-18.
Teens
BGCCA programs help young people develop self-confidence and self-esteem and all of our programming focuses on the 5 Core Areas established by Boys & Girls Clubs of America: Career & Education,Character & Leadership, Health & Life Skills, Sports & Recreation, and The Arts. We've added Food Access as another priority.
Career & Education
Career & Education programs focus on three approaches: academic enrichment and school engagement; targeted dropout prevention; and intensive intervention and case management. Our aim is to ensure that all Club members graduate from high school on time, ready for a post-secondary education or workforce placement.
Career Launch
The program offers young adults 16-24 free training for entry into livable wage career fields like agriculture, construction, hospitality, culinary, medical, & tech.
Career
Junior Staff
Members prepare for future roles as human services professionals by participating in career development activities, building customer service skills and completing a Club apprenticeship
Character & Leadership
Character & Leadership programs are built around helping youth establish necessary skills to become responsible and caring citizens. Participants also develop leadership and decision making skills to help them achieve a great future.
Passport to Manhood
This program engages young boys in discussions and activities that reinforce character, leadership and positive behavior.
Youth Of
The Year
Fostering a generation of leaders, fully prepared for the workplace with leadership skills, goal-setting and teamwork.
Torch Club
Meeting special character-development needs of younger adolescents at a critical stage through: service, community, education, & health.
Keystone Club
The Keystone Club for young people ages 14 to 18 focus on: academic success, career prep and community service.
Food Access
Food Program
BGCCA's kitchen serves thousands of meals daily to feed area youth year round.
Food Program
Freight Farm
The commercial grade, hydroponic farm built inside a shipping container.
Freight Farm
Health & Life Skills
Health & Life Skills programs develop young people’s capacity to engage in positive behaviors that nurture their own well-being, set personal goals and live successfully as self-sufficient adults.
Healthy Habits
The program is designed for ages 6 to 15 to incorporate healthy living and active learning. Healthy Habits emphasizes good nutrition, regular physical activity and improving overall well-being.
Smart Moves
Young people ages 6-15 engage in discussion and role-playing, practicing resilience and refusal skills, strengthening decision-making skills and analyzing media and peer influence.
Sports & Recreation
Sports & Rec programs help develop physical fitness routines, a positive use of leisure time, reduction of stress, and social and interpersonal skills.
Basketball
BGCCA offers basketball courts + sports programs at the Albany & Troy Clubhouses and beyond.
Basketball
Triple Play
Triple Play promotes the importance of physical activity and proper nutrition through the program’s three components: mind, body and soul.
Soccer For Success
Teaches children K-8th grade the fundamentals of soccer and helps establish healthy habits and develop critical life skills.
Swimming Pool
Our Troy pool is open year-round to give our members a fun way to stay active throughout the year.
Pool
Ultimate Journey
BGCCA's Ultimate Journey program helps provide access to safe, fun outdoor spaces for youthages 9-13 (4th-8th grade).
Ultimate
Violence Prevention
The BGCCA is calling for solutions to the gun violence that has recently spiked throughout the Albany area.
Prevention
The Arts
Arts programs are designed to foster creativity and give outlets for self-expression. From photography to hip-hop, our arts programs have something that will inspire everyone.
Drama Matters
This program encourages members ages 6-18 to engage in hands-on performing arts activities. Drama education builds self-confidence, sparks creativity and boosts academic achievement.
Lyricisim 101
Lyricism 101 offers access to music instruments and a music studio, with recording equipment & editing software, all aboard our mobile music RV!
Lyricism 101
Program Partners
Free Food Fridge
Perishable food and produce daily. 100% free and anonymous. On corner of Delaware Ave & Dana Ave in Albany.
TDFCC
Troy Drug Free Community Coalition: organizing to reduce substance abuse among young people.
