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Did you know a $96 donation provides two school-age youth access to programs
that foster resiliency by developing caring relationships, demanding high expectations, and providing opportunities to participate in family, school, and civic life? The United Way-funded Youth Development Program at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Portland Metropolitan Area promotes positive values, useful skills and self-esteem. It is one of many United Way-funded programs that help youth achieve success. Visitors to the Boys & Girls Club in Hillsboro fell youthful energy in the air the moment they step through the front door. Children ages 6 to 12 flock to the club each morning during the summer to shoot pool, play air hockey, practice kickball and much more. Youths ages 12 to 18 serve as junior staff members, lending a hand to regular staff and retreating to the center's teen room when they need a break to chat with their peers. Club Director Darrin Marks explains that the club hosts about 100 students everyday during the school year and 200 students daily in the summer. The club has operated in Hillsboro since 1992 and offers a wide variety of programs for kids. Summer sports activities include flag football, soccer, floor hockey, basketball and baseball. Other features at the club include an arts and crafts room, a newspaper club, a science club, dance classes, and a Discovery Room with several computers donated by Intel. For a nominal fee, the club provides a healthy lunch, a safe place to have fun and exposure to interesting sites in the metropolitan area that youth might not see otherwise. The Hillsboro club is just one of eight sites sponsored by the Boys & Girls Clubs of Portland Metropolitan Area. United Way Partner Agencies - Investing in Youth Albertina Kerr Centers American Red Cross - Clark County Chapter Boy Scouts of America, Cascade Pacific Council Boys & Girls Clubs of Portland Metropolitan Area Camp Fire Boys and Girls, Mt. Hood Council Camp Fire Boys and Girls, Portland Area Council Children's Home Society of Washington Christie School Clark County Council on Alcohol & Drugs Colunbia River Mental Health Service Edgefiled Children's Center Friendly House, Inc. Girl Scouts, Columbia River Council Insights Teen Parent Program Janus Youth Programs, Inc. Linnton Community Center Morrison Center Child and Family Services Northeast Coalition of Neighborhoods Outside In Phoenix Rising Foundation Rosemont School, Inc. The Salvation Army, Cascade Division St. Mary's Home for Boys Trillium Family Services, Inc. Tualatin Valley Centers Urban League of Portland Volunteers of America YMCA - Clark County Branch YMCA of Columbia-Willamette YWCA of Clark County
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