2021-08-10T14:40:24-05:00 2020-12-31 043729830 CARLAND & ANDERSEN INC 89 N CALDWELL ST BREVARD NC 28712 990 2020-01-01 562142829 BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF BREVARD TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY INC BOYS 8288857800 11 GALLIMORE ROAD BREVARD NC 28712 KEN FRANZEN TREASURER 8288857800 2021-08-04 true KEN FRANZEN 999009999 TERRY B ANDERSEN CPA P00932175 8288842021 2021-08-06 2020 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z X DON GENTLE PO BOX 1360 BREVARD NC 287121360 2308047 false X WWW.BGCTRANSYLVANIA.ORG X 1999 NC THE MISSION OF THE BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF BREVARD/TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY IS TO ENABLE ALL YOUNG PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO NEED US MOST, TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL AS PRODUCTIVE, CARING, RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS. WE ARE MORE THAN AN AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM. WE ARE A YOUTH DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION SERVING SCHOOL-AGED YOUTH FROM FIVE TO 18 YEARS OLD. 20 20 74 33 4926 3926 910912 1371877 68414 6492 94578 63530 -1193 13194 1072711 1455093 0 0 784300 763113 0 140600 380830 331577 1165130 1094690 -92419 360403 4274923 4662104 154669 180422 4120254 4481682 X THE MISSION OF THE BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF BREVARD/TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY IS TO ENABLE ALL YOUNG PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO NEED US MOST, TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL AS PRODUCTIVE, CARING, RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS. WE ARE MORE THAN AN AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM. WE ARE A YOUTH DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION SERVING SCHOOL-AGED YOUTH FROM FIVE TO 18 YEARS OLD. false false 811856 6492 ORGANIZATION ACCOMPLISHMENTS - 2020 IN MARCH THE CLUB CLOSED ITS DOORS IN RESPONSE TO THE GOVERNOR'S EXECUTIVE STAY AT HOME ORDER. DURING THIS TIME CLUB STAFF OFFERED VIRTUAL PROGRAMS UNTIL THE END OF THE 2019-2020 SCHOOL YEAR. WE REOPENED IN MID JUNE FOR OUR 8 WEEK SUMMER PROGRAM, SERVING A SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED NUMBER OF MEMBERS. IN AUGUST THE CLUB OPENED MONDAY-THURSDAY FOR FULL DAYS TO SUPPORT VIRTUAL LEARNING. PROGRAM IMPACT - SERVED 478 SCHOOL AGED YOUTH, 66% OF WHICH QUALIFY FOR FREE OR REDUCED LUNCH. - 50% OF YOUTH SERVED HAVE BEEN CLUB MEMBERS FOR MORE THAN 2 YEAR. - 59% OF YOUTH SERVED ARE WHITE AND THE REMAINING 41% ARE CONSIDERED A MINORITY WITHIN TRANSYLVANIA CO. - WE SERVED NEARLY 10% MORE MINORITIES IN 2020 THAN THE PREVIOUS YEAR. - DESPITE HAVING TO REDUCE OUR ENROLLMENT IN ORDER TO SAFELY SERVE OUR YOUTH IN OUR FACILITY, WE SERVED 114 TEENS LAST YEAR, COMPARED TO 148 THE YEAR PRIOR. - GIVEN COVID-19 WE HAD TO SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE OUR NUMBERS SERVED, AND DURING THE FALL (AUGUST 24TH - DECEMBER 17TH) WE HAD AN ADA OF 84. - VOLUNTEERING WAS SIGNIFICANTLY LIMITED THIS YEAR, BUT WE STILL HAD 33 VOLUNTEERS OFFER OVER 150 HOURS OF SERVICE. - THIS SUMMER WE HAD TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF YOUTH SERVICED SIGNIFICANTLY, BUT THROUGH A COVID RAPID RESPONSE GRANT PROVIDED BY PISGAH HEALTH FOUNDATION, 30 OF OUR YOUTH WERE ABLE TO ATTEND A SUMMER PROGRAM OFFERED THROUGH THE REC. DEPARTMENT, MUDDY SNEAKERS AND MOUNTAIN ROOTS. OUR FAMILIES WERE CHARGED 25/WEEK PER KID, WHICH IS EQUIVALENT TO THE COST OF SUMMER CAMP AT THE CLUB, THE REMAINING EXPENSE WAS COVERED BY GRANT FUNDS. - WE ISSUED SCHOLARSHIPS LAST YEAR FOR 252 YOUTH WHICH MEANS THAT ALMOST 55% OF THE YOUTH WE SERVED LAST YEAR RECEIVED A SCHOLARSHIP, THE MOST WE HAVE EVER AWARDED. - IN PARTNERSHIP WITH BGCA, OUR EDUCATION DIRECTOR, CAITLYN MURRAY, CONDUCTED AN EMOTIONAL WELLNESS SURVEY FOR STAFF, MEMBERS, AND PARENTS. THE PURPOSE OF THE SURVEY WAS TO GAUGE HOW MEMBERS OF OUR CLUB COMMUNITY WERE FEELING IN LIGHT OF 2020 AND WHAT RESOURCES THEY FELT THEY NEEDED. WE HAD 133 RESPONSES TO THIS SURVEY. GENERALLY SPEAKING, THE SURVEY RESPONSES INDICATE A DICHOTOMY IN FEELINGS EXPERIENCED BY STAKEHOLDERS: THOSE THAT PROMOTE RESILIENCE (HAPPY, HOPEFUL, CALM, GRATEFUL) AND THOSE THAT POINT TO CRISIS FATIGUE AND/OR OTHER EMOTIONAL/PHYSICAL HEALTH ISSUES (TIRED,OVERWHELMED, BORED). A FEW NOTABLE RESPONSES: - DURING OUR CLOSURE FROM MARCH - MAY, 66 UNIQUE MEMBERS ENGAGED IN EITHER ZOOM CALLS, INTERACTIVE CONTESTS, OR TUTORING. - WHEN ASKED HOW ARE YOU FEELING? - 57% SAID TIRED - 32% INDICATED THAT THEY WERE OVERWHELMED (THIS EXCLUDED YOUTH) - 62% OF ADULTS SAID THEY WERE HOPEFUL - WHEN ASKED WHAT DO YOU NEED? - 28% OF PARENTS AND YOUTH SAID THEY NEEDED ASSISTANCE WITH VIRTUAL HOMEWORK. - 42% OF YOUTH SAID THEY NEEDED A PLACE TO HANG OUT WITH THEIR FRIENDS. - NEXT STEPS: - CONDUCT REGULAR CHECK-INS WITH PARENTS AND MEMBERS. - PROVIDE PARENTS WITH RELEVANT RESOURCES THAT ADDRESS THEIR SURVEY RESPONSES. THESE RESOURCES WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE MONTHLY NEWSLETTER THAT COME FROM THE CLUB'S MEMBERSHIP DIRECTOR. - PROVIDE STAFF WITH TRAINING RELATED TO SELF-CARE, EMOTIONAL HEALTH, TRAUMA INFORMED CARE, AND RESILIENCY. - INCLUDE MEMBER INPUT WHEN CREATING AND PLANNING CLUB PROGRAMS TO ENSURE BUY-IN AND OPTIMAL OUTCOMES. PROGRAM OUTCOMES ACADEMIC SUCCESS & ART EDUCATION - 372 UNDUPLICATED MEMBERS PARTICIPATED IN POWER HOUR - 290 UNDUPLICATED MEMBERS PARTICIPATED IN ART JANUARY - MARCH: - 61% OF TEENS (GRADES 7 - 12TH) MAINTAINED OR IMPROVED THEIR AVERAGE TO ABOVE AVERAGE GRADES DUERING THE FINAL SEMESTER OF THE 2019 - 2020 SCHOOL YEAR. MARCH - MAY: - FOLLOWING THE CLUB'S CLOSURE IN MARCH, ONE OF THE FIRST VIRTUAL PROGRAMS WE STARTED WAS LIVE AND RECORDED READ-ALOUDS POSTED TO OUR FACEBOOK PAGE. FROM MARCH - MAY WE RECORDED AND POSTED 55 SEPARATE VIDEOS, READ THROUGH TWO CHAPTER BOOKS, AND HAD A COMBINED 22,229 VIEWS. - BY UTILIZING ZOOM, 4 STAFF MEMEBRS WERE ABLE TO OFFER 8.5 HOURS OF INDIVIDUALIZED VIRTUAL HOMEWORK ASSISTANCE IN AREAS OF SCIENCE, MATH, WRITING, READING, AND ART. SUMMER: - 552 HOURS OF SCHEDULED ACADEMIC PROGRAMMING INCLUDING SUMMER READING HOUR, BRAIN GAIN, STEAM, AND ART WAS OFFERED. - 84% OF ENROLLED MEMBERS PARTICIPATED IN ACADEMIC PROGRAMMING DURING SUMMER 2020. - OUR TEENS COLLECTIVELY LOGGED 264 HOURS OF READING DURING THEIR SUMMER BOOK CLUB BY READING MICHELLE OBAMA'S BOOK, "BECOMING", AND JOHN GRISHAM'S BOOK, "THEODORE BOONE:KID LAWYER". - OUR CLUB WAS THE RECIPIENT OF THE MAKE SPACE GRANT, PROVIDED BY MICHAEL'S THROUGH A BGCA PARTNERSHIP, OUR CLUB WAS AWARDED 25,000 TO REVAMP OUR ART ROOM. THE CLUB PURCHASED NEW TABLES AND CHAIRS, A COMPUTER, PRINTER, ELMO PROJECTOR, EASELS, A POTTERY WHEEL, TWO NEW ART SINKS, NEW COUNTERTOPS, AND ADDITIONAL HIGH END MATERIALS. - OVER 100 PIECES OF ART WERE CREATED BY MEMBERS AND DONATED TO/OR PLACED ON DISPLAY AT 6 ORGANIZATIONS SERVING THE COMMUNITY THROUGH OUR PILOT SUMMER ART PROGRAM, ART FOR GOOD, FOCUSED ON CREATING ART TO BE ENJOYED AND LOVED BY OUR COMMUNITY. THE MATERIALS PURCHASED BY THE MAKE SPACE GRANT WERE USED TO COMPLETE THESE PROJECTS. FALL: - 600 APPRECIATION GIFTS WERE PROVIDED TO ALL SCHOOL PERSONNEL IN TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY IN OCTOBER IN PLACE OF OUR BIANNUAL EVENT, BRING YOUR TEACHER TO CLUB DAY. - 98% OF ENROLLED MEMBERS PARTICIPATED IN POWER HOUR DURING Q1 AND Q2 OF THE 2020 - 2021 SCHOOL YEAR. - THE CLUB OPERATED AS A REMOTE LEARNING SITE MONDAY - THURSDAY, 7:30AM - 5:30PM FROM AUGUST 24TH - OCTOBER 16TH. - 690 HOURS OF VIRTUAL WORK WAS PROVIDED FOR ALL MEMBERS K - 12 DURING Q1. - ON OCTOBER 22ND THE CLUB EXTENDED ITS OPERATING HOURS TO 7:30AM - 6:30PM TO ACCOMODATE REMOTE LEARNING FOR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL MEMBERS, PLUS AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS FOR K - 5TH GRADE. - 228 HOURS OF VIRTUAL WORK WAS PROVIDED FOR GRADES 6 -12 DURING Q2. - 150 HOURS OF POWER HOUR WAS PROVIDED FOR GRADES K- 5 DURING Q2. - OVER 130 HOURS OF INDIVIDUAL ASSISTANCE AND TUTORING, OUTSIDE OF THE VIRTUAL WORK TIME, WAS PROVIDED TO 21 UNIQUE MEMBERS DURING Q1 AND Q2. - TEENS PARTICIPATED IN 11 TOTAL SESSIONS OF LYRICISM 101. - TEENS CREATED A TOTAL OF 18 ART PROJECTS. TWO PIECES WERE SUBMITTED TO BGCA AS PART OF A NATIONAL COMPETITION - AND ONE WAS SELECTED (OUT OF 120 SUBMISSIONS) TO BE DISPLAYED DURING BGCA'S NATIONAL CONFERENCE. - WE HAD 26 CLUB STAFF COMPLETE THE PROJECT LEARNING TRAINING OFFERED BY BGCA. THIS TRAINING FOCUSES ON EFFECTIVE AFTERSCHOOL LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS AND BEST PRACTICES IN IMPLEMENTING THEM WITHIN A CLUB ATMOSPHERE. HEALTHY LIFESTYLES FLAG FOOTBALL - 96% OF KIDS REPORTED NEW SKILLS (OR IMPROVED YOUR SKILLS) WERE LEARNED THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, INCREASED THEIR TEAMWORK SKILLS AND LEARNED HOW TO BE A BETTER TEAMMATE. - 97% OF KIDS INCREASED THEIR SELF CONFIDENCE AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS. - 100% OF KIDS REPORTED THEY HAD FUN AND ARE MORE INVESTED IN THE CLUB (FEEL A SENSE OF BELONGING). - 100% OF PARENTS WERE SATISFIED WITH THE EXPERIENCE THEIR CHILD HAD PLAYING FLAG FOOTBALL IN 2020 AND REPORTED THEIR CHILD LEARNED NEW SKILLS. - 89% OF PARENTS REPORTED THEIR CHILD GREW IN SELF-CONFIDENCE. - 84% OF PARENTS REPORTED AN INCREASE IN THEIR CHILD'S LEADERSHIP SKILLS. - OUR CLUB TEAMS COMPETED IN 7 TOURNAMENTS, IN FOUR STATES, AND BROUGHT HOME 7 CHAMPIONSHIPS. - OTHER SPORTS: VOLLEYBALL BROUGHT HOME 1 CHAMPIONSHIP AND OUR BASKETBALL TEAMS BROUGHT HOME 2. TRIPLE PLAY BODY - 76% OF OUR KIDS RECOGNIZED THE IMPORTANCE OF ENGAGING IN 60 MINUTES OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY A DAY. - 74% OF OUR KIDS REPORTED THAT THEY LEARNED NEW SKILLS AND/OR IMPROVED EXISTING SKILLS. - 84% OF OUR KIDS IDENTIFIED A NEW SPORT OR ACTIVITY HE/SHE ENJOYED PARTICIPATING IN. - 81% STATED THEY BECAME MORE CONFIDENT IN THEMSELVES. - 92% EXPRESSED THEY HAD FUN PLAYING DURING THE PROGRAM. TRIPLE PLAY SOUL - 81% OF KIDS REPORTED THEY ALWAYS FEEL SAFE AT THE CLUB. - 91% OF KIDS REPORTED THEY WANT TO HELP THEIR FRIENDS WHEN THEY ARE IN NEED. - 86% REPORTED THEY FEEL LOVED BY THEIR FRIENDS AND FAMILY. - 77% REPORTED THEY FEEL AS IF THEY HAVE SOMEONE TO GO TO FOR HELP. - 80% REPORTED THEY FEEL SAD WHEN THEIR FRIENDS ARE HURT. - 79% FEEL CONFIDENT IN GIVING THEIR FRIENDS ADVICE WHEN NEEDED. - WE COLLABORATED WITH A LOCAL, CERTIFIED, TRAUMA-INFORMED YOGA EDUCATOR TO CREATE 7 WEDNESDAY MORNING MINDFULNESS VIDEOS WHILE OUR PHYSICAL CLUB LOCATION WAS CLOSED FROM MARCH - MAY. - ADDITIONALLY, 4 VIDEOS WERE POSTED DURING THE CHRISTMAS BREAK AS PART OF A HOLIDAY RESOURCES SERIED THAT PROVIDED FAMILIES WITH PRACTICAL WAYS TO STAY HEALTHY BOTH EMOTIONALLY AND PHYSICALLY WELL DURING THE HOLIDAYS WHILE THE CLUB WAS CLOSED. HARVEST PROJECT - 788.5 LBS OF PRODUCE WAS HARVESTED DURING THE 2020 GROWING SEASON. - 40.6 LBS OF PRODUCE WAS DONATED TO THE BREAD OF LIFE. - 64% OF HARVEST PROJECT PARTICIPANTS STATED THAT THEY LEARNED SOMETHING NEW FROM THE PROGRAM. - A TOTAL OF 150 MEMBERS PARTICIPATED IN 52 HARVEST PROJECT SESSIONS DURING THE 2020 SCHOOL YEAR, WHICH IS 31% OF ALL MEMBERSHIP. - 40 MEMBERS 811856 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false true false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 10 0 true 74 true true true false false false false true true false false false false false false false false X 20 20 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true false false true true false X X SARAH RAE ST MARIE 8288857800 PO BOX 1360 BREVARD NC 28712 X DON GENTLE CHAIR 4.00 X X 0 0 0 JIM CRUICKSHANK VICE CHAIR 4.00 X X 0 0 0 LAURIE STRAYHORN SECRETARY 4.00 X X 0 0 0 KEN FRANZEN TREASURER 4.00 X X 0 0 0 MEREDITH BALDRIDGE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TIM BRENTON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 HANNAH CAMENZIND DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARTHA CARLTON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARK EMORY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MIRANDA FULEIHAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KEITH HAWK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CARY HITCHCOCK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DOLORES LITTLESON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DEMI LOFTIS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID MAHONEY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RHODNEY NORMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PARKER PLATT DIRECTOR 4.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL SHELLEY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 NICK SOTIRAKOPULUS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICKINZY WEVLEY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 false false false 7285 121329 160848 1082415 18857 1371877 PROGRAM FEES 6492 6492 6492 73046 73046 55399 24030 31369 31369 13260 18109 417329 75000 398345 103500 18984 -28500 -9516 -9516 121329 13197 -13197 -13197 305548 313882 -8334 -8334 OTHER INCOME 3356 3356 3356 1455093 6492 4926 71798 647024 452916 97054 97054 9698 4655 2134 2909 56836 32315 12260 12261 49555 34689 7433 7433 7950 7950 7760 7760 4938 4938 575 57 518 415 415 19694 13440 1339 4915 15805 15015 790 1490 1490 2709 2709 107848 107848 35873 30851 5022 PROGRAM EXPENSES 54414 54414 REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE 23887 23887 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 16665 16332 333 RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT 11107 11107 20447 16300 159 3988 1094690 811856 142234 140600 68457 461444 63242 25010 2197 11846 6205 8416 3501648 1339449 2130074 2162199 1904748 1993189 100000 4274923 4662104 33426 27822 121243 152600 154669 180422 X 4104129 4317591 16125 164091 4120254 4481682 4274923 4662104 X 360403 1025 X false true X true false X 671006 895785 865730 910912 1371877 4715310 671006 895785 865730 910912 1371877 4715310 315691 4399619 92015 103122 102881 104958 91155 494131 15410 11830 20645 17220 3926 69031 33279 6343 3919 5716 3356 52613 5331085 254525 0.82530 0.79440 X PART II, LINE 10 OTHER INCOME 52,613 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 310847 310847 3029538 1226224 1803314 137313 93708 43605 23950 19517 4433 2162199 1455294 1025 1025 1454269 824 824 1455093 1093866 1093866 824 824 1094690 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XI, LINE 4B UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME TAX 824 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XII, LINE 4B UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME TAX 824 SPECIAL EVENTS 121329 121329 13197 3 121329 121329 13197 13197 -13197 FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION THE MISSION OF THE BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF BREVARD/TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY IS TO ENABLE ALL YOUNG PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO NEED US MOST, TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL AS PRODUCTIVE, CARING, RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS. WE ARE MORE THAN AN AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM. WE ARE A YOUTH DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION SERVING SCHOOL-AGED YOUTH FROM FIVE TO 18 YEARS OLD. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A ORGANIZATION ACCOMPLISHMENTS - 2020 IN MARCH THE CLUB CLOSED ITS DOORS IN RESPONSE TO THE GOVERNOR'S EXECUTIVE STAY AT HOME ORDER. DURING THIS TIME CLUB STAFF OFFERED VIRTUAL PROGRAMS UNTIL THE END OF THE 2019-2020 SCHOOL YEAR. WE REOPENED IN MID JUNE FOR OUR 8 WEEK SUMMER PROGRAM, SERVING A SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED NUMBER OF MEMBERS. IN AUGUST THE CLUB OPENED MONDAY-THURSDAY FOR FULL DAYS TO SUPPORT VIRTUAL LEARNING. PROGRAM IMPACT - SERVED 478 SCHOOL AGED YOUTH, 66% OF WHICH QUALIFY FOR FREE OR REDUCED LUNCH. - 50% OF YOUTH SERVED HAVE BEEN CLUB MEMBERS FOR MORE THAN 2 YEAR. - 59% OF YOUTH SERVED ARE WHITE AND THE REMAINING 41% ARE CONSIDERED A MINORITY WITHIN TRANSYLVANIA CO. - WE SERVED NEARLY 10% MORE MINORITIES IN 2020 THAN THE PREVIOUS YEAR. - DESPITE HAVING TO REDUCE OUR ENROLLMENT IN ORDER TO SAFELY SERVE OUR YOUTH IN OUR FACILITY, WE SERVED 114 TEENS LAST YEAR, COMPARED TO 148 THE YEAR PRIOR. - GIVEN COVID-19 WE HAD TO SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE OUR NUMBERS SERVED, AND DURING THE FALL (AUGUST 24TH - DECEMBER 17TH) WE HAD AN ADA OF 84. - VOLUNTEERING WAS SIGNIFICANTLY LIMITED THIS YEAR, BUT WE STILL HAD 33 VOLUNTEERS OFFER OVER 150 HOURS OF SERVICE. - THIS SUMMER WE HAD TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF YOUTH SERVICED SIGNIFICANTLY, BUT THROUGH A COVID RAPID RESPONSE GRANT PROVIDED BY PISGAH HEALTH FOUNDATION, 30 OF OUR YOUTH WERE ABLE TO ATTEND A SUMMER PROGRAM OFFERED THROUGH THE REC. DEPARTMENT, MUDDY SNEAKERS AND MOUNTAIN ROOTS. OUR FAMILIES WERE CHARGED 25/WEEK PER KID, WHICH IS EQUIVALENT TO THE COST OF SUMMER CAMP AT THE CLUB, THE REMAINING EXPENSE WAS COVERED BY GRANT FUNDS. - WE ISSUED SCHOLARSHIPS LAST YEAR FOR 252 YOUTH WHICH MEANS THAT ALMOST 55% OF THE YOUTH WE SERVED LAST YEAR RECEIVED A SCHOLARSHIP, THE MOST WE HAVE EVER AWARDED. - IN PARTNERSHIP WITH BGCA, OUR EDUCATION DIRECTOR, CAITLYN MURRAY, CONDUCTED AN EMOTIONAL WELLNESS SURVEY FOR STAFF, MEMBERS, AND PARENTS. THE PURPOSE OF THE SURVEY WAS TO GAUGE HOW MEMBERS OF OUR CLUB COMMUNITY WERE FEELING IN LIGHT OF 2020 AND WHAT RESOURCES THEY FELT THEY NEEDED. WE HAD 133 RESPONSES TO THIS SURVEY. GENERALLY SPEAKING, THE SURVEY RESPONSES INDICATE A DICHOTOMY IN FEELINGS EXPERIENCED BY STAKEHOLDERS: THOSE THAT PROMOTE RESILIENCE (HAPPY, HOPEFUL, CALM, GRATEFUL) AND THOSE THAT POINT TO CRISIS FATIGUE AND/OR OTHER EMOTIONAL/PHYSICAL HEALTH ISSUES (TIRED,OVERWHELMED, BORED). A FEW NOTABLE RESPONSES: - DURING OUR CLOSURE FROM MARCH - MAY, 66 UNIQUE MEMBERS ENGAGED IN EITHER ZOOM CALLS, INTERACTIVE CONTESTS, OR TUTORING. - WHEN ASKED HOW ARE YOU FEELING? - 57% SAID TIRED - 32% INDICATED THAT THEY WERE OVERWHELMED (THIS EXCLUDED YOUTH) - 62% OF ADULTS SAID THEY WERE HOPEFUL - WHEN ASKED WHAT DO YOU NEED? - 28% OF PARENTS AND YOUTH SAID THEY NEEDED ASSISTANCE WITH VIRTUAL HOMEWORK. - 42% OF YOUTH SAID THEY NEEDED A PLACE TO HANG OUT WITH THEIR FRIENDS. - NEXT STEPS: - CONDUCT REGULAR CHECK-INS WITH PARENTS AND MEMBERS. - PROVIDE PARENTS WITH RELEVANT RESOURCES THAT ADDRESS THEIR SURVEY RESPONSES. THESE RESOURCES WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE MONTHLY NEWSLETTER THAT COME FROM THE CLUB'S MEMBERSHIP DIRECTOR. - PROVIDE STAFF WITH TRAINING RELATED TO SELF-CARE, EMOTIONAL HEALTH, TRAUMA INFORMED CARE, AND RESILIENCY. - INCLUDE MEMBER INPUT WHEN CREATING AND PLANNING CLUB PROGRAMS TO ENSURE BUY-IN AND OPTIMAL OUTCOMES. PROGRAM OUTCOMES ACADEMIC SUCCESS & ART EDUCATION - 372 UNDUPLICATED MEMBERS PARTICIPATED IN POWER HOUR - 290 UNDUPLICATED MEMBERS PARTICIPATED IN ART JANUARY - MARCH: - 61% OF TEENS (GRADES 7 - 12TH) MAINTAINED OR IMPROVED THEIR AVERAGE TO ABOVE AVERAGE GRADES DUERING THE FINAL SEMESTER OF THE 2019 - 2020 SCHOOL YEAR. MARCH - MAY: - FOLLOWING THE CLUB'S CLOSURE IN MARCH, ONE OF THE FIRST VIRTUAL PROGRAMS WE STARTED WAS LIVE AND RECORDED READ-ALOUDS POSTED TO OUR FACEBOOK PAGE. FROM MARCH - MAY WE RECORDED AND POSTED 55 SEPARATE VIDEOS, READ THROUGH TWO CHAPTER BOOKS, AND HAD A COMBINED 22,229 VIEWS. - BY UTILIZING ZOOM, 4 STAFF MEMEBRS WERE ABLE TO OFFER 8.5 HOURS OF INDIVIDUALIZED VIRTUAL HOMEWORK ASSISTANCE IN AREAS OF SCIENCE, MATH, WRITING, READING, AND ART. SUMMER: - 552 HOURS OF SCHEDULED ACADEMIC PROGRAMMING INCLUDING SUMMER READING HOUR, BRAIN GAIN, STEAM, AND ART WAS OFFERED. - 84% OF ENROLLED MEMBERS PARTICIPATED IN ACADEMIC PROGRAMMING DURING SUMMER 2020. - OUR TEENS COLLECTIVELY LOGGED 264 HOURS OF READING DURING THEIR SUMMER BOOK CLUB BY READING MICHELLE OBAMA'S BOOK, "BECOMING", AND JOHN GRISHAM'S BOOK, "THEODORE BOONE:KID LAWYER". - OUR CLUB WAS THE RECIPIENT OF THE MAKE SPACE GRANT, PROVIDED BY MICHAEL'S THROUGH A BGCA PARTNERSHIP, OUR CLUB WAS AWARDED 25,000 TO REVAMP OUR ART ROOM. THE CLUB PURCHASED NEW TABLES AND CHAIRS, A COMPUTER, PRINTER, ELMO PROJECTOR, EASELS, A POTTERY WHEEL, TWO NEW ART SINKS, NEW COUNTERTOPS, AND ADDITIONAL HIGH END MATERIALS. - OVER 100 PIECES OF ART WERE CREATED BY MEMBERS AND DONATED TO/OR PLACED ON DISPLAY AT 6 ORGANIZATIONS SERVING THE COMMUNITY THROUGH OUR PILOT SUMMER ART PROGRAM, ART FOR GOOD, FOCUSED ON CREATING ART TO BE ENJOYED AND LOVED BY OUR COMMUNITY. THE MATERIALS PURCHASED BY THE MAKE SPACE GRANT WERE USED TO COMPLETE THESE PROJECTS. FALL: - 600 APPRECIATION GIFTS WERE PROVIDED TO ALL SCHOOL PERSONNEL IN TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY IN OCTOBER IN PLACE OF OUR BIANNUAL EVENT, BRING YOUR TEACHER TO CLUB DAY. - 98% OF ENROLLED MEMBERS PARTICIPATED IN POWER HOUR DURING Q1 AND Q2 OF THE 2020 - 2021 SCHOOL YEAR. - THE CLUB OPERATED AS A REMOTE LEARNING SITE MONDAY - THURSDAY, 7:30AM - 5:30PM FROM AUGUST 24TH - OCTOBER 16TH. - 690 HOURS OF VIRTUAL WORK WAS PROVIDED FOR ALL MEMBERS K - 12 DURING Q1. - ON OCTOBER 22ND THE CLUB EXTENDED ITS OPERATING HOURS TO 7:30AM - 6:30PM TO ACCOMODATE REMOTE LEARNING FOR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL MEMBERS, PLUS AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS FOR K - 5TH GRADE. - 228 HOURS OF VIRTUAL WORK WAS PROVIDED FOR GRADES 6 -12 DURING Q2. - 150 HOURS OF POWER HOUR WAS PROVIDED FOR GRADES K- 5 DURING Q2. - OVER 130 HOURS OF INDIVIDUAL ASSISTANCE AND TUTORING, OUTSIDE OF THE VIRTUAL WORK TIME, WAS PROVIDED TO 21 UNIQUE MEMBERS DURING Q1 AND Q2. - TEENS PARTICIPATED IN 11 TOTAL SESSIONS OF LYRICISM 101. - TEENS CREATED A TOTAL OF 18 ART PROJECTS. TWO PIECES WERE SUBMITTED TO BGCA AS PART OF A NATIONAL COMPETITION - AND ONE WAS SELECTED (OUT OF 120 SUBMISSIONS) TO BE DISPLAYED DURING BGCA'S NATIONAL CONFERENCE. - WE HAD 26 CLUB STAFF COMPLETE THE PROJECT LEARNING TRAINING OFFERED BY BGCA. THIS TRAINING FOCUSES ON EFFECTIVE AFTERSCHOOL LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS AND BEST PRACTICES IN IMPLEMENTING THEM WITHIN A CLUB ATMOSPHERE. HEALTHY LIFESTYLES FLAG FOOTBALL - 96% OF KIDS REPORTED NEW SKILLS (OR IMPROVED YOUR SKILLS) WERE LEARNED THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, INCREASED THEIR TEAMWORK SKILLS AND LEARNED HOW TO BE A BETTER TEAMMATE. - 97% OF KIDS INCREASED THEIR SELF CONFIDENCE AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS. - 100% OF KIDS REPORTED THEY HAD FUN AND ARE MORE INVESTED IN THE CLUB (FEEL A SENSE OF BELONGING). - 100% OF PARENTS WERE SATISFIED WITH THE EXPERIENCE THEIR CHILD HAD PLAYING FLAG FOOTBALL IN 2020 AND REPORTED THEIR CHILD LEARNED NEW SKILLS. - 89% OF PARENTS REPORTED THEIR CHILD GREW IN SELF-CONFIDENCE. - 84% OF PARENTS REPORTED AN INCREASE IN THEIR CHILD'S LEADERSHIP SKILLS. - OUR CLUB TEAMS COMPETED IN 7 TOURNAMENTS, IN FOUR STATES, AND BROUGHT HOME 7 CHAMPIONSHIPS. - OTHER SPORTS: VOLLEYBALL BROUGHT HOME 1 CHAMPIONSHIP AND OUR BASKETBALL TEAMS BROUGHT HOME 2. TRIPLE PLAY BODY - 76% OF OUR KIDS RECOGNIZED THE IMPORTANCE OF ENGAGING IN 60 MINUTES OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY A DAY. - 74% OF OUR KIDS REPORTED THAT THEY LEARNED NEW SKILLS AND/OR IMPROVED EXISTING SKILLS. - 84% OF OUR KIDS IDENTIFIED A NEW SPORT OR ACTIVITY HE/SHE ENJOYED PARTICIPATING IN. - 81% STATED THEY BECAME MORE CONFIDENT IN THEMSELVES. - 92% EXPRESSED THEY HAD FUN PLAYING DURING THE PROGRAM. TRIPLE PLAY SOUL - 81% OF KIDS REPORTED THEY ALWAYS FEEL SAFE AT THE CLUB. - 91% OF KIDS REPORTED THEY WANT TO HELP THEIR FRIENDS WHEN THEY ARE IN NEED. - 86% REPORTED THEY FEEL LOVED BY THEIR FRIENDS AND FAMILY. - 77% REPORTED THEY FEEL AS IF THEY HAVE SOMEONE TO GO TO FOR HELP. - 80% REPORTED THEY FEEL SAD WHEN THEIR FRIENDS ARE HURT. - 79% FEEL CONFIDENT IN GIVING THEIR FRIENDS ADVICE WHEN NEEDED. - WE COLLABORATED WITH A LOCAL, CERTIFIED, TRAUMA-INFORMED YOGA EDUCATOR TO CREATE 7 WEDNESDAY MORNING MINDFULNESS VIDEOS WHILE OUR PHYSICAL CLUB LOCATION WAS CLOSED FROM MARCH - MAY. - ADDITIONALLY, 4 VIDEOS WERE POSTED DURING THE CHRISTMAS BREAK AS PART OF A HOLIDAY RESOURCES SERIED THAT PROVIDED FAMILIES WITH PRACTICAL WAYS TO STAY HEALTHY BOTH EMOTIONALLY AND PHYSICALLY WELL DURING THE HOLIDAYS WHILE THE CLUB WAS CLOSED. HARVEST PROJECT - 788.5 LBS OF PRODUCE WAS HARVESTED DURING THE 2020 GROWING SEASON. - 40.6 LBS OF PRODUCE WAS DONATED TO THE BREAD OF LIFE. - 64% OF HARVEST PROJECT PARTICIPANTS STATED THAT THEY LEARNED SOMETHING NEW FROM THE PROGRAM. - A TOTAL OF 150 MEMBERS PARTICIPATED IN 52 HARVEST PROJECT SESSIONS DURING THE 2020 SCHOOL YEAR, WHICH IS 31% OF ALL MEMBERSHIP. - 40 MEMBERS FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B A COPY OF FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD AND IS REVIEWED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE WHICH HAS BEEN DESIGNATED BY THE BOARD TO PROVIDE OVERSIGHT AUTHORITY OVER THE FORM 990 PRIOR TO ITS FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED ANNUALLY TO DISCLOSE ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST THAT MAY EXIST BETWEEN THEMSELVES AND THE ORGANIZATION. ANY CONFLICTS NOTED ARE REPORTED, DISCUSSED, AND ANY ACTION DETERMINED NECESSARY IS TAKEN BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD. 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