via Wkyc: The Boys & Girls Clubs of Cleveland were surprised, Monday,with a brand new van after two of their old vans were stolen in December. Hearing about the crime, Jif and Smuckers teamed up with the team to gift their community partner with the new fan. Filled with news basketballs, Cavs tickets and products […]
via News5: The Boys and Girls Club is getting upgraded. The organization left East Cleveland, citing poor conditions at the Martin Luther King Civic Center. Last week, the club returned to East Cleveland, after a yearlong absence. “We get them as soon as their school ends,” said site director, Brandy Smith. The club opened at […]
The Boys and Girls Club of Cleveland employs 10 teenagers to participate in its Market Garden, a program that dates back to 2014. Teens plant crops and tend to them throughout the year, but they also harvest and sell their crops at farmers markets across Cleveland. “It’s important because these kids are our future,” […]
(Source: WOIO) The NBA and Cavs players teamed up Wednesday to help renovate a space for kids to learn and play. The Cavs are right in the middle of the NBA Finals and several players took time to give back. Timofey Mozgov, James Jones, Shawn Marion and Joe Harris attended a ribbon-cutting for the new […]
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama spent a day of service working on literacy projects with kiddies at the Boys & Girls Club and paying tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Peep the pics inside…. In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Day of Service, President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle […]
Breaking away with the traditional, Franklin D. Roosevelt Academy has a pool table in the center of its school. In fact, it a game room. They are also building learning stations, computer rooms and adding to its library. They are sharing the space with the Boys and Girls Clubs. Its Director of operations Allen Smith says there is […]
It took massive collaborative campaigns to capture the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and bring the new version of the Browns back to Cleveland. Two Cleveland City Council members, Jeff Johnson and Zachary Reed, and several colleagues are leading an effort to rally all the community forces, city and suburban, they can muster to tackle […]
Denzel Washington is famous for his on-screen persona and dashing good looks, but his appearance at the National Press Club on Wednesday wasn’t about promoting his latest movie or theatrical project. Instead, the renowned actor was in Washington D.C. advocating for youth in his role as a longtime ambassador for the Boys & Girls Clubs […]
Denzel Washington is famous for his on-screen persona and dashing good looks, but his appearance at the National Press Club on Wednesday wasn’t about promoting his latest movie or theatrical project. Instead, the renowned actor was in Washington D.C. advocating for youth in his role as a longtime ambassador for the Boys & Girls Clubs […]
