THE BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF OKLAHOMA COUNTY WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1995 TO PROVIDE CHILDREN AND TEENS IN OKLAHOMA COUNTY WITH A POSITIVE PLACE TO SPEND THEIR OUT-OF-SCHOOL TIME. OUR MISSION IS TO INSPIRE AND ENABLE ALL YOUTH, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO NEED US MOST, TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL AS PRODUCTIVE, CARING AND RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS. WE CURRENTLY SERVE OVER 5,000 CLUB MEMBERS AGES 5 18 ANNUALLY THROUGH OUR 18 CLUBS IN OKLAHOMA COUNTY, INCLUDING FOUR STAND-ALONE CLUBS AND 14 SCHOOL-BASED CLUBS. WE ALSO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR AN ADDITIONAL 11,000 OKLAHOMA COUNTY YOUTH THROUGH OUR OUTREACH AND CLUB ON THE GO PROGRAMS. KIDS IN OUR COUNTRY ARE IN CRISIS, A SITUATION WHICH MAKES THE AMERICAN DREAM VULNERABLE TO EXTINCTION FOR MANY. WITH GROWING OPPORTUNITY GAPS IN OUR COMMUNITY AND NATION THAT WERE ONLY EXACERBATED BY THE PANDEMIC, BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS ARE MORE NECESSARY THAN EVER TO CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTH THAT GIVE THEM HOPE, INSPIRATION, AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO REACH THEIR POTENTIAL A