EVERY YOUNG PERSON DESERVES A SAFE PLACE TO GO AFTER SCHOOL, GET HELP WITH HOMEWORK, AND A HAVE A POSITIVE GROUP OF FRIENDS. BGCD IS HERE FOR EXACTLY THIS REASON. THIS IS A PLACE WHERE KIDS PUT DOWN THE PS4 CONTROLLER AND FIND A LOVE OF ROBOTICS; WHERE KIDS AT RISK OF GANG RECRUITMENT ARE RECRUITED INTO A COLLEGE PROGRAM INSTEAD THAT WILL CHANGE THE TRAJECTORY OF THEIR LIVES. BGCD PROVIDES A SAFE PLACE TO LEARN AND GROW, LIFE-ENHANCING PROGRAMS, AND ENGAGING CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCES. 26 LOCAL CLUBHOUSES SERVE AN AVERAGE OF 4,978 YOUTH EVERY SINGLE SCHOOL DAY. PROGRAMMING ENHANCES CHARACTER AND SELF-ESTEEM, IS EDUCATIONAL AND FUN, AND EMPOWERS YOUTH TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL.