Blog: In the Bluelight
Your inside look at the stories, updates, and impact shaping Boys & Girls Clubs of the Austin Area.
NI, Thinkery, and Boys & Girls Clubs of the Austin Area kick-off C.R.E.A.T.E with a fun field trip to Thinkery!
Over 90 overjoyed and intrigued Club Kids took a field trip to the Thinkery this past week. The fieldtrip kicked-off a four-year long partnership between Boys & Girls Clubs of the Austin Area and the Thinkery, funded by National Instruments (NI)....
Great Futures Gala was a success!
An Evening of Old Hollywood Glamour, Elegance, & Entertainment in Celebration of Austin's Club Youth After a year hiatus, the Great Futures Gala was back in full swing on Friday, November 5th with nearly 400 community leaders and youth advocates in attendance to...
A Tee-rific Success for Great Futures!
Huge THANK YOU to all who joined us at Top Golf for the 10th Annual Great Futures Club Classic. Through the generosity of supporters, donors, community leaders, and volunteers we were able to raise over $130,000 in funds to support local youth with high-quality...
AMD helps bring opportunity and hope to our Club Kids one laptop at a time
AMD donated over 300 desktops and laptops to Boys & Girls Clubs of the Austin Area members Sometimes an item that might seem trivial for the regular person is a life-changing tool for someone else. Such is the case for Club member Ocean and his family who received...
NI, Thinkery and Boys & Girls Clubs of the Austin Area to Launch Engineering Program for Underserved Austin Youth
NI (NASDAQ: NATI) announced its collaboration with Thinkery and Boys & Girls Clubs of the Austin Area (BGCAA) to jointly develop Collaboration to Realize Equity and Teach Engineering (C.R.E.A.T.E.), a program to inspire and prepare a diverse pipeline of future...
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Austin Area is awarded the United for Acceptance Award!
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Austin Area recognized by PACER’s National Bullying Prevention Center for outstanding work in bullying prevention [Austin, TX]: PACER’s National Bullying Prevention Center recently recognized Boys & Girls Clubs of the Austin Area for...
Great Futures Luncheon: Coach Sark lit the spark for Great Futures!
2021 Great Futures Luncheon brings together a community for Great Futures On Thursday, June 17th, ardent donors, community leaders, and some of our exemplary Club youth gathered to learn more about BGCAA’s mission and celebrate Great Futures. With Coach Steve...
Whatever it takes…to Graduate!
BGCAA has the privilege to be present for the many milestones of our Club youth. One of these remarkable milestones is seeing our Club teens graduate high school and embark on their Great Futures as Club Alumni. On May 27th, BGCAA Club staff organized a Senior...
BGCAA Club Teens present their business ideas during the first ever Fast Pitch event at Home Club
For the past weeks, Club teens have worked with professionals in a variety of industries to develop their product proposals, business plans, marketing strategies and ultimately, present their final business ideas to a group of real investors. Four groups of...
BGCAA, Austin Diaper Bank, and City of Austin team to provide period products to Austin teens
Austin Diaper Bank, Boys & Girls Clubs of the Austin Area and City of Austin team to provide period products to 2,500 Austin teens 40% report missing school or work due to lack of period supplies An estimated 2,500 at-risk teens will be provided free period...
#StopAsianHate – At our Clubs, everyone is welcome
We are deeply saddened by the recent violence against the Asian American and Pacific Islander community and condemn this and all racist acts. At the Club, everyone is welcome. #StopAsianHate Young people, especially young people of color, need trusted voices who...
Destination Greatness: A 24-Hour Drive for Great Futures!
Destination Greatness: A 24-Hour Drive for Bright Futures! Boys & Girls Clubs of the Austin Area is fortunate to be present for the many milestones our youth achieve while attending the Club. We believe accomplishments both big and small deserve to be celebrated....
