Oceanside, CA (April, 2017) – Boys & Girls Clubs of Oceanside (BGCO) received $5,250 in grant funding from David C. Copley Foundation to support enriching afterschool programs and the new Center for Innovation. The grant will assist in building a 2,000 square foot addition that will include a Culinary Arts Teaching Kitchen, a Performing [...]
Oceanside, CA (February, 2017) Boys & Girls Clubs of Oceanside (BGCO) was honored by the North County Gang Commission at the “Building Better Futures Summit” for their outstanding BE GREAT: Graduate At-Risk Mentoring Program. The Commission recognized BGCO for their exceptional service in the area of gang prevention, intervention, and suppression in North San Diego County. [...]
Oceanside, CA (February, 2017) Boys & Girls Clubs of Oceanside (BGCO) was the first stop on Supervisor Bill Horn’s recent trip to visit nonprofits in the 5th District. Board President Robert Botkin, 1st Vice President Gigi Gleason, Past President, Robbie Hass, along with Jodi Diamond, CEO, and BGCO staff members met with Supervisor Horn and his [...]
Oceanside, CA (February 2017) – Boys & Girls Clubs of Oceanside (BGCO) serves over 3,000 youth a year, 50% of whom are teens. The Club has continued to be a safe haven and a place for youth to learn and grow into confident, responsible and caring members of society. To celebrate these extraordinary efforts, Ross [...]
Oceanside, CA (January 2017) Boys & Girls Clubs of Oceanside (BGCO) received $5,000 from Boys & Girls Clubs of America and the New York Life Foundation to provide grief and bereavement support for youth. The funds received will work in conjunction with Boys & Girls Clubs of America’s “Be There: A National Grief and Bereavement [...]
On Friday, June 17th, members from the Elks Lodge 1561 presented Boys & Girls Clubs of Oceanside (BGCO) with $2,000 worth of educational supplies and equipment to be used towards cooking, science and arts programs. Supplies donated include: a Kitchen Aid Food Processor, Kid Safe Knife Sets, Cookware Set, Mixing Bowl Sets, Owl Science Kits, [...]
Oceanside, CA (May, 2016) - Boys & Girls Clubs of Oceanside (BGCO) hosted their annual Achievement Awards on May 19th from 6:30-8:00 pm to honor outstanding youth grades K-12. Members of the Year from each Club site and six Youth of the Year nominees were recognized as leaders, volunteers, and role models within the BGCO [...]
Oceanside, CA (May 2016) – The Boys & Girls Clubs of Oceanside (BGCO) was honored with the “Next Gen Educator” award from San Diego County Office of Education (SDCOE) at the STEM Champions Celebration on May 4th. They specifically were recognized for their success in implementing high-quality STEM programming. The “Next Gen Educator” award is [...]
Selected among several outstanding youth in San Diego County, Julie Hernandez will compete against other Boys & Girls Club members for California Youth of the Year title and a $5,000 college scholarship from Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA). The winner was announced on February 25th at a dinner held at the Del Mar [...]
Camps enrich kids’ summer experiences As summer fades into fall, sunscreen and flip flops are exchanged for school clothes and back packs, but what a summer the Boys & Girls Clubs of Oceanside had. The Club recently ended summer camp with a record number of campers participating. Get the Whole Story Here
