Experience the difference

Please join the Boys and Girls Club of Ottawa at the Awesome Auction 2011 Charity Event to help us provide a safe, supportive place where children and youth can experience new opportunities, overcome barriers, build positive relationships and develop confidence and skills for life.

The Boys and Girls Club of Ottawa is a leader in after-school, weekend and summer programs for children aged 6-18 years of age. The Club employs trained youth development specialists who offer a blend of recreation and life-skills programs that help develop self-esteem, cultural awareness, confidence, behaviours of healthy living and a desire to become positive members of our community. The Club provides programming for Junior (age 6-10), Intermediate (ages 11-13) and Senior (ages 14-18) members. Clubhouse times are set specifically for each age group and open to senior members late into the evenings to provide positive alternatives to the street (preventative crime strategies).

The Club's Core Programs includes:

* Arts (Drama, Music, Visual Arts, Dance, Photography)
* Community Outreach
* Homework Club
* Leadership (Leaders-4-Life)
* Scholarship Program (over $50,000/year)
* Special Needs Integration
* Sports and Recreation (ex. Police Athletic League)
* Youth Council
* Outdoor Education (Camp Smitty)
* Just Juniors (McCann)
* Just Juniors (Britannia)
* Planting Seeds
* Police Athletic League
* Youth Opportunites Strategy (YOW