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Keep up with what is happening at the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Austin Area.
Meet BGCAA’s Newest Board Members!
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Austin Area is thrilled to welcome four amazing new members to our Board of Directors, two of whom are returning to the Board after already serving our organization in the past. We invite you to learn more about each of them! Brian...
BGCAA Mourns Loss of Volunteer Allison Baker
Last week, Boys & Girls Clubs of the Austin Area (BGCAA) and the entire Central Texas community suffered a great loss when Allison Baker – who spent many years serving thousands of BGCAA kids – died unexpectedly Thursday morning, August 8, after being struck by a...
BGCAA Hosts Back to School Bash with the Austin Spurs!
On Saturday, August 3rd, BGCAA came together with our friends at the Austin Spurs to host a Back to School Bash aimed at equipping all of our young people with the resources they need for a successful school year! We handed out 700+ backpacks and school supplies,...
AT&T and Dell Open 50th Connected Learning Center at BGCAA’s Home Club
On July 19th, BGCAA welcomed our friends from AT&T and Dell at Home Club on the Sheth Family Campus to celebrate the grand opening of the 50th Connected Learning Center in the U.S.! With nearly 2.8 million households in Texas lacking broadband access, Connected...
Congrats to the BGCAA Spelling Bee Winners!
On July 11th, Boys & Girls Club of the Austin Area was thrilled to host a citywide Spelling Bee for youth from our summer camp sites at the Stateside Theater at the Paramount in Downtown Austin! It was a treat to see our kids on the big stage engaging in a...
BGCAA Collaborates to Provide Summer Meals & Fresh Produce to Youth, Families
This summer, BGCAA is proud to be partnering with two amazing organizations addressing food insecurity in our community, the Central Texas Food Bank (CTFB) and Brighter Bites. On June 11th, BGCAA hosted the kickoff of CTFB's Summer Meals Program at our Home Club on...
BGCAA Welcomes City Manager TC Broadnax
Boys & Girls Clubs of Austin was honored to be part of a coalition of community-based organizations who came together to welcome Austin's newest City Manager, T.C. Broadnax, on June 27th! Mr. Broadnax comes to Austin after serving as the City Manager of Dallas, and he...
Announcing BGCAA’s New COO Alison Hall!
BGCAA is pleased to announce the newest member of our executive leadership team, Chief of Operations Alison Hall! Alison brings more than 22 years of experience in public education to the BGCAA team, including 10 years of service as a principal and three years of...
Join in on the Fun for #BGCWeek at #BGCAA!
We're kicking off National Boys & Girls Clubs Week here at Boys & Girls Clubs of Austin, a week to celebrate both the invaluable service our Clubs bring to the Austin metro community by paving the road for all young people to build Great Futures and...
BGCAA Mourns Loss of Ara Duke & Lyndsey Vicknair
This week, the entire team at the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Austin Area (BGCAA) suffered a great loss when they learned that Ms. Ara Duke – an interventionist at IDEA Rundberg and BGCAA’s primary school liaison for the Boys & Girls Club at IDEA Rundberg – was...
BGCAA Celebrates Game Day with Jamaal Charles!
On June 7th, BGCAA hosted the 2nd Annual Game Day with Jamaal Charles and Friends, providing hundreds of youth with the opportunity to spend a day playing and learning from NFL greats at our Home Club on the Sheth Family Campus! Youth from all of our summer camp...
Celebrating 5 Years of Home Club!
This year, the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Austin Area (BGC Austin) is proudly celebrating the 5th Anniversary of their flagship location, Home Club on the Sheth Family Campus, which was formally recognized in April in a Proclamation from City of Austin Mayor Kirk...