The Boys & Girls Club of Phillips County (BGCPC) is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization dedicated to ensuring that the youth of Phillips County have access to what all children need most: a safe place where they can learn and grow; adults who respect and care about them; and opportunities to develop themselves, their talents, and their interests.

Our Mission
The mission of the Boys & Girls Club of Phillips County is to enable all young people to realize their full potential as productive, responsible, and caring citizens.

Outcomes
The 2008-2009 Annual Report will be available later this year.  Here's a brief summary of some of the great things that the Boys & Girls Club has accomplished on behalf of Phillips County's youth:

• Produced the 2009 Arkansas State Youth of the Year in the Boys & Girls Clubs of America’s national Youth of the Year competition. 
  
• Produced winners in two of three age categories in the Southwest Regional Digital Arts photo design competition (the Southwest region is comprised of over 700 Clubs)
  
• Completed a $1.1 million renovation of a 19,000 sq. ft. comprehensive youth facility.  The facility contains a Learning Center (library, homework help), Arts and Programs room, Computer Lab, Young Members Area, Teen Zone, Kids Café, Gym, and outdoor playground and tennis courts.
  
• Increased Club membership from 250 to over 500 and increased average daily attendance from 90 per day to 180 per day.
  
• Earned the Gold MAC Award for the second consecutive year in the publications category. (The MAC Award is part of Boys & Girls Clubs of America’s national Marketing and Communications competition, in which over 4,000 Boys & Girls Clubs from around the country are eligible to compete.)
  
• Partnered with the Arkansas Food Bank and the Helena Health Foundation to provide a healthy snack for children every day after school and throughout the summer.
  
• Expanded all areas of programming, including homework help, visual and performing arts, leadership and character training, health and life skills, community service groups, and Jr. NBA basketball leagues.

Click here to see the 2007 Annual Report and more information about what we do, or Click here to see the 2006 Annual Report.  Both publications were winners of Boys & Girls Clubs of America's Gold Marketing and Communications (MAC) award.