Our Impact
In a national study for the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, Harris Interactive surveyed Club alumni and found that:
• 57% said participating in the Club "saved my life.”
• 85% said Club staff helped them learn right from wrong.
• 90% indicated the Club was one of the best things available in their community
• 62% of alumni surveyed said they became more committed to their education because of the Club.
• 28%said they would have dropped out of high school if it wasn't for the Club.
Additionally, research shows the clear, positive impact of programs like the Boys & Girls Clubs. Children in quality, supervised after-school programs are 49% less likely to do drugs, 35% less likely to smoke tobacco, and 37% less likely to become teen parents than children who are home alone and unsupervised.