Essex District Attorney Selects BGCL for Opiate Prevention Grant

Essex District Attorney Jonathan W. Blodgett has selected BGCL to receive $45,000 for opiate prevention and education programs. + Read More

BGCL Youth Member Creates Braille Rubik’s Cube for Visually Impaired Friend

Nine-year-old Alex Rosario has long admired his older brother Nick's ability to solve the Rubik's Cube so quickly. Due to his severe visual impairment, however, he wasn't able to solve one himself - until his friend at BGCL, 11-year-old Grace Hunt, designed one with braille letters on stickers. + Read More

Atkinson Resort & Country Club Donates Over $25,000 to BGCL

The check for $25,122.58 represents proceeds from Atkinson’s recent customer appreciation day featuring discounts resort-wide, contests, and special events including an ice cream social for a dozen club kids. + Read More

BBGCL Receives $100,000 Grant from Cummings Foundation

BGCL is one of 100 local nonprofits to receive grants of $100,000 each through Cummings Foundation's "$100K for 100" program. The nonprofit organization was chosen from a competitive review process involving 549 applicants. + Read More

96% of our teen members graduate from high school and go on to college.

More than 6,000 community service hours were performed by Club youth in 2014.

100% of our kids learn respect, fair play, and personal responsibility.

Our successful programs attract more than 500 kids daily.

More families than ever rely on us for meals and a safe place for their kids.

State and local budget cuts hurt youth development funding.

Every child matters, and every child is our future.

Join in our mission to help some of the poorest children in the Commonwealth. We make a difference in the lives of these children by giving them hope, direction, programs, services, and love.

It costs $850 to provide one child with recreational and educational support for a year. Can you help?

For more information, call Executive Director Markus Fischer at 978.683.2747, ext. 111.