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It is only possible to provide quality services to hundreds of members with incredible community partners. The following is a list of just a few partners who help make a difference in the lives of our members:
City of Elgin
The City of Elgin is more than just a donor. It is a strategic partner in the fight to reduce juvenile crime and delinquency throughout the city. It is also a partner to help stabilize the Ann Street neighborhood and the east side of town. Funding for the organization is provided in part through the City of Elgin.
Elgin Township
The township provided funding to underwrite some of the activities in the Dundee Avenue clubhouse to help close the digital divide. Thanks to the township hundreds of children who normally don't have access to technology are learning basic computer skills.
United Way of Elgin
The Boys & Girls Club of Elgin is a proud member of the United Way of Elgin. If you are in need of additional social services, please go to the United Way website and view the services provided by other member agencies.
Ellis Middle School
A partnership that started with the 2003-04 school year was extended for another year thanks to the Illinois Department of Human Services TeenREACH grant program. The following programs are offered to Ellis students: Homework Club, Latin Dance Club, Smart Girls, Girl Power, Smart Moves, Torch Club and National Junior Honor Society.
Larsen Middle School
A new partnership for the 2004-05 school year thanks to a $150,000 21st Century Community Learning Center grant from the Illinois State Board of Education. Unlike the partnership at Ellis, the Larsen collaboration is significantly more academic in nature and focuses on improving members' grades and ISAT standardized test scores.
Comcast
In addition to in-kind advertising for the annual duck race fundraiser and a title sponsorship for the golf classic, Comcast also makes significant programmatic contributions. By donating cable modems and internet service, Comcast is helping bridge the digital divide in Elgin. Additionally, Comcast sponsored the new Technology Center!
Illinois Department of Human Services
DHS has been a supporter of Club programs for more than 6 years with its TeenREACH program. This grant program helps provide more than 150 of our members with critical programming ranging from drug & gang prevention to educational enrichment.
Illinois State Board of Education
ISBE started supporting the Club in 2004 with a 21st Century Community Learning Center grant. With this funding, the Boys & Girls Club of Elgin opened a new program at Larsen Middle School. The focus of this program is primarily educational with the goal of improving academic performance and ISAT standardized test scores.
Illinois Secretary of State's Office / Illinois Literacy Foundation
The Secretary of State in conjunction with the Illinois Literacy Foundation work with Waldenbooks to raise money for literacy and reading programs. In the past, these funds have been used to purchase books for the Ellis Middle School Challenge of the Books team. In 2006, these dollars will be used to support other reading programs throughout all three after-school program sites.
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