Mission
Statement
The mission
of the Boys & Girls Club of Citrus County is to enable
all young people, especially those who need us most, to
reach their full potential as productive, caring,
responsible citizens.
Welcome to the Boys & Girls
Clubs of Citrus County
Great Futures Start Here!
Be Smart
Be Strong
Be Self-confident
Be Assertive
Be Successful
Be a Boys & Girls Club member
Be Great
Who We Are
Boys & Girls Clubs of Citrus County are open to all
children aged 5 to 18 years regardless of income, race,
or religious belief.
The Clubs have served thousands of children over the
last 19 years through before and after school programs
and full day camps during school holidays and summer
months. The 3 Boys & Girls Clubs of Citrus County sites,
located as neighborhood clubs to benefit the greatest
number of children, are the Central Ridge Boys & Girls
Club located in Beverly Hills, the Evelyn Waters Boys &
Girls Club located in Inverness, and the Westside Boys &
Girls Club located 4.9 miles equidistant between Crystal
River and Homosassa. The Clubs offer daily access to a
broad range of programs in five Core Program Areas:
Education and Career Development (including technology),
Character and Leadership Development, Health and Life
Skills, The Arts, and Sports, Fitness and Recreation.
What We Do
Boys & Girls Clubs of Citrus County programs provide an
intervention into the fragile lives of children at risk
in today’s society. The Clubs present a safe, positive,
structured environment with programs that promote
academic, emotional, physical, and social development.
They provide stability and caring with trained personnel
ready to listen and guide those in need.
The Boys & Girls Clubs of Citrus County organization’s
programs promote academic success, instill good
character and leadership, and teach the principles of a
healthy lifestyle. They establish a foundation for a
child’s future success as a responsible adult, providing
healthy self-esteem and a wholesome existence.
Accomplishments
o 310 scholarships were provided for Citrus County
children to attend club programs and cost free field
trips in 2010-2011.
o 67% of members earned grades of “B” or above in
reading and math.
o 0 retained in any grade.
o 92% of members scored level 3 or above (adequate
academic progress) on FCAT reading and 75% scored level
3 or above on FCAT math.
Legal Notice
Boys & Girls Clubs of America is a national organization
that serves local independent member organizations (the
"Local Boys & Girls Clubs"). Together Boys & Girls Clubs
of America and the Local Boys & Girls Clubs form one of
the nation's largest networks of local youth
organizations dedicated to promoting the health, social,
educational, vocational and character development of
youth throughout the United States of America. Each Boys
& Girls Club organization is a separate legal entity, is
governed by an independent board of directors, executive
committee or other governing body and is solely
responsible for its own affairs, including, but not
limited to, matters of safety; compliance with federal,
state and local laws; physical facilities; uses of
technology, finances; policies and programs and
personnel policies and decisions. Each Local Boys &
Girls Club has sole authority to hire, to terminate, to
prescribe the duties of and to establish the terms of
employment of its employees and officers. The national
Boys & Girls Clubs of America has no authority with
respect to employment policies or decisions of Local
Boys & Girls Clubs. Accordingly, each Local Boys & Girls
Club controls its own affairs and Boys & Girls Clubs of
America does not control and cannot be held responsible
for the actions of Local Boys & Girls Clubs.
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