ANNUAL REPORT2017

Boys & Girls Club of Kenosha 2017 Annual Report 2

• Boys & Girls Club of Kenosha Community Center – Troha Youth & Teen Centers

• Busing from Bose, Brass, EBSOLA Creative Arts, EBSOLA Dual Language, Grant, Grewenow, McKinley, Roosevelt and Vernon Elementary Schools to the Boys & Girls Club of Kenosha

• Lincoln Park, CYC Park & Old Little League Park• Outreach Programming in KUSD Schools

• Invest in a Member: Individual donations and contributions.

• Circle of Friends: Yearly committed donation for loyal supporters available in different tiers.

• Planned Giving: Structured gifts that include bequests, charitable gift annuities and charitable remainder trusts.

• Naming Rights: Your organization’s name at specified areas of the Club.

• Sponsorships: Signage or sports team sponsorships.• Volunteer: Mentor a member, coach a sport or help

work a special event.

Service Locations Ways to Get Involved

President & Chief Volunteer OfficerMatt Carlson

Vice PresidentChad Navis

SecretaryMatt Troha

TreasurerFrank Pacetti

Chairman of the BoardCrystal Miller

Chief Executive OfficerJake McGhee

Board MembersLaurence BarryMichael ColemanRade DimitrijevicJennifer DooleyAndy DopuchDennis DuCheneJen FisherJohn Henry

Jeff HillGary HutchinsDonna JamiesonGlenn Madrigrano Jr.Dr. Tammy McGuckinJeff MilkieJP MoranTricia NelsonAshley NobleMike Pitts Jr.Larry Rasch David Riley

Julie RittmillerChris SchoenCharlie SkendzielStephanie SklbaChristian VenegasMike WorcesterMarianne YuntBrett YutkaJosh Zoerner

Past President/ Lifetime Board MembersDavid BarnesCindy BoelterEverett ButlerTom CucciareTim GeraghtyCassell Lawson Katherine MarksJoanne Mitchell Cory Ann St. Marie-Carls Ronald Stevens

Mission Statement“To impact the most young people possible, especially those who need us most, to realize their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens.”

2017 Board MembersDennis TrohaSandy WhiteDavid Wilk

81% of Youth and Teen Center members live at or below the

poverty line.

• 25,269 meals were served in 2017. 8,916 of those were served in the summer months. Compared to 2016, BGCK served an additional 6,325 meals.

• Average daily attendance for 2017 was 114 members, with 160 kids at the Youth Center on the highest attended day.

• 62 youth members participated in STEM activities in 2017. Thanks to Snap-on and Gateway Technical College, 4 summer STEM camps were put on for members. In partnership with the Kenosha Public Library, a STEAM acvitity for members was ran by library staff once a month. Lastly, Robotics Club in partnership with Amazon, was created. It began with a week long camp in the summer that drew about 20 participants. In the fall, a team was formed of 9 members who met once a week to prepare for their very first robotics tournament. 6 youth attended the tournament.

• In partnership with the Dream Playground, Club members created squares of art that now display on a wall at the playground.

• Thanks to Palmen Motors and Kenosha County, Gus the Bus expanded to 9 elementary schools (up from 6 in 2016). Gus served 162 different youth for afterschool transportation in 2017.

Troha Youth Center

Teen Center• From the 2016 school year to the 2017 school year, average daily attendance in the Teen Center increased from

28.5 to 54 members. • 2 full-ride scholarships were awarded to BGCK teen members to attend Carthage College and Herzing University.• 117 teens participated in Diplomas to Degrees activities in 2017. 20 teens went on local college tours and 5 went

on tours out of state. • 126 teen members participated in the Career Launch program. As part of this program, the Teen Center hosted its

first ever Career Fair. Over 65 teens and 19 organizations attended.• The Teen Center launched a travel basketball team, Club Ballerz, which had 15 players. A Lady Ballerz Camp

was also started. In order to play, team members must have good behavior, attend practice, and turn in progress reports with good grades.

• With the renovation of the new dance studio, spearheaded by Bone Dry Products, 60 teens participated in music and dance programming. Music For Success classes were available in piano, drum, guitar and dance/step.

Average Daily Attendance

2016: 2852017: 350

642 Members Participated

in Traditional Art, Digital Art and Performing Art

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In partnership with Kenosha County, the Workforce Innovation and Opportunities Act (WIOA) Youth program provides services to qualifying job seekers that can assist them with finding employment, education, training, and support. WIOA Youth programming continued to meet the State of WI Department of Workforce Development metrics in 2017.• 43 participants took part in the WIOA Youth program in 2017.• 10 participants took part in and completed a program to

provide instruction and work experience to become corrections officers.

• 9 of these participants were hired by sheriff’s departments in Kenosha and Racine counties as corrections officers.

• Program received a “Best Practice” notation from the State of WI Department of Workforce Development during Kenosha County’s annual file monitoring.

• The WIOA provided year-round work experience to 16 participating youth.

September 2017 marked the end of BGCK’s 8th successful Summer Youth Employment Program in partnership with Kenosha County. In this program, youth learn the value of work, the value of being to work on time, appropriate dress for work, money management, the ability to follow directions and the pride of being paid for an honest day’s work.• Total youth served in 2017: 243• In-school youth gaining ½ high school credit through the 2017

SYEP’s partnership with Kenosha Unified School District: 108• Employer partners employing area youth over 24,000 hours

during 2017 include 36 companies made up of 10 government agencies, 4 non-profit agencies and 22 private worksites.

• 53 participating youth obtained unsubsidized labor either during or immediately after the 2017 SYEP.

• “At-Risk” criteria for youths to be eligible for the SYEP include homelessness, foster child, pregnant or parenting, delinquent or ex-offender, a disability, high school drop-out and/or deficient in employment skills.

• The 2017 year saw a 10% reduction in youth arrests vs. 2016! Since the inception of this program in 2009, youth arrests have declined 74% during the summer months, when compared to the summer of 2008.

WIOA

Summer Youth Employment

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201 youth participated in the FREE program at Lincoln Park! Lincoln Park programming was made possible with support from the City of Kenosha.The program was open 11 weeks during the summer, Monday- Friday 12pm-6pm. Free lunch was served each day.The goal of Be Great: Participate was to supplement unsupervised activity at Lincoln Park with structured, supervised recreational and educational activities for youth ages 6 to 18. • Club Tech (technology programs): 133 unduplicated and

325 duplicated youth participated.• Good Character & Citizenship Programs: 42 unduplicated

and 299 duplicated youth participated.• Healthy Habits (Healthy Food Program): 10 youth

participated.• Sports Fitness & Recreation/Triple Play: 201 unduplicated

and 1548 duplicated youth participated.• Triple Play Gamesroom: 201 unduplicated and 1,548

duplicated youth participated.• The Arts: 123 unduplicated and 471 duplicated youth

participated.

Lincoln Park Prevention & Outreach

• BGCK ran a co-ed mentor/mentee group with students attending Indian Trail High School and Mahone Middle School.

• Ms. Felicia hosted weekly young lady empowerment groups at Indian Trail High School, Washington Middle School, Bullen Middle School (2), and Lance Middle School.

• 86% of case managed youth have not committed new offenses or had police contact in 2017.

• 73% of case managed youth have improved school attendance in 2017.

• Of the 50+ case managed kids, 98% participate in at least 4 positive pro-social activities per month.

• 92% of case managed youth improved their academic performance by one grade level.

Club 52Research conducted for BGCA suggests that youth who attend the Club 52 times per year (approximately once per week) are more likely to demonstrate positive outcomes than those who attend less frequently. Youth who attend 104 times or more per year are likely to demonstrate an even larger number of positive outcomes.

Here in Kenosha...In 2017, 73% of

members have been members for one or

more years.

408 Youth & Teen Center members are

part of Club 52.

100 members attended 104 or

more days!

Of those members, 36% have been

members for more than two years.

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BGC Sports• In 2017, Fall Ball had a total of 219 players (an increase

of 34 participants from 2016). The first ever Fall T-Ball League for 4-6 year olds was held with 27 total participants.

• The Dr. Aiello & Dr. Perri Youth Golf Class had a total of 58 golfers which was up 10 from the previous summer. This 8-week class featured instruction from pro golfer Carly Werwie as well as Lt. Dave Molinaro. The program featured golf and lunch at KCC, sponsored by Joe Madrigrano. The season concluded with the “Golf with a Cop” event.

• A pickleball tournament was held in the month of October and had over 60 teams from all over Racine, Kenosha, and Lake Counties. The number of weekly pickleball participants continues to increase, totaling 110 in 2017!

• BCG Youth Tackle Football joined the South Eastern Youth Football Alliance (SEYFA) in 2017. There were a total of 13 teams between 1st and 8th grade. To enhance the quality of the local high school football programs, the department started its first football feeder program with grades 1-4.

• 32 participants took part in One Goal Summer Camp which was a new training camp for the most popular sport, soccer.

• 1,049 participants ages 4-18 participated in Indoor Soccer Fall Session 1. BGC Soccer was sponsored by Kozak Orthodontics, allowing participants the opportunity to enter to win a prize of a lifetime, a Kozak smile.

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Futsal LeagueFutsal Tournament

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PickleballRhodes to Success

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• Through ticket sales, sponsorships, jewelry sales, heads or tails, a champagne raffle and a live auction, the 25th Anniversary Gala raised $117, 400 for the Boys & Girls Club of Kenosha; the largest amount raised from any one event in Club history.

• Dennis Bedford, long-time Youth Empowerment Director and mentor, received the Mary Frost Ashley Patron Saint Award and the Maytag Dependable Leader Award.

• 2017 Youth of the Year, Na’Kia Hughes, addressed the crowd and received her award. After fundraising $1,400 herself, gala guests helped to fund the rest of her school trip to Italy and Greece!• Program highlights included a video message from BGCA CEO, Jim Clark, a 25th anniversary video chronicling the last

25 years of the Club, a performance by teen Club members and a keynote speech by Four-Time World Heavyweight Boxing Champion and BGC Alumni, Evander Holyfield.

2017 Marked the 25th Anniversary of the Boys & Girls Club of Kenosha

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In 2017, the Club drew an

additional 765 registered

members than in 2016.

26,269 meals were served through

the Summer Food Service Program

and Child and Adult Care Food

Program.This institution is an equal

opportunity provider.

“Change won’t happen by itself but it can certainly start with us. The future is near for us and I want to protect it.”

— Na’Kia Hughes 2017 Youth of the Year

Na’Kia is currently a junior at Harborside Academy where she is on the honor roll. She hopes to attend Marquette University

to become an orthopedic surgeon.

Total Youth Served in 2017: 9,952Total Registered Members: 5,950

Community Outreach (Other Youth Served): 4,002

Thanks to Kenosha County, Gus the

Bus expanded to 3 additional schools, increasing average Youth Center fall

attendance by 24%!