Boys & Girls Clubs of South Valley was started in 1967 and since that time has grown to serve over 10,000 youth and families in the Salt Lake Valley each year. Our mission is to "Inspire and empower youth, families and the community to realize their full potential as productive, responsible and caring citizens." We provide full-day licensed child care, after school, and summer programming to youth ages 3-18 years old, and all for only $10/year (except for child care). How do we do it? We do it with support from people like you! More about our programs can be found on our website at www.bgcsv.org.

We are a Boys & Girls Club, the Positive Place for Kids! We are one of 4,000 Boys & Girls Clubs in the Nation serving youth and teens everyday, each year. We serve youth primarily in the south end of the Salt Lake Valley. We are charged with deepening our impact on the youth we serve by helping youth develop the attitudes, skills, values, and behaviors that will enable them to succeed in life.

As such, we have found that there are 5 Key Elements of youth development. They are:

Safe, Positive Environment-the Club should be an age-appropriate place of physical and emotional safety and stability for our Club members where they have structure and clearly defined boundaries.

Fun-the Club should be a place where youth can build strong, positive connections with adult role models and their peers. The Staff members make the Club feel like a home where the members can be free to be themselves and enjoy being kids.

Supportive Relationships-the Club youth should develop meaningful relationships with peers and adults. Staff members display warmth, caring, appreciation, acceptance, and guidance with members.

Opportunities and Expectations-Club youth acquire physical, social, technological, artistic, and life skills at the Club. Staff members encourage members to develop a moral character and reinforce high expectations.

Recognition-Club Staff recognize and support youth's self-worth and accomplishments. The Club showcases members' achievements on a regular basis.

With these 5 elements and our mission statement in hand, we work to provide a positive future for youth in our communities. Boys & Girls Clubs are unique places for kids and teens in that they are building centered, they are safe and affordable for all young people all year long, and the Club is lead by paid, well-trained Youth Development Professionals with a passion for serving youth.

To inspire youth, families and the community to realize their full potential as productive, responsible and caring citizens.

We serve over 10,000 youth through the Salt Lake Valley from ages 3-18 each year. There is no proof of character required and no restriction on who can become a Club member. Our doors are open to all youth regardless of background, income, race, gender, ethnicity, or anything else. We strive to include everyone.

As a Boys & Girls Club, we find that youth respond best to a variety of programs that touch on every aspect of their lives. Therefore, we are proud to offer programs that cover five areas of youth's lives. These program areas are known as our "5 CORE AREAS." They are as follows:

CHARACTER & LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
These programs empower youth to support and influence their Club and community, sustain meaningful relationships with others, develop a positive self-image, participate in the democratic process and respect their own and others’ cultural identities, and be of service.

EDUCATION & CAREER DEVELOPMENT
Programs in Education & Career Development help youth to become proficient in basic educational disciplines, apply learning to everyday situations, prepare for the working world, and embrace technology to achieve success in a career.

HEALTH & LIFE SKILLS
Programs in Health & Life Skills develop young people’s capacity to engage in positive behaviors that nurture their own well-being, teach prevention skills, show how to set personal goals and live successfully as self-sufficient adults.

THE ARTS
Programs in The Arts lead youth to develop their creativity and cultural awareness through knowledge and appreciation of the visual arts, crafts, performing arts and creative writing.

SPORTS, FITNESS, & RECREATION
Programs in Sports, Fitness & Recreation develop fitness, positive use of leisure time, skills for stress management, appreciation for the environment and social skills.

14th Annual Golf Classic-August 13

Bob Dunn-Executive Director
Brandon Horrocks-Director of Operations
Janet Moore-HR Director
Tamara Forsyth-Accounting
Billy Swartzfager-Midvale Unit Director
Kim Henage-Special Events/Administrative Assistant
Sheri Van Bibber-Career Development Director
Randy Abeyta-Facility Manager

Chris Hase-Chair
Tim Peterson-Vice Chair
JoAnn Seghini-Secretary
Kirk Weiler-Treasurer
Lynda Baldwin
Ramon Campbell
Brian Cheney
Carmen Contreras
Allen Holmes
Tony Mason
Anna Belle Mattson
Chris McCandless
Tricia McGarry
Art Pasker
Kris Pasker
Steve Proper
Stormy Simon
Dana Smith
Paul Smith
Keith Thompson
Sharry Van Buskirk
Leslie Wagstaff
Chuck Warren
Cameron Wood

Salt Lake County
Murray City
Midvale City
Taylorsville City
West Jordan City
Murray School District
Jordan School District
Morgan Stanley
Best Buy
Wal Mart
JC Penny Afterschool Fund
United Way of Salt Lake
Zions Bank
American Express
Midvale Mining Cafe
AutoTrader.com
Utah Food Bank
Wayne Hull's School of Kyuki-Do
Bubel/Aiken Foundation
Murray Chamber of Commerce
Easter Seals
The Valley Journals
Daniels Fund
Forever Green
Eskucke Foundation
Eccles Foundation

The purpose of Boys & Girls Clubs of South Valley is to promote the social, educational, health, leadership, and character development of boys and girls during critical periods of their growth.

We believe in what we call the "Youth Development Strategy." This is, we work to ensure that everyone that come through our doors will receive a warm welcome by a trained Youth Development Professional who works to instill in all youth the following 4 "senses:"

A Sense of Belonging
A Sense of Usefulness
A Sense of Power or Influence
A Sense of Competence

That is our Youth Development Strategy. We desire every Club member to feel these things when participating in our programs.

We also provide asafe place for youth to learn and grow, ongoing relationships with caring, adult professionals, life-enhancing programs and character development experiences, and above all, hope and opportunity.

Visit our website and click on our 2008 Action Plan link to learn about our programming priorities for 2008.