BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF NORTHERN WESTCHESTER

THE AQUATICS PROGRAM INCLUDES A LEARN TO SWIM PROGRAM, AN ADULT MASTERS PROGRAM, AND A NATIONALLY ACCLAIMED BGCNW MARLINS SWIM TEAM.COMPETITIVE SWIMMING IS A PATHWAY TO SECONDARY EDUCATION. OVER 51% OF THE SWIM TEAM IDENTIFY AS NON-WHITE. BEING A COMPETITIVE BGCNW MARLINS SWIM TEAM MEMBER, ATHLETES MAINTAIN A STRONG ACADEMIC RECORD, AND CONSISTENTLY GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY. OUR LEARN-TO-SWIM PROGRAM TEAM HAS TAUGHT MORE THAN 80,000 CHILDREN TO BE WATER SAFE. ALL MEMBERS LEARN TO SWIM, EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, FUN CLUB TEEN MEMBERS, AND SUMMER ADVENTURE PARTICIPANTS. THE BGCNW MARLINS SWIM TEAM SUPPORTS OVER 250 ELITE ATHLETES. WE OFFER A YEAR-ROUND SWIM PROGRAM FOR ATHLETES OF VARIOUS AGES AND ABILITY LEVELS. THROUGH A DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE PROGRAM PROGRESSION AND A COMMITMENT TO ATHLETE EDUCATION, OUR PROFESSIONAL STAFF OFFERS AN ELITE YOUTH SPORTS EXPERIENCE TO ALL OF OUR ATHLETES. WE ASPIRE TO PROVIDE OUR ATHLETES WITH THE TOOLS NEEDED TO PURSUE THEIR INDIVIDUAL GOALS IN LIFE AND IN THE SPORT OF SWIMMING WHILE ALWAYS GIVING BACK TO COMMUNITY. MARLIN SWIMMERS ARE AGGRESSIVELY RECRUITED FROM THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS US COLLEGE SWIM PROGRAMS AND OFTEN ARE SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS. MARLINS CONSISTENTLY RANK AMONG THE TOP 100 PROGRAMS NATIONALLY. THE 12-MONTH PROGRAM PRODUCES QUALITY ATHLETES WHO STRIVE FOR EXCELLENCE BOTH IN AND OUT OF THE WATER. OUR SWIM TEACHERS ARE THE FINEST IN NYS AND ARE 100% COMMITTED TO SAFETY AND ENSURING THAT CHILDREN ARE COMFORTABLE AND SECURE WHEN LEARNING TO SWIM. WE HAVE UNIQUE TECHNIQUES AND METHODS THAT HAVE BEEN HONED FOR MORE THAN 50 YEARS. WE ARE A US MASTERS SWIMMING TEAM (USMS) TEAM. WE WELCOME SWIMMERS 18+ OF ALL ABILITIES TO JOIN US IN OUR 8-LANE, 25-YARD POOL. COACHES ARE ON DECK EACH PRACTICE TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK ON STROKE MECHANICS WHILE GUIDING SWIMMERS THROUGH A STRUCTURED WORKOUT. COMPETITIONS ARE OPTIONAL AND ENCOURAGED.

THE SUMMER ADVENTURE CAMP IS FOR CHILDREN ENTERING GRADES K-9. THIS PROGRAM IS LICENSED BY THE WESTCHESTER COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH; THE SUMMER PROGRAM IS A FULL-DAY EXTENSION OF THE FUN CLUB AND TEEN PROGRAMMING INCLUDING ESSENTIAL ACADEMIC SUPPORTS TO ENSURE KIDS DON'T COMPROMISE PROGRESS OVER THE SUMMER. THE SAME QUALITY STAFF AND ACTIVITIES ARE PROVIDED FROM 9:00 AM TO 4:00 PM WITH EARLY MORNING DROP OFF AND AFTER CAMP STAY LATE FROM 7:30 AM TO 6:30 PM.ACTIVITIES INCLUDE: DAILY INSTRUCTIONAL SWIM SESSIONS, THEATER, CODING, DANCE, COOKING, A MULTITUDE OF SPORTS, ART, WRITING, BRAIN GAIN, BOOK NOOK, BOOK BUDDIES, SEWING, GAME TIME, DIGITAL ARTS, STEM, ON-SITE PETTING ZOO, WATER SLIDES AND OTHER ENTERTAINMENT AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING IE, BUILD A BOAT WILL IT FLOAT PROGRAM. HOT NUTRITIOUS LUNCH AND SNACKS ARE SERVED. HEALTHY CAMP INTRAMURALS AND SHOWS TAKE PLACE THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER. OUR TEEN LEADERSHIP PROGRAM CONTINUES THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER WHEREBY OUR COUNSELORS WORK HALF DAY WITH THEIR GROUPS AND THEN HAVE AFTERNOON PROGRAMMING INCLUDING, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, MENTORING, COLLEGE QUEST, FINANCIAL LITERACY, COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP ACTIVITIES, AND MENTORING ON-SITE BOTH PEER TO PEER AND YOUNGER CAMPERS. BGCNW RECENTLY CELEBRATED ITS 2ND ANNIVERSARY OF THE WELLNESS PROGRAM THAT WAS DEVELOPED IN DIRECT RESPONSE TO THE GROWING MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS NEEDS OF YOUTH IN OUR COMMUNITY. MANY OF THE CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS WE SERVE FACE SIGNIFICANT STRESSORS, INCLUDING ECONOMIC HARDSHIP, FAMILY INSTABILITY, EXPOSURE TO TRAUMA, AND LIMITED ACCESS TO CONSISTENT MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT. AS A RESULT, YOUTH OFTEN STRUGGLE WITH ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, LOW SELF-ESTEEM, AND DIFFICULTY DEVELOPING HEALTHY COPING AND SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL SKILLS.LOCALLY, OUR COMMUNITY CONTINUES TO EXPERIENCE A SHORTAGE OF ACCESSIBLE, YOUTH-FRIENDLY MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES. FOR MANY OF OUR MEMBERS, THE CLUB IS THEIR ONLY CONSISTENT SOURCE OF SUPPORTIVE, TRUSTED ADULTS, AND STRUCTURED WELLNESS PROGRAMMING. WITHIN OUR ORGANIZATION, WE HAVE SEEN AN INCREASE IN BEHAVIORAL AND EMOTIONAL CHALLENGES THAT AFFECT NOT ONLY THE WELL-BEING OF INDIVIDUAL YOUTH BUT ALSO THE OVERALL CLUB ENVIRONMENT. THE WELLNESS PROGRAM DIRECTLY ADDRESSES THIS GAP BY PROVIDING A SAFE, WELCOMING SPACE WHERE YOUTH CAN DEVELOP HEALTHY COPING SKILLS, BUILD EMOTIONAL AWARENESS, PRACTICE SOCIAL SKILLS, AND RECEIVE INDIVIDUALIZED SUPPORT WHEN NEEDED. BY EQUIPPING YOUNG PEOPLE WITH THESE FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS EARLY, WE HELP PREVENT MORE SEVERE MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES LATER IN ADOLESCENCE AND ADULTHOOD.THE BGCNW WELLNESS PROGRAM ADDRESSES THE ALARMING RISE OF MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES IN CHILDREN AND YOUTH AGES 3 -18. BGCNW PROVIDES MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS SERVICES IN AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMMING FOR UP TO 300 CHILDREN AGES 3 -12 AND UP TO 250 YOUTH AGES 13 -18. THE GOAL OF THE PROGRAM IS TO STRENGTHEN INDIVIDUAL MENTAL HEALTH AND NURTURE COLLECTIVE HEALING FROM THE COMMUNITY TRAUMA CAUSED BY POVERTY AND SYSTEMIC INEQUALITY --BARRIERS THAT HAVE DEEPLY IMPACTED THE EMOTIONAL, SOCIAL, AND ECONOMIC HEALTH OF THE FAMILIES WE SERVE. OVER 8,000 ON SITE THERAPEUTIC SESSIONS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED. WHEN CHILDREN FEEL SAFE, ARE BETTER ABLE TO SELF REGULATE, AND IMPROVE COMMUNICATIONS, THEY ARE ABLE TO BENEFIT FROM ALL THE OTHER PROGRAMS AT THE CLUB WITH MORE CLARITY, JOY AND IMPACT.