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The Boys & Girls Club Mission

The Arts: assists the children in developing their creativity and cultural awareness through knowledge and appreciation of the visual arts, crafts, performing arts and creative writing. They offer the following programs: Glee and Dance Club (Hip Hop and Ballet), Arts and Crafts, Digital Arts (Graphic Arts, Digital Photography and Digital Music Writing), Youth Theater Workshops, …

The Development of the Boys and Girls Club of Moorpark

After three decades of serving the community, the Boys and Girls Club of Moorpark merged with the Boys and Girls Club of Simi Valley. After a year of negotiations, the two clubs had merged into one organization. Effective July 1, 2019, the club is known as the Boys and Girls Club of Moorpark and Simi …

An Early History of the Boys & Girls Club

The history of Boys’ and Girls’ Club dates back to 1860 when sisters Alice and Mary Goodwin, together with Elizabeth Hammersley, organized the first Club in Hartford, Connecticut. The club was called “The Dashaway Club”. Most sources list only the three mentioned women as the founders of the first Boys’ Club, but there are also …