The Facts

The Facts:

• 800 Kids come to their local Boys & Girls Clubs every day.
• Youth with positive adult role models are 71% less likely to commit a crime.
• The hours between 3-6pm are when kids are most likely to smoke cigarettes or try drugs.
• The after school hours are when most premature sexual activity occurs.
• Kids involved in after school activities are half as likely to drop out of school.
• 500 Club members provide thousands of hours of community service last year.
• Most juvenile assaults happen between 3-4pm.
• When school lets out, victimization of children triples.
• We provide academic support to over 1,200 kids each year.
• We provide health & life skills programs to over 1,300 kids each year.
• We provide arts programs to over 1,000 kids each year.
• We provide character & leadership development programs to over 500 kids each year.
• Over 2,500 kids participated in sports, fitness, & recreation programs each year.
• Clubs give kids a sense of belonging.
• Guidance oriented relationships with club staff help kids make good decisions.
• Last year over 900 youth learned drug, alcohol and tobacco resistance skills.
• Over 2,100 kids participated in computer education last year.
• 84% of our Club members come from families considered low income, while only 5.7% of Salt Lake Countyresidents are low income.
• 1 in 3 children is behind a year or more in school Over 1,200 kids received academic assistance in the Club last year.
• Nearly 200 youth learned skills to keep them safe at home and in their neighborhoods.
• While Salt Lake County’s ethnic population is around 14%, 54% of Club members are considered ethnic minorities.
• 43% of our members come from single parent households.
• 1 in 5 children receives a sexual solicitation over the internet in a given year. We provided NetSmartz, an internet safety program, to 300 youth last year.
• Last year over 300 youth learned oral hygiene skills and received new toothbrushes.
• Last year nearly 300 teenagers participated in Leaders In Training, a job training through volunteerism program.
• The rate for juvenile crime peaks in the after-school hours. Children are also at a much greater risk of being the victim of a violent crime.
• Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Salt Lake provide safe and nurturing environments to over 8,000 members each year.
• Children whose out-of-school time includes 20-35 hours of constructive learning activities do better in school.