Eight new Boys & Girls Clubs to open this summer in Northeast Ohio

Boys & Girls Clubs of Northeast Ohio will open eight new Clubs across the region this summer, including sites in Euclid, Cuyahoga Falls and Garfield Heights as well as at two Akron high schools.

BGCNEO will also open its first Club in Huron County at New London Elementary School.

The expansion is the first phase of BGCNEO’s recently enacted strategic plan, which seeks to double the number of kids served by 2025. BGCNEO currently operates 40 Clubs in four Northeast Ohio counties and is one of the largest Boys & Girls Club organizations in the United States.

The new Clubs will open at various dates during June.

Boys & Girls Clubs provide safe, fun places for kids ages 6-18 to go after school and in the summer. Clubs focus on healthy lifestyles, academic success and character development. BGCNEO was formed by the 2019 merger of Clubs in Cleveland, Akron, Lorain County and Sandusky.

“There has never been a greater need to prioritize the best interests of our youth,” BGCNEO CEO Jeff Scott said. “This expansion will help more kids and more families in more places in our community. In order to start reversing the worst child poverty rates in the country, parents who are able to work must be able to have free care for their kids while they work to support a family.”

There is no charge to join a Club. Activities include athletics, academic help, arts and music programming, leadership opportunities, field trips and breakfast and lunch each day. You can find out more about Boys & Girls Clubs and access membership registration forms by visiting www.bgcneo.org. To access the summer membership form, go to tinyurl.com/BGCNEOsummer.

Here are the new Club locations, age ranges and projected start dates:

CUYAHOGA COUNTY

  • Garfield Heights High School, 4900 Turney Road, Garfield Heights 44125; for kids who have completed kindergarten through those who have completed seventh grade; starts June 20.
  • Euclid Middle School, 22555 Tracy Ave, Euclid, 44123; ages 6-18; start date to be determined.

SUMMIT COUNTY

  • Akron Buchtel Community Learning Center, 1040 Copley Rd., Akron 44320; for those who have completed sixth grade through those who have completed 12th grade; start date TBD.
  • Akron North High School, 985 Gorge Blvd., Akron 44310; teens in ninth through 12th grades; start date TBD.
  • Cuyahoga Falls Preston Elementary School, 800 Tallmadge Rd, Cuyahoga Falls 44221; for kids who have completed kindergarten through those who have completed fifth grade; start date TBD.

LORAIN COUNTY

  • Longfellow Middle School, 305 Louisiana Ave., Lorain 44052; for kids who have completed kindergarten through seventh grade; starts June 13.
  • Ely Elementary School, 312 Gulf Road, Elyria 44035; for kids who have completed kindergarten through those who have completed fifth grade; starts June 27.

HURON COUNTY

  • New London Elementary, 425 Park Ave, New London 44851; for those who have completed kindergarten through those who have completed seventh grade; starts June 13.