Guiding the Mission
Fill in the blank: The Club is committed to enabling all young people, especially those who ___, to reach their full potential.
What is 'need us most'?
This program teaches youth leadership and recognizes outstanding teens.
What is Youth of the Year?
This is one of the Area Coordinators at the Club.
Who is Rashnique/Fahtimah Turner?
This is the color of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Mercer County logo.
What is blue?
This title refers to a frontline staff member who works directly with youth to support academic, social-emotional, and recreational development at the Club.
What is a Youth Development Professional (YDP)?
Before it was the Boys & Girls Club, it was called this.
What is The Boys Club?
This reading platform is used across multiple sites to improve literacy.
What is Lexia?
This person serves as the Director of Corporate Engagement.
Who is David Furbish?
This volunteer-led program, located in Capitol Plaza in Ewing, repairs donated items and sells them at affordable prices to support youth programming at the Club.
What is the Bike Exchange?
The Boys & Girls Clubs of Mercer County rents vehicles for student transportation from one of these two bus companies.
What is Stouts & Sheppards?
This is the year the Boys & Girls Clubs of Mercer County was founded.
What is 1937?
This teen program teaches job readiness skills and provides a stipend.
What is Career Launch?
This staff member has worked at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Mercer County the longest.
Who is Reggie Coleman?
This term refers to the legally required action staff must take when they suspect a child is being abused or neglected.
What is mandated reporting?
This is the number of Club sites (not programs) currently in operation.
What is 11?
This is the cost of an annual Boys & Girls Club membership.
What is $30?
These three philosophies form the foundation of the Triple Play program.
What are Mind, Body, and Soul?
This staff member provides support in our finance department.
Who is Alina Kolodziej
This approach recognizes the impact of past experiences, prioritizes emotional safety, and avoids re-traumatization when working with youth.
What is trauma-informed?
This is the number of times Reggie has shed tears at a Club event this year, whether from pride, joy, or just too many inspiring youth speeches.
What is too many?
This is one of the core guiding principles of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Mercer County.
What is Excellence, Belonging, Continuous Improvement, Accountability, Collective Impact?
This Spillett University training must be retaken annually by all staff.
What is Child Sexual Abuse Prevention?
The staff member who supports our sports programming.
Who is Calief Brown?
This important resource outlines protocols, policies, and best practices to ensure a safe environment for all youth and staff at the Club.
What is the Child & Club Safety Handbook?
What was the location of the first Boys & Girls Club in Trenton?
What is Pennington Ave (where the YMCA currently is)?