Education and Career Development
Power Hour
Power Hour helps Club members ages 6-18 achieve academic success by providing homework help, tutoring and high-yield learning activities and encouraging members to become self-directed learners..
Brain Gain
Brain Gain consists of teme-based activities designed to mitigate summer learning loss.
NetSmartz
NetSmartz teaches Internet safety skills through engaging multimedia activities and offline interaction with Club professionals in three age-appropriate modules: Clicky’s Web World (for ages 6 to 7); NetSmartz Rules (for ages 8 to 12); and I-360 (for ages 13 to 18).
Jr. Staff and Enterprise Training
Training and hiring teens to work at the Club, these programs assist Club members ages 13 to 18 to develop job skills, work ethic and explore career in youth or human services, particularly Boys & Girls Club work.
Career Launch
Exploring careers & prepping for jobs. This program includes the CareerLaunch Web site that allows teens to take an interest survey, explore careers, identify training or college requirements, seek out financial aid and play skills-building games.
Fitness and Recreation
Triple Play
Triple Play, BGCA’s comprehensive health and wellness initiative, strives to improve the overall health of members, ages 6-18, by increasing their daily physical activity, teaching them good nutrition and helping them develop healthy relationships. Program includes daily fitness lessons, gym time and recreation games/tournaments.
Healthy Habits
Designed for ages 6 to 15, this program aims to incorporate healthy living and active learning in every part of the Club experience. The Healthy Habits curricula is designed to teach young people about the benefits of developing healthy habits such as eating smart and being physically active; equip young people with skills to adopt healthier habits by participating in fun and engaging learning activities both at the Club and at home; and encourage young people to take small steps toward positive behavior changes.
Team Sports
Basketball, soccer & volleyball.
Social Recreation and Game Room activities.
Field Trips
Recreational and educational trips throughout the region.
Swimming
Learning water safety and gaining swimming competence.
Character and Leadership Development
Youth of the Year
Being named Youth of the Year is the highest honor a Club member can receive. The title recognizes outstanding contributions to a member’s family, school, community and the Club as well as academic achievement and overcoming life obstacles.
Keystone Club
A teen council program providing members with skills needed to lead productive lives.
Keystone activities focus on:
• Character and leadership development
• Service to the Club and the community
• Education and career exploration
• Free enterprise
• Unity
• Social recreation
Torch Club
A group of Club members, ages 11 – 13, who develop and implement activities fostering the principles of freedom, justice and tolerance in order to become caring, competent leaders.
K-Kids
Sponsored by the Kiwanis Club, this program is a service club for elementary-aged children. K-Kids emphasizes the importance of community stewardship, service and responsibility.
Teen Volunteers
Teens mentoring younger members.
Community Service
In 2019, 692 club members generated 5,536 hours of volunteer community service.
Mailing Address:
Boys & Girls Club of Henderson County
PO Box 1460
Hendersonville, NC 28793
Street Address:
Boys & Girls Club of Henderson County
1304 Ashe Street
Hendersonville, NC 28792
Phone: 828-693-9444
E-mail: info@bgchendersonco.org