Boys & Girls Clubs of Schenectady Inc

Boys and Girls Clubs of Schenectady offers five-core program initiatives, including arts, sports and fitness, social skills, character development and leadership development and education and career development. Established in 1936, it offers a range of after school programs for children and disadvantaged youth of ages 6 through 18, and serves more than 8,000 children annually. The club, based in Schenectady, N.Y., provides prevention programs for youth that includes gang, alcohol, drug, tobacco, teen sex and pregnancy prevention. Boys and Girls Club of Schenectady is affiliated with the national program of the Boys and Girls Clubs of America.

The Boy Scouts of America is a youth service organization that supports more than 250 local councils. It offers venturing and cub and boy scouting programs. The organization conducts several leisure activities, such as hiking, paddling and climbing. Its Venturing is a youth development program that includes skills development in the areas of adventure, sports, arts, hobbies and religious life. The Boy Scouts of America offers a cub scouting program for boys between the ages of 7 and 10. It provides day and resident camps, as well as council-organized family and pack-overnight campouts. It offers programs related to citizenship, health and wellness, character development and personal fitness training. The organization also conducts various outdoor activities that include food collection and community and conservation projects. It also provides online training resources and maintains a presence in Albany, N.Y.