Our Newest Site at Harry Bridges Span School

We are proud to announce our new site at the Harry Bridges Span School for grades K-8. Nearly 200 students have joined the new site so far and will receive dedicated homework assistance and participate in a variety of academic, arts and athletics programs. The new site will also host a marching band, taught by Harmony Project instructors, a drill team and a cheerleading squad. Programs are funded by the After School Education & Safety Grant and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union, originally founded by Harry Bridges.

This school year, we will introduce the Boys & Girls Club of America program, SMART Moves, at all eleven school sites. The program helps strengthen children’s decision-making skills so that they can make safe, well-informed choices for successful futures. Harbor Area Counseling Services has volunteered their services to assist with the program at the Harry Bridges Span School site.

Arts Academy Kicks Off

Our Arts Academy began its first session of the school year on September 14. Professional instructors help our more gifted youth develop their artistic skills in Music, Dance, Fine Arts, 3D Modeling and Game Design. This allows our youth to develop their talents to meet their full artistic AND academic potential!

Since the recent exclusion of arts programs in local schools, we stepped up our game and improved our already excellent arts programming to develop the Arts Academy available at our San Pedro and Wilmington Clubs in early 2013. We are excited about the continuation and expansion of this program and looking forward to inviting all supporters to the Arts Academy Showcase in December.

National Entrepreneurial Competition Win for San Pedro Boys & Girls Club High School Senior

The United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (USHCC) Foundation selected Tatyana Bradberry from twelve national youth participants part of the BizFest Entrepreneurial Competition at the USHCC national convention in Chicago last week. Tatyana was awarded for her winning business plan of a mobile device application idea known as E-Vents that would house information about local events by category and interest. Bank of America granted her with a $3,000 scholarship to fund her future education.

Tatyana was joined in Chicago by five other regional winners of the BizFest Entrepreneurial Training and Competition hosted at the San Pedro Boys & Girls Club Teen Center in August. All 27 high school juniors and seniors from the San Pedro and Wilmington Clubs who participated in the training and competition are part of our College Bound program. 

The six finalists who won all-expenses paid trips to compete in Chicago include:

Kaitlyn Andrews, San Pedro Boys & Girls Club

Alexander Arredondo, Wilmington Boys & Girls Club

Tatyana Bradberry, San Pedro Boys & Girls Club

Julio Jimenez, Wilmington Boys & Girls Club

Vanessa Solorio, Wilmington Boys & Girls Club

Erik White, San Pedro Boys & Girls Club

Check out today's Daily Breeze article announcing the news!

Tatyana Bradberry receiving her 1st place prize at the USHCC convention in Chicago

Our six regional winners from the San Pedro and Wilmington Clubs who traveled to Chicago