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Welcome to Boys & Girls Clubs of Oklahoma County

Our three locations are:

              Memorial Park Club

                     36^th & N. Western in Memorial Park



              McKinley Park Club

                     1300 N. McKinley in McKinley Park



              Taft Teen Center

                     Taft Middle School, 23^rd & N. May Avenue.

Our Mission:

“To inspire and enable all young people,

especially those who need us most,

to realize their full potential as

productive, responsible and caring citizens.

Five Core Program Areas:

Leadership and Character Development

Education and Career Development

Health and Life Skills

Sports, Fitness and Recreation

The Arts

Club Hours:

2:00 PM - 7:00 PM during the school year

11:00 AM-7 PM during school breaks and summer

7:30 AM- 11:00 AM early bird program $20/week per child

Annual membership fee: $10 - scholarships are available.
Almost Fifty percent of our members receive scholarship assistance.

Programs include instruction in dance, gymnastics, martial arts, choir; planning and working in a community garden; mentoring and tutoring in remedial reading; homework assistance, sports teams; arts & crafts; and, training in computer skills. Go to What We Offer for additional programs.

The quality of these programs reflects the commitment level of our staff and volunteers. These young people look to the caring adults at the BGCOC to provide leadership and supervised study and recreation. We strive to continue and expand programs such as Street Smart, which provides our members with the tools and guidance necessary to withstand the pressures of gangs and the knowledge to recognize and avoid violence and abuse.

Through collaboration with the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma Kids Café program members are served a hot meal every afternoon during the school year. Many times this is the only hot meal some of the members receive. During school breaks the members are served breakfast, lunch and an evening meal. In 2004 we served our members and other children and youth in our service areas over 84,000 meals.

For over eight years, the Junior League of Oklahoma City has partially funded and staffed an arts and crafts program. In 2003 they funded and facilitated a literacy program to help our members achieve grade level proficiency in reading. These are continuing programs.

BGCOC programs offer an opportunity to enhance the self-esteem of every girl and boy by creating an environment that encourages achievement of full potential. BGCOC wants every child to grow more confident and ready to make positive choices in their lives and to realize that they are competent and useful, that they belong and have influence.

The Boys and Girls Club of Oklahoma County invites you to schedule an onsite visit to see the difference we can make in the lives of Oklahoma County children. We encourage you to join us in the challenge of continuing to insure that Oklahoma County’s future remains bright, one child at a time.