Alameda Boys & Girls Club
Alameda Boys & Girls Club, 1900 3rd St, Alameda, CA 94501
About
Alameda Boys & Girls Club offers trauma-informed care and mental health services, esports competitive gaming and teamwork, and music education and audio engineering in a recording studio. The program includes educational and recreational activities in a safe environment led by positive role models and leaders.
• Ages: 6–18 years old
Celebrating over 75 years of service to youth since 1949, Alameda Boys & Girls Club traces its start to local businessman Leonard E. Lee, who first brought together boys from a nearby housing project. The organization states that it has been building great futures since 1949 and is celebrating over 75 years of excellence in service to the youth of its communities, with staff now supporting hundreds of youth and teens in Alameda every week. Its mission states that ensuring child safety is fundamental and that it works every day to create a safe, fun environment so kids can have every opportunity to be successful in life. Reported survey results from youth members include that 94% say they feel safe being themselves at the Club, 92% say the staff genuinely care about them, 96% say they enjoy coming, 94% say there are fun programs available, and 100% say they feel accepted for who they are. The Club describes its youth as always being led by positive role models and leaders who reinforce the message that the team believes in them and their capacity to do astounding things, and it states that it offers life-changing programs and services that engage, inspire, and empower youth to reach their full potential while focusing on safety, academic support, and character development.
Testimonials from parents, members, and volunteers describe the Alameda Boys & Girls Club as providing countless fun, educational activities for local youth, with a well-trained staff and a large facility with many organized activities for kids. One testimonial calls it a fantastic place for Alameda’s underserved youth. A club member and volunteer reports learning to be a more helpful teacher, an efficient and patient leader, and a caring individual with a larger goal and purpose through volunteering at the Club. A past Youth of the Year states that the Club taught him how to act and adapt to things as a kid, that he carried those values into adulthood to make better choices, and that as a father he looks forward to his children beginning their journey at the Club at age 6. Another former Youth of the Year describes the Club as a second home, with staff as extended family and kids as best buddies, and says the Club pushed, taught, mentored, and forged him, giving him leadership skills, confidence, friends, mentors, and experiences.
Last updated June 19, 2026.
• Ages: 6–18 years old
Celebrating over 75 years of service to youth since 1949, Alameda Boys & Girls Club traces its start to local businessman Leonard E. Lee, who first brought together boys from a nearby housing project. The organization states that it has been building great futures since 1949 and is celebrating over 75 years of excellence in service to the youth of its communities, with staff now supporting hundreds of youth and teens in Alameda every week. Its mission states that ensuring child safety is fundamental and that it works every day to create a safe, fun environment so kids can have every opportunity to be successful in life. Reported survey results from youth members include that 94% say they feel safe being themselves at the Club, 92% say the staff genuinely care about them, 96% say they enjoy coming, 94% say there are fun programs available, and 100% say they feel accepted for who they are. The Club describes its youth as always being led by positive role models and leaders who reinforce the message that the team believes in them and their capacity to do astounding things, and it states that it offers life-changing programs and services that engage, inspire, and empower youth to reach their full potential while focusing on safety, academic support, and character development.
Testimonials from parents, members, and volunteers describe the Alameda Boys & Girls Club as providing countless fun, educational activities for local youth, with a well-trained staff and a large facility with many organized activities for kids. One testimonial calls it a fantastic place for Alameda’s underserved youth. A club member and volunteer reports learning to be a more helpful teacher, an efficient and patient leader, and a caring individual with a larger goal and purpose through volunteering at the Club. A past Youth of the Year states that the Club taught him how to act and adapt to things as a kid, that he carried those values into adulthood to make better choices, and that as a father he looks forward to his children beginning their journey at the Club at age 6. Another former Youth of the Year describes the Club as a second home, with staff as extended family and kids as best buddies, and says the Club pushed, taught, mentored, and forged him, giving him leadership skills, confidence, friends, mentors, and experiences.
Last updated June 19, 2026.
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