Boys & Girls Clubs of Schenectady
Adeline Wright Graham Clubhouse, 104 Education Dr, Schenectady, NY 12303
About
Boys & Girls Clubs of Schenectady offers activities such as Club Tech, Sports, Fitness, and FUN, Art Programs, Visual and Performing Arts, and Club Tech and Digital Arts Suite. The program also includes swim lessons, music lessons, music production, Social Marketing (video production), Junior Chefs, TEAM mentoring, and Service Learning projects. Youth can also take part in Camp Lovejoy, SPARC (Summer Program at the Rotterdam Club), and programs such as Project Learn, Triple Play, Youth for Unity, A World of Difference, and the Virtues Initiation Program.
• Ages: 6–18 years old
• Price: nominal membership fee of $5.00 per year; Membership dues are offered at $5–$10 per child
Boys & Girls Clubs of Schenectady offers programs including SMART Moves (drug, alcohol and pregnancy prevention), Street SMART (gang prevention), SMART Girls (health and self-esteem enhancement for girls 8–17), Passport to Manhood (responsible decision-making for teen boys), Career Launch (job readiness and vocational exploration), Diplomas2Degrees (teen college prep), Project Learn (academic achievement), Money Matters (financial literacy), and a Career Exploration Workshop at Schenectady County Community College. Other programs include Job Junction and six after-school programs at Schenectady High School, Mont Pleasant Middle School, Oneida, Central Park, Keane, and Lincoln. Diverse program activities are offered in individual, small group (structured), and large group (drop-in or unstructured) formats, and full-time professional leadership is supplemented by part-time workers and volunteers. The Clubs are open after school, during school vacations, on snow days, on school half-days, and all summer, and no child is turned away based on inability to pay or required to show proof of good character.
The Mission of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Schenectady is to inspire and enable all young people, especially those who need them most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens. The organization is the largest agency provider of services to youth who need them most in Schenectady County, serving over 3,300 members and reaching over 12,700 total youth in 2015. Community involvement includes partnerships with Lowes and Synthesis, as well as the Fall Fling & Auction: Community Unites for BGCS Premier Fundraiser.
Last updated February 5, 2026.
• Ages: 6–18 years old
• Price: nominal membership fee of $5.00 per year; Membership dues are offered at $5–$10 per child
Boys & Girls Clubs of Schenectady offers programs including SMART Moves (drug, alcohol and pregnancy prevention), Street SMART (gang prevention), SMART Girls (health and self-esteem enhancement for girls 8–17), Passport to Manhood (responsible decision-making for teen boys), Career Launch (job readiness and vocational exploration), Diplomas2Degrees (teen college prep), Project Learn (academic achievement), Money Matters (financial literacy), and a Career Exploration Workshop at Schenectady County Community College. Other programs include Job Junction and six after-school programs at Schenectady High School, Mont Pleasant Middle School, Oneida, Central Park, Keane, and Lincoln. Diverse program activities are offered in individual, small group (structured), and large group (drop-in or unstructured) formats, and full-time professional leadership is supplemented by part-time workers and volunteers. The Clubs are open after school, during school vacations, on snow days, on school half-days, and all summer, and no child is turned away based on inability to pay or required to show proof of good character.
The Mission of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Schenectady is to inspire and enable all young people, especially those who need them most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens. The organization is the largest agency provider of services to youth who need them most in Schenectady County, serving over 3,300 members and reaching over 12,700 total youth in 2015. Community involvement includes partnerships with Lowes and Synthesis, as well as the Fall Fling & Auction: Community Unites for BGCS Premier Fundraiser.
Last updated February 5, 2026.
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