Boys & Girls Clubs of Schenectady
Boys & Girls Clubs of Schenectady Central Services Administration Office, 104 Education Drive, Schenectady, NY 12303
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Boys & Girls Clubs of Schenectady offers a wide range of activities including Club Tech, Digital Arts Suite, Social Marketing (video production), music lessons, music production, Visual and Performing Arts, Art Programs, and swim lessons. The program also includes Sports, Fitness, and FUN, Triple Play (health and fitness), Junior Chefs, Service Learning projects, TEAM mentoring, and Summer Youth Employment. Members can take part in programs such as Project Learn (academic achievement), Career Launch (job readiness and vocational exploration), Diplomas2Degrees (teen college prep), Money Matters (financial literacy), and a Career Exploration Workshop at Schenectady County Community College, along with character and prevention programs like SMART Moves, Street SMART, SMART Girls, Passport to Manhood, Youth for Unity, A World of Difference, and the Virtues Initiation Program. Summer options include Camp Lovejoy and SPARC (Summer Program at the Rotterdam Club).
• Ages: 6–18 years old
• Schedule: Open after school, during school vacations, on snow days, on school half-days, and all summer
• Price: Membership fee of $5.00 per year; membership dues are offered at $5–$10 per child with numerous scholarships offered throughout the year, and no child is turned away based on inability to pay.
Boys & Girls Clubs of Schenectady serves youth ages 6 to 18 in its five clubhouses and offers diverse program activities that allow youth to choose programs of interest on a daily basis. Activities are carried out through individual participation, small structured groups, and large drop-in or unstructured groups, and the program follows an Open Door Policy. The organization is the largest agency provider of services to the youth who need it most in Schenectady County, serving over 3,300 members and reaching over 12,700 total youth in 2015. The Mission of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Schenectady is to inspire and enable all young people, especially those who need it most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens, and it requires no proof of good character for membership. Full-time professional leadership is supplemented by part-time workers and volunteers, and staff are trained to provide positive adult mentors and role models.
Boys & Girls Clubs of Schenectady lists community partners including Lowes and Synthesis and hosts the Fall Fling & Auction: Community Unites for BGCS Premier Fundraiser. The organization also teaches a Career Exploration Workshop at Schenectady County Community College for all students in Summer Youth Employment.
Last updated February 5, 2026.
• Ages: 6–18 years old
• Schedule: Open after school, during school vacations, on snow days, on school half-days, and all summer
• Price: Membership fee of $5.00 per year; membership dues are offered at $5–$10 per child with numerous scholarships offered throughout the year, and no child is turned away based on inability to pay.
Boys & Girls Clubs of Schenectady serves youth ages 6 to 18 in its five clubhouses and offers diverse program activities that allow youth to choose programs of interest on a daily basis. Activities are carried out through individual participation, small structured groups, and large drop-in or unstructured groups, and the program follows an Open Door Policy. The organization is the largest agency provider of services to the youth who need it most in Schenectady County, serving over 3,300 members and reaching over 12,700 total youth in 2015. The Mission of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Schenectady is to inspire and enable all young people, especially those who need it most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens, and it requires no proof of good character for membership. Full-time professional leadership is supplemented by part-time workers and volunteers, and staff are trained to provide positive adult mentors and role models.
Boys & Girls Clubs of Schenectady lists community partners including Lowes and Synthesis and hosts the Fall Fling & Auction: Community Unites for BGCS Premier Fundraiser. The organization also teaches a Career Exploration Workshop at Schenectady County Community College for all students in Summer Youth Employment.
Last updated February 5, 2026.
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