Boys and Girls Clubs of Cleveland

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Boys and Girls Clubs of Cleveland

Approach
Out of School/ Summer	Mentoring	Tutoring	Counseling/ Therapy	School-based	Clinic/ Provider-based	Service/ Vocational learning	Parent or family component	Other
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Outcomes
Educational/ Cognitive	Social/ Emotional	Life Skills	Physical Health	Behavior Problems	Reproductive	Citizenship	Mental Health
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Background Information

Program size

Age range

Research

Program Fee?

Contact information:
6114 Broadway Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44127

Website: www.clevekids.org

Mission/Goals: Provides after school programs. 5 core program areas covered: Arts, education/career, health and life skills, sports/fitness/recreation, computing.

Source(s): www.clevekids.org

Roughly 6,000 Cleveland members

Ages 6 through 18

Please click here for more information on this evaluation.

Type of Evaluation: Quasi-experimental. Note: The evaluation reported here does not include the Cleveland program.

Objective: This evaluation sought to examine the effects of a non-school educational enhancement program (part of Boys & Girls Club) on school performance among economically disadvantaged early adolescents who live in public housing.

Impact/Outcomes: After 30 months, greater engagement and enjoyment in reading, verbal skills, writing, and tutoring, plus greater enjoyment in geography, were found for program youth compared to the comparison group.

Annual membership dues of $7 per year

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