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About Boys & Girls Club Of America: For more than 100 years, Boys & Girls Clubs of America (www.bgca.org) has helped kids "Be Great," providing hope and opportunity for those who need it most. Today, more than 4,300 Clubs serve some 4.5 million young people through Club membership and community outreach. Known as The Positive Place for Kids, Boys & Girls Clubs can be found throughout the country and on U.S. military bases worldwide, providing young people 6-18 years old with guidance-oriented character development programs conducted by trained, professional staff. Clubs positively impact lives and help young people reach their full potential as productive, caring citizens. Key programs emphasize leadership development; education and career exploration; community service; technology training; financial literacy; health and life skills; the arts; sports, fitness and recreation; and family outreach. In a recent Harris Survey of Club alumni, 57 percent said the Club saved their lives. National headquarters are located in Atlanta.
Education & Career Programs: These programs help youth create aspirations for the future, providing opportunities for career exploration and educational enhancement.
Character & Leadership Programs: Helping youth become responsible, caring citizens and acquire skills for participating in the democratic process is the main thrust of these programs. They also develop leadership skills and provide opportunities for planning, decision-making, contributing to Club and community and celebrating our national heritage.
Health & Life Skills: These initiatives develop young people’s capacity to engage in positive behaviors that nurture their own well-being, set personal goals and live successfully as self-sufficient adults.
The Arts Programs: Programs in this core area enable youth to develop their creativity and cultural awareness through knowledge and appreciation of the visual arts, crafts, performing arts and creative writing.
Sports, Fitness and Recreation: These Club programs help develop fitness, a positive use of leisure time, reduction of stress, appreciation for the environment and social and interpersonal skills.
Specialized Programs:These initiatives focus on meeting the significant and specific needs identified within Boys & Girls Clubs. Their broad scope complements several or all of our core program areas.
In 2010, Ashanti joined other alumni's in the new advocacy campaign to help increase public awareness and understanding about the key issues facing America's youth, and the positive impact of Clubs. "Growing up in the Club gave me the opportunity to explore many interests and talents, including dancing and singing, that have profoundly influenced my life," said Ashanti. "The adult staff at the Club in Glen Cove challenged us to excel, and instilled positive values that still influence me as an adult. It's an honor to join our alumni ambassadors in talking about the impact Boys & Girls Clubs have on young people, because I'm one of them."
Ashanti's theme - "BE AMAZING" - ties to her success as a performer, from a very early age. She learned to dance on the stage of the Boys & Girls Club in Glen Cove, Long Island, just a few miles east of Manhattan. Her mother, Tina Douglas, taught dance classes at the Club for 20 years. Nicknamed the "Princess of Hip Hop," Ashanti began writing songs in high school. Her album, Ashanti, hit the #1 spot on both the Billboard Top 200 and R&B charts and received a Grammy for best contemporary R&B album. She starred in such feature films as John Tucker Must Die, Coach Carter, and Resident Evil Extinction. TV credits include the Muppets Wizard of Oz, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Vegas, and American Dreams. Her book of poetry Foolish/Unfoolish is available at Hyperion Books. In 2008, she partnered with jeweler Cartier on a "Love" bracelet benefiting BGCA. Recently, Ashanti made her theatrical debut starring as "Dorothy" in the Encores! production of The Wiz.
Other Club alumni joining Ashanti in the BE GREAT advocacy campaign include: Academy Award-winning actor and national spokesperson for BGCA - Denzel Washington, Muhammad Ali, Swin Cash, Gen. Wesley Clark, Bill Clinton, Bill Cosby, Cuba Gooding, Jr., Michael Jordan, Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Queen Latifah, Mario Lopez, John Mellencamp, Edward James Olmos, Shaquille O'Neal, Smokey Robinson, Jimmy Rollins, Martin Sheen, John Singleton, Ruben Studdard, Usher, Courtney Vance, Mark Wahlberg, and Kerry Washington.
Ashanti currently serves as the Ambassador for BGCA’s National Youth of the Year program. Ashanti has done several campaigns in various states such as: New York, California, Georgia, and Washington. In fact, Ashanti volunteered to help rebuild the Buffalo, N.Y., home of a Jamaican immigrant who has done extensive work on the domicile over the past few years.
There's no doubt that Ashanti is fully dedicated to the Boys & Girls Club of America. Join Ashanti and help get involve and raise awareness for the youth and Boys & Girls club of America, click here to find out more information.
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About Boys & Girls Club Of America: For more than 100 years, Boys & Girls Clubs of America (www.bgca.org) has helped kids "Be Great," providing hope and opportunity for those who need it most. Today, more than 4,300 Clubs serve some 4.5 million young people through Club membership and community outreach. Known as The Positive Place for Kids, Boys & Girls Clubs can be found throughout the country and on U.S. military bases worldwide, providing young people 6-18 years old with guidance-oriented character development programs conducted by trained, professional staff. Clubs positively impact lives and help young people reach their full potential as productive, caring citizens. Key programs emphasize leadership development; education and career exploration; community service; technology training; financial literacy; health and life skills; the arts; sports, fitness and recreation; and family outreach. In a recent Harris Survey of Club alumni, 57 percent said the Club saved their lives. National headquarters are located in Atlanta.