Due to the COVID 19 Pandemic,

Member of the Month will resume when the Club is back in session in the Fall

June Updates

BGC Joliet Launches 2020 Alternative Summer Session

We had a great launch of our 2020 Alternative Summer Session on June 22! Youth received a brand new backpack to keep, along with activities for the week and a special treat bag for fun! Summer meal service also officially began thanks to our amazing partners at the Northern Illinois Food Bank!

We were even joined by Boys & Girls Club of Joliet Board President, 

Amanda Moretti! Thank you, Amanda, true leadership in action!

The Alternative Summer Session includes the following:

​-2 daily meals per day, lunch and snack (curbside pick up)

-Weekly activity kits that promote education, health & welfare, and life skills (curbside pick up)

-Virtual games and mentoring w/Club staff

-Weekly challenges w/Club staff

-Monthly birthday celebrations for Club youth with our partner, The Birthday Giving Program

We also have BGC Joliet Youth Professional, Mr. Les, producing weekly videos for the kids! "Bumper Pool Wednesdays w/ Mr. Les" is published every Wednesday on BGC Joliet social media outlets and can also be found at the following link: Bgcjoliet.com/les

Despite the recent challenges, the Club continues to move forward for our community youth...we may bend, but we do not break!

The 2020 Alternative Summer Session would not be possible without the dedicated support of the United Way of Will County and additional community partners/sponsors. Thank you all for investing in the Boys & Girls Club of Joliet!

BGC Joliet Week 1 Summer Session Drawing Contest

We had some amazing submissions for the week 1 drawing contest! Youth were asked to draw the thing they miss most about the Club experience.

The Staff voted and we had 2 groups of winners!

Group 1 (Ages 8 and under)

1st Place: Pablo H.

2nd Place: Alexandra D.

3rd Place: Giovonnie M.

Group 2 (Ages 9 and above)

1st Place: Oyuki M.

2nd Place: Aaliyah D.

3rd Place: Nia C.

All winners received special prizes!

Thank you to everyone that submitted their drawing. They were all great and will be displayed at the front entrance until the end of the Summer!

On The Rocks & Auntie Anne's Supports BGC Joliet with Curbside Sale

A tremendous thank you to our friends at On The Rocks - Joliet and our new friends at Auntie Anne's, for including the Boys & Girls Club of Joliet as the charitable recipient for sales on 6/13 and 6/14! (10% back to the Club).

We had a great time with the awesome staff at OTR and Auntie Anne's and we greatly appreciate their generosity towards the Club during this challenging time for our organization!

Thank you to everyone that came out and supported the cause!

Comcast Provides Digital Inclusion Funding to BGC Joliet

We are excited to announce that our friends at Comcast have once again provided support in the amount of $10,000 to upgrade our already cutting edge My.Future Technology Center and to support digital inclusion for youth that need us the most in our community!

A tremendous thank you to BGC Joliet Board member, Tony Signorella and Comcast Rep, Debra Marton for once again investing in the Boys & Girls Club of Joliet in order to bridge the digital divide for our community youth!

Stay tuned for info regarding our public reception to honor Comcast for their generosity. We look forward to launching our new and improved My.Future Technology Center when we re-open our building to youth in the Fall!

Caterpillar Foundation Provides COVID 19 Support to BGC Joliet

The Boys & Girls Club of Joliet is beyond grateful to the Caterpillar Foundation for their generous award of $7,500 to support our continued operations and services to the Joliet area youth in the midst of the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Thank you for investing in the Club!

Merchants and Manufacturers Bank Donates to BGC Joliet

We would like to send out a tremendous thank you to the entire team at the local Joliet Cass street location of the Merchants and Manufacturers Bank, for their extremely generous donation of $4,000 to the Boys & Girls Club of Joliet!

Your support is deeply appreciated during these challenging times for our organization!

Jitters Coffee House Donates to BGC Joliet

We would like to send out a special shout out and thank you to our great friends at Jitters Coffee House in Downtown Joliet, for their recent donation of $500 to the Boys & Girls Club of Joliet!

Jitters is an AMAZING small business in our community.

CHECK THEM OUT AT:

178 N. Chicago St.
Joliet, IL 60432

Thank you, Jitters!

2020 Annual Campaign

Our 2020 Annual Campaign was originally set to be launched at our 2020 Gala on March 14th, which was postponed to March 2021, due to the COVID 19 Pandemic. We need your support more than ever!

Please support our 2020 Annual Campaign,

"A Safe Place for a Bright Future."

No donation is too small!

Click below to access the Campaign:

Upcoming Events

What:   2020 Alternative Summer Session

When:  June 22-August 7

Where: Boys & Girls Club of Joliet-Curbside

What:   2020 Gala 

When:  RESCHEDULED FOR MARCH 2021-DETAILS COMING SOON

Where: The Jacob Henry Mansion's Victorian Ballroom