Great Futures Start Here.
Our Mission: To inspire and enable all young people, especially those who need us most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring, and responsible citizens.
The Youth Development Strategy has been endorsed by Boys & Girls Clubs as a basis for delinquency prevention programming.
The four elements for the Youth Development Strategy are:
A Sense of Competence: Young people need to feel there is something they can do and do well that is respected by their peers and those they respect.
A Sense of Usefulness: The feeling that a person has something to contribute and the opportunity to do something of value for other people.
A Sense of Belonging: A setting where members know they have a place where they “fit” and are accepted.
A Sense of Power or Influence: A chance to be heard, listened to, cared about and to influence decisions.
When these enhancements are in place in a youth’s life, they act against the negative forces that often derail youth for positive social development.
From Our Director
In 1958 a concerned group of community leaders met with the sole purpose of finding a way to get young boys off the streets and into a positive environment. They desired to develop a place that would welcome all Boys and especially those whose opportunities for growth and development were most limited. A safe and caring place where each child was loved and nourished. They chose to call this place The Boys Club of Morristown, now the Boys & Girls Club of Morristown.
Now, over fifty years and 25,000 youngsters later, the Boys & Girls Club is still that special place where all children can afford to belong and where their needs and interests are met daily in a beautiful 40,000 square foot facility.
The club gave me so many opportunities to experience new things that I may have never had a chance to experience otherwise. The staff set high expectations for and put me in situations that allowed me to excel. Even in my job today, I work to meet those expectations of the Boys & Girls Club staff. I do not feel I would be where I am today if not for the relationships I developed with the great people that work(ed) at the Boys & Girls Club.
— Joe E., School Principal
Contact
Feel free to contact us with any questions.
Phone: (423) 586-2331
Office Hours: 8:00am - 4:00pm Monday - Friday
Club Hours
After School // 3:00pm - 7:00pm Monday - Friday // Closed Saturday & Sunday
TEENSupreme // 7:00pm - 9:30pm Tuesday & Thursday // Fridays (TBA)
School Holidays & In-Service Days // 9:00am - 4:00pm Monday - Friday
Summer // 9:00am-4:00pm Monday - Friday