The Education and Career Development Core Program Area enables youth to become proficient in basic educational disciplines, apply learning to everyday situations and embrace technology to optimize employability. Our aim is to ensure that all Club members graduate from high school on time, ready for a post−secondary education and a 21st−century career. The main centers for this core program area are the Power Hour Center, Bright Spot for Reading, and the Technology Center. Kids come to these centers to do homework, work on computers, read books and have fun.

Power Hour: Making Minutes Count provides Club professionals with the strategies, activities, resources and information to create an engaging homework help and tutoring program that encourages Club members at every age to become self-directed learners. For more about POWER HOUR click here.

Junior Staff is a small-group program that is both practical and user friendly. It assists Club members ages 13 to 18 in exploring a career in youth or human services, particularly Boys & Girls Club work.

CareerLaunch is a career exploration and mentoring program for teens ages 13-18.

Money Matters promotes financial responsibility and independence among Club members ages 13 to 18. Participants learn how to manage a checking account, create a budget, save and invest, start small businesses and pay for college.

Robotics may seem daunting, but the Robo Tech program, for members ages 6 to 13, is an easy and fun way to explore science, technology, engineering and math.

This program uses the early warning signals — attendance, behavior and course failure — to identify youth at risk of dropping out of school.