Celebrating its 10^th anniversary the Mountaineer Boys and Girls Club has accomplished a lot in a decade. The club first opened its doors to the Morgantown Community in March of 1998 and since has provided an inspiring learning environment for over 900 area youth. A member of the Boys & Girls of America the organization is seeing its greatest growth. The agency is currently serving some 4.8 Million deserving youth, in over 4000 clubs in all 50 states, U.S. territories and international military bases.

The Mission of the Mountaineer Boys and Girls Club is to,

            “… inspire and enable all young people to realize their full potential as productive responsible and caring citizens.”

The Mountaineer Boys and Girls Club does a great job, offering an array of programs of which include character development and core programs. With programs such as the Health and Life Skills, Education and Career Development invaluable lessons are learned by the youth that attend. These programs work to instill foundational values and standards in students that will surpass their days as club members.  A few of the characteristics stated below work to encourage, A sense of…:

v Competence

v Usefulness

v Belonging

v Power of Influence

The Mountaineer Boys and Girls Club provides’ a positive place that offers a variety of recreational, instrumental and social activities. The Club makes a pledge to create an avenue that engages youth in key developmental and enriching programs.

The Mountaineer Boys and Girls Club is, “A place where young people discover their needs, pursue their interest and Nurture their talents…”.

If you would like to find out more information about The Mountaineer Boys and Girls Club and the services they provide to area youth you can contact the club at 304-292-7510 or visit http://www.mbgclub.org/index.php.