Club Membership
Boys & Girls Clubs of Oakland provides safe places for over 2,500 girls, boys and teens ages, 6 to 17. Open after school Monday through Friday and year-round, the Club brings structure, fun educational programming to the lives of children and teens in three flatland Oakland neighborhoods. Boys & Girls Clubs of Oakland owns and operates its three Clubhouses: the Anna Marie Whalen branch, the Ossian E. Carr branch, and the Leonard J. Meltzer branch.
Club Hours
During the school year: Monday through Friday, 3:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Summer, Winter and Spring Breaks: Monday through Friday 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM.
To become a member
Find your Clubhouse
Fill out our Membership Application form for your kid or Teen.
Attend our New Parent Orientation at the Club.
Join the fun!
Supervision
The Clubhouses are staffed by professionals dedicated to teaching and fostering young people. The staff's job is to prepare kids and teens to be responsible citizens, ready for adult life.
Activites
Club members have plenty to do. They are tutored in Math and English and are given computer training. Members take trips to the library, museums, the zoo, ball games, and summer camp. Craft activities include art, drawing and painting. Kids participate in performing arts and music appreciation. There is always fun, from table tennis and checkers to foot races and basketball.
Programs
BGCO’s youth development strategy—since its 1938 chartering—is designed to instill senses of competence, usefulness, belonging, and power or influence in each participant. To those ends, and to instill a sense of responsibility in each child, we base our services on our national Movement's philosophy, principles, and strategies which promote and enhance the development of children and youth ages 6 to 18.
Our Core programs span the following six vehicles for development:
Character and Leadership Development
Education and Career Development
Health and Life Skills
The Arts
Sports, Fitness and Recreation