Boys and Girls Club of South Coast

The mission of the Boys & Girls Club of the South Coast Area is to enable all young people, especially those who need us most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring, and responsible citizens.

The Boys & Girls Club of the South Coast Area was built in 1967. In 1976, a gym was constructed to give the members a facility for physical fitness activities as well as a place to conduct athletic leagues. In 1992, the club's size was doubled by adding a teen center, a second gymnasium, meeting room, and new administrative offices.History of the Boys & Girls Clubs of AmericaIn 1860, Boys & Girls Clubs of America had its beginnings when several women in Hartford, CT. established the Dashaway Club, believing that boys who roamed the streets should have a positive alternative. A cause was born. In 1906, the Federated Boys Clubs was formed with 53 member organizations – this marked the start of a nationwide Movement. In 1931, the Boys Club Federation of America became Boys Clubs of America. In 1956, Boys Clubs of America celebrated its 50th anniversary and received a U.S. Congressional Charter. In 1990, the national organization's name was changed to Boys & Girls Clubs of America.2006 marked the Centennial year of Boys & Girls Clubs of America, as we celebrated 100 years of providing hope and opportunity to young people across the country.Today, in 2010, there are more than 4,000 club locations serving 2.4 million youth members in all 50 states, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, and on military bases around the world.

Boys & Girls Club of the South Coast Area (BGCSCA) serves hundreds of youth ages 6-18 annually. We focus on the three priority outcomes of Academic Success, Healthy Lifestyles, and Good Character & Citizenship. Our goal is to serve more members more often. It is our hope that the more members we reach and the more they are in our Club, the better outcomes they will have in our three priority outcomes. We are able to serve youth Monday - Friday from 2:00pm - 7:00 pm and during the Summer and other Holidays we are open from 7:30am-6:00pm. During the COVID-19 Pandemic, our Club proudly created several new programs in response to the needs of our community, including emergency food delivery to ensure food security, reopening for all-day care as soon as it was considered safe to do so, and launching an all-day learning academy to support virtual education.

BGCSCA is in need of support towards our general operations that directly supports our mission and supporting youth in the 3 priority outcome areas of Academic Success, Healthy Lifestyles, and Good Character & Citizenship. There are many opportunities to volunteer and financially support our organization as a whole or specific programs like athletics, Brain Gain, Keystone, and many more programs that focus on specific areas of a child's development. 

San Clemente, Dana Point, Capistrano Beach, San Juan Capistrano, Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Base. 

Boys & Girls Club has touched tens of thousands of local youth over the past half century. We provide a foundation for the Greater San Clemente region and the values we teach: promoting education; athletics that focus on fair play and sportsmanship; and character development; have served to develop generations of caring and responsible citizens.