Our array of SMART Programs develop young people’s capacity to engage in positive behaviors that nurture their own well-being, set personal goals and live successfully as self-sufficient adults.

SMART Moves Goal:
To help young people resist the use of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs and postpone sexual activity.

Program:

• SMART Kids, ages 6-9, provides youth with the knowledge, skills and self- esteem to help them make healthy choices, practice healthy behaviors and avoid risky behaviors and situations, including involvement with alcohol, tobacco and other drugs.
• Start SMART, ages 10-12, provides young people with the knowledge, skills, self-esteem and peer support to help them make healthy choices, practice responsible behaviors, avoid using alcohol, tobacco and other drugs and postpone sexual activity and practice abstinence first.
• Stay SMART, ages 13-15, provides young people with the knowledge, skills, self-esteem and peer support to help them make healthy choices, practice responsible behaviors, avoid using alcohol, tobacco and other drugs and postpone sexual activity.

SMART Leaders Goal:
To help teens become positive role models for their peers and keep them involved in SMART Moves after they complete the Stay SMART component of the program.

Program:

• SMART Leaders is a two-year peer leader/booster program for Boys and Girls Club members who have completed the Stay SMART component of SMART Moves. It is designed to prepare teens to become leaders in their Club and community. Participants engage in educational discussions about alcohol, tobacco and illicit drugs and are encouraged to recruit other youth for the program. Components include:
• SMART Leaders I: is a five-session, small-group program followed by a prevention involvement component in which the SMART Leaders youth participate as peer leaders and positive role models in prevention-related and other general activities in the organization.
• SMART Leaders II: is a flexible small-group discussion program plus involvement component for youth who have completed SMART Leaders I.

SMART Girls Goal:
To help girls develop and adopt a healthy attitude and lifestyle, as well as acquire and maintain a positive self-concept, sound decision-making skills and mentor relationships

Program:

• SMART Girls is a health, fitness, prevention/education and self-esteem enhancement program for female Club members ages 8 to17. The program is designed to encourage healthy attitudes and lifestyles that will enable adolescent/teen girls to develop to their full potential. SMART Girls offers a module for girls ages 8-12 years and a module for girls ages 13-17 years. Each module consists of two components:
• Part One: It’s your Body examines media influences on attitudes about females, personal values in dating relationships, date violence, date rape and sexual harassment, sexually transmitted diseases, sexual myths and truths, getting regular gynecological care, and the physical and emotional changes girls experience.
• Part Two: Take Care of your Body identifies ways to attain healthy eating habits, meet specific nutritional needs, develop basic cooking skills and become physically fit and active. It also emphasizes the importance of knowing how to use the health care delivery system.

Date SMART Goal:
To allow Club members to examine their feelings about dating and relationships, as well as encourage teens to become community advocates for relationships based on equality and mutual respect.

Program:

• Date SMART is for 13- to 18-year-olds and is intended to increase young people’s understanding and build the skills they need to achieve healthy relationships free of violence and abuse. Club members increase their ability to help friends and family members who may be experiencing dating, sexual or domestic violence.
• The Date SMART program includes 10 fun, engaging and easy-to-use sessions:
  o Friendship and More
  o True Love
  o Abuse and Respect
  o Strong Men and Strong Women
  o Meeting of the Minds
  o What is sexual assault?
  o Going Out, Breaking Up and Good Communication
  o Speaking Up for Violence-Free Relationships
  o Dating Jeopardy
  o Celebrating New Relationships and Building Support

Boys and Girls Club members ages 6-17.

Free.

Goal:

Torch Clubs are chartered, small-group leadership and service clubs for boys and girls.

Torch Club members learn to work together to plan and implement activities in four areas: service to Club and community; education; health and fitness; and social recreation.

• Peer mentoring programs
• Adopt-a-grandparent programs
• Food and clothing drives
• Community cleanups and beautification projects
• Environmental awareness campaigns

Boys and Girls Club members ages 11 to 13.

Free.

Goal:
To improve Club members' knowledge of healthy habits, good nutrition and physical fitness: increase the numbers of hours per day they participate in physical activities; and strengthen their ability to interact positively with others and engage in healthy relationships

Program:
The Triple Play experience challenges members to become healthy and active by learning new ways to eat nutritionally, manage stress, maintain physical fitness and form positive relationships with peers.

• MIND: The Healthy Habits program is designed to incorporate healthy living and active learning in every part of the Club experience, from the gym to the learning center to the arts and crafts room.
• BODY: This component boosts Clubs’ physical activities to a higher level by providing sports and fitness programs, activities and sports competitions for all boys and girls, whether they are athletically inclined or not.
• SOUL: Club youth are able to develop and sustain positive relationships with others, acquire a healthy self-concept and a strong belief in their self-worth and cope well with positive and adverse situations.

Boys and Girls Club members ages 6-18.

Free.

The YOY program, with Tupperware’s and the Goings Foundation’s support, will continue this excellent tradition of providing scholarship awards to Club members to pursue a post-secondary education.

Program:

Boys and Girls Club members ages 14-18 compete on the state, regional and national levels for YOY titles. Younger members ages 6-13 compete on the local Club level for Youth of the Month awards.
State, Regional and National Finalists Scholarship Awards: Tupperware will award state winners a $1,000 scholarship and each of the five regional finalists will receive a $10,000 scholarship. The Goings Foundation will award the National YOY winner an additional scholarship worth up to $50,000, for a grand total of up to $61,000.

Boys and Girls Club members ages 14-18.

Free.

Extended Day Programming is provided at this location by the Boys & Girls Clubs of San Antonio.

The Boys & Girls Clubs of San Antonio provides high-quality after-school programming to help your child achieve their full potential.

The Boys & Girls Clubs of San Antonio provides high-quality after-school programming to help your child achieve their full potential.

The Boys & Girls Clubs of San Antonio provides high-quality after-school programming to help your child achieve their full potential.

The Boys & Girls Clubs of San Antonio provides high-quality after-school programming to help your child achieve their full potential.

The Boys & Girls Clubs of San Antonio changes lives through high-quality afterschool and summer programs in a safe, affordable, and fun environment.

BGCSA serves kids ages 6 to 18 years old.

Call for membership availability.

Transportation is available from Hopkins Elementary and Master Elementary.

Clubhouse membership is $100 for the school year and $100 for the summer.

Teen membership is $25 for the summer.

Our HISD extended day programs are on a sliding scale fee and require proof of income to verify household income levels.

Goal:
To make young people explore a variety of careers, make sound educational decisions, and prepare for the world of work

Program:
CareerLaunch is BGCA's premier career development program providing a range of services to help Club members develop the skills essential for workforce success. This includes not only getting and keeping a job, but also finding a career that fits each member’s interests and talents. Made possible through funding from Gap Foundation, the program has the following features:

• The Career Exploration Quick Reference Guide
• The CareerLaunch Teen Tips booklet
• The CareerLaunch Folders
• The CareerLaunch Website

Boys and Girls Club members ages 13 to 18.

Free.

Goal:
To support Club members as they work toward high school graduation and prepare for post-secondary education and career success.

Program:
Diplomas to Degrees (d2D) is BGCA's college readiness, access and success program, which provides a range of services to help guide Club members through high school graduation and make plans for post-secondary education and career success. The program features the following components:

• The Facilitator’s Guide, for Club staff and volunteers, includes a variety of topics to help teens understand why college is important.
• The Teen College Guide offers tips on achieving academic success and planning for post-secondary education. The guide also makes planning for college much easier by helping teens build a college admission portfolio.

Boys and Girls Club members ages 13 to 18.

Free.

Goal:
To enable youth to develop their creativity and cultural awareness through the appreciation of photography

Program:

• ImageMakers National Photography Program encourages members to learn and practice various photography methods. The program features eight sessions for three components: Beginner ImageMakers, Intermediate ImageMakers and Advanced ImageMakers. The goal of each component is to teach the use of photography as an art and a vocation. Each component can stand alone or members can graduate from one level to the next.
• ImageMakers National Photography Contest - Club members can take part in the ImageMakers photography contest that enables them to develop their creativity and cultural awareness through visual arts. The contest has five categories including color process, black and white process, alternative process, digital and photo essay.

All Boys and Girls Club members ages 6-18 years old.

Free.

Goal:

To promote character and leadership among Club teens to provide impact in three focus areas: academic success, career preparation and community service.

Program:

• For teens age 14-18 that provide leadership opportunities in one or more focus areas: academic success, career preparation and/or community service
• Offer activities in each of the three focus areas (academic success, career preparation and community service)
• Participate in one or more national service initiatives

Teens age 14-18.

Free.

Goal:
To teach and promote responsibility, reinforce positive behavior and develop character in adolescent males.

Program:
Passport to Manhood is a 14-session program that concentrates on specific aspects of manhood through highly interactive activities. Each male Club member participant is issued his own “passport” to underscore his personal journey of maturation and growth.

• Getting to Know You
• Values in Personal Decision Making
• Code of Ethics
• Personal Wellness
• Substance Abuse
• Responses to Authority
• Relationships with Girls
• Fatherhood and the Family
• Employment and Careers
• Personal Leadership and Community Responsibility
• Diversity
• Cooperation and Conflict
• Self-Esteem and Image
• Graduation

Male Club members ages 11 to 14.

Free.

Goal:
To help young people develop academic, behavioral and social skills through homework completion, high-yield learning activities and tutoring.

Program:
The Power Hour program model helps Club professionals...

• Create a climate of academic success in the Boys and Girls Club
• Conduct engaging homework help programs for Club members in elementary, middle and high school
• Make homework and other learning activities enjoyable, as well as academically beneficial - "Fun with a Purpose"
• Integrate technology in Power Hour activities
• Implement one-on-one or small-group tutoring for youth who need additional help in specific areas
• Develop an incentive system to motivate youth to increase their participation
• Recognize young people’s efforts and achievements
• Engage hard-to-reach or reluctant youth in homework help and tutoring
• Collaborate with schools, parents and other community partners

Boys and Girls Club members ages 6 to 18.

Free.

Our array of SMART Programs develop young people’s capacity to engage in positive behaviors that nurture their own well-being, set personal goals and live successfully as self-sufficient adults.

SMART Moves Goal:
To help young people resist the use of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs and postpone sexual activity.

Program:

• SMART Kids, ages 6-9, provides youth with the knowledge, skills and self- esteem to help them make healthy choices, practice healthy behaviors and avoid risky behaviors and situations, including involvement with alcohol, tobacco and other drugs.
• Start SMART, ages 10-12, provides young people with the knowledge, skills, self-esteem and peer support to help them make healthy choices, practice responsible behaviors, avoid using alcohol, tobacco and other drugs and postpone sexual activity and practice abstinence first.
• Stay SMART, ages 13-15, provides young people with the knowledge, skills, self-esteem and peer support to help them make healthy choices, practice responsible behaviors, avoid using alcohol, tobacco and other drugs and postpone sexual activity.

SMART Leaders Goal:
To help teens become positive role models for their peers and keep them involved in SMART Moves after they complete the Stay SMART component of the program.

Program:

• SMART Leaders is a two-year peer leader/booster program for Boys and Girls Club members who have completed the Stay SMART component of SMART Moves. It is designed to prepare teens to become leaders in their Club and community. Participants engage in educational discussions about alcohol, tobacco and illicit drugs and are encouraged to recruit other youth for the program. Components include:
• SMART Leaders I: is a five-session, small-group program followed by a prevention involvement component in which the SMART Leaders youth participate as peer leaders and positive role models in prevention-related and other general activities in the organization.
• SMART Leaders II: is a flexible small-group discussion program plus involvement component for youth who have completed SMART Leaders I.

SMART Girls Goal:
To help girls develop and adopt a healthy attitude and lifestyle, as well as acquire and maintain a positive self-concept, sound decision-making skills and mentor relationships

Program:

• SMART Girls is a health, fitness, prevention/education and self-esteem enhancement program for female Club members ages 8 to17. The program is designed to encourage healthy attitudes and lifestyles that will enable adolescent/teen girls to develop to their full potential. SMART Girls offers a module for girls ages 8-12 years and a module for girls ages 13-17 years. Each module consists of two components:
• Part One: It’s your Body examines media influences on attitudes about females, personal values in dating relationships, date violence, date rape and sexual harassment, sexually transmitted diseases, sexual myths and truths, getting regular gynecological care, and the physical and emotional changes girls experience.
• Part Two: Take Care of your Body identifies ways to attain healthy eating habits, meet specific nutritional needs, develop basic cooking skills and become physically fit and active. It also emphasizes the importance of knowing how to use the health care delivery system.

Date SMART Goal:
To allow Club members to examine their feelings about dating and relationships, as well as encourage teens to become community advocates for relationships based on equality and mutual respect.

Program:

• Date SMART is for 13- to 18-year-olds and is intended to increase young people’s understanding and build the skills they need to achieve healthy relationships free of violence and abuse. Club members increase their ability to help friends and family members who may be experiencing dating, sexual or domestic violence.
• The Date SMART program includes 10 fun, engaging and easy-to-use sessions:
  o Friendship and More
  o True Love
  o Abuse and Respect
  o Strong Men and Strong Women
  o Meeting of the Minds
  o What is sexual assault?
  o Going Out, Breaking Up and Good Communication
  o Speaking Up for Violence-Free Relationships
  o Dating Jeopardy
  o Celebrating New Relationships and Building Support

Boys and Girls Club members ages 6-17.

Free.

Torch Clubs are chartered, small-group leadership and service clubs for boys and girls.

Torch Club members learn to work together to plan and implement activities in four areas: service to Club and community; education; health and fitness; and social recreation.

• Peer mentoring programs
• Adopt-a-grandparent programs
• Food and clothing drives
• Community cleanups and beautification projects
• Environmental awareness campaigns

Boys and Girls Club members ages 11 to 13.

Free.