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Boys and Girls Club of Greater San Diego: Starting Great Futures

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Great futures have been starting here for nearly 75 years. The Boys and Girls Club of Greater San Diego serves over 25,000 kids annually ages 5- to 18-years old with ACADEMIC SUCCESS, CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT and HEALTHY LIFESTYLE programs at 19 community-based sites county-wide.

MISSION STATEMENT

To inspire and enable youth to achieve academic success, build good character and responsible citizenship, and make healthy lifestyle choices.

WHAT WE DO

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater San Diego CHANGES LIVES through quality programs and guidance in a safe, affordable and fun environment. We serve over 24,000 kids annually ages 5 to 18 years old with ACADEMIC SUCCESS, CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT and HEALTHY LIFESTYLE programs at 20 community-based sites countywide. We cover a service area of over 2,000 square miles from National City to Borrego Springs.

BY THE NUMBERS

  • Our service area spans across more than 2,000 square miles of San Diego County
  • We ranked in the top 2% in five categories in the national BGCA rankings
  • We served 30,734 total youth
  • Families received $776,163 in scholarship assistance
  • Average daily attendance has during the school year has grown by 27% over the past five years to 2,487
  • 67% of our members live at or below the poverty line
  • We served over 332,646 free meals and snacks
  • Average daily attendance during summer was 1,716
  • 25% of members are from single-parent households
  • The Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater San Diego is classified as a charitable organization under section 501(c)(3) of the IRS code.

Boys and Girls Club of Greater San Diego Contact Info

Administrative Office
4635 Clairemont Mesa Blvd
San Diego, CA 92117
www.sdyouth.org

Esteban Villanueva
Esteban Villanueva
Esteban Villanueva was born in Washington D.C. and raised in La Jolla. He attended both Francis Parker and The Bishop’s School locally before going to Dartmouth College where he received his B.S. in Biology and Pepperdine School of Law where he received his J.D. focusing Entertainment Law. He worked in the Latin music industry where his projects went on to win 14 Grammy Awards for artists including Ricky Martin and Carlos Santana. After starting GB Magazine with Danitza Villanueva in 2007, he has gone on to win awards and recognition from the community for his support of helping raise millions of dollars for non-profit organizations. He currently sits on the Board of Directors for the San Diego Air & Space Museum and resides in East County in San Diego where he and his wife Danitza run DAESVI Publishing, home to GB Magazine, among several other publications.

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