Boys & Girls Club of Long Beach

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Long Beach, comprised of 14 distinct facilities across the city, has been helping underprivileged youth reach their full personal and academic potential since 1939. Community activists Maurice Bugbee and Carlton Wallace, launched the club – originally founded as the Boys Club of Long Beach – in an effort to keep young boys out of trouble and off the streets by giving them access to activities and programs that assisted them in becoming responsible, contributing members of the community. In 1991, the Boys Club of Long Beach expanded its reach to include underserved girls in addition to boys. One of the oldest, most successful youth organizations in the area, the BGCLB has served more than 220,000 youth, ages 6-18 in its 76-year history.

Tuesday               8AM–5PM

Wednesday          8AM–5PM

Thursday             8AM–5PM

Friday                  8AM–5PM

Saturday              Closed

Sunday                Closed

Monday               8AM–5PM

Contract expires:01/29/20

If contract expired, or is about to expire, please contract SLICE at 310.243.2438.

In an effort to ensure that members achieve great futures, the BGCLB provides the Five Core Youth Development Initiative, which is a key strategy for increasing our impact on youth. This will ensure that our community’s young people can reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens.

Good Character & Citizenship

BGCLB integrates character and leadership building components into all programs to help members develop good character.

Education & Career Development

Provides homework assistance, tutoring, college preparation, computer training and internet safety skills.

Health & Life SKills

Focuses on the skills needed to have a healthy life while learning financial literacy, substance abuse prevention techniques. Includes gender specific programs that ease the transition from childhood to adolescence and help young people make good decisions for themselves.

The Arts

Explorations and classes in visual and performing arts including drawing, painting, sculpture, collage, mixed media, video, dance and music.

Sports, Fitness & Recreation

Instruction and participation in a variety of physical activities and team sports to keep our youth physically active and healthy.