Dear LaRosa Clubhouse Family,
We hope this memo finds you healthy and well. We want to let you know Boys & Girls Clubs of Western Pennsylvania are here for you during this difficult time. COVID-19 has brought all of us many challenges that we have never faced before. Please contact our offices 412-782-5710 or visit our website
www.bgcwpa.org
for resources such as food pantry box delivery, food distribution sites, cleaning & hygiene kits, and specialty day camp needs if you are emergency or healthcare personnel. So far, we have completed over 100 deliveries of these items to McKeesport and the surrounding area to support our members and neighbors. We are also sending planting kits with tomato plants, seed packets and fresh fruits and vegetables to families who are interested.
Let us know if your child or children would like to participate and receive one!
We will incorporate STEM education as well as a cooking lesson and children can win prizes.
I am also writing to let you know how COVID-19 has affected our Clubhouses and what our future plans are for McKeesport. Boys & Girls Clubs of Western Pennsylvania is committed to providing after school programming for youth in K-12 during the coming school year at our LaRosa Clubhouse.
We are doing everything in our power to provide our children with the best opportunities being mindful of the times we are living in. As shared in our family letter sent home to email addresses on file and
web post last week
, this summer we will have limited programming due to budget restrictions brought on by COVID-19 and the cost of running camps during COVID-19. Virtual programming will continue throughout the summer with our partner, Outschool. For $50.00 families receive a credit of $200.00 to go towards Outschool classes. You can r
ead more on our website.
We are working on providing in-person camps at four of our centrally located facilities (pending enrollment targets are met) and LaRosa families are eligible to attend those if interested: limited scholarships are available. Additionally, we are
actively pursuing
a partnership with another local day camp provider close to McKeesport to attend camp at their location which will include our staff, a full scholarship and transportation for up to 55 LaRosa Clubhouse members; when we have those plans confirmed, we will let you know. Please call the number listed above to let us know if your child would like to be considered for our partner camp once it's confirmed!
As a reminder, we offer teen Career Works programming which is located in the old Daily News Building on Walnut Street. Please consider recommending this to your teen or having them sign up
for our Learn & Earn Program this summer
! Career Works’ students can explore the ways their passions can fit into their career path while engaging with their peers from across the Mon Valley and having active choices about their future with individualized success plans to fit each students’ needs. We have individuals give talks about their career path and answer questions from the teens in a relaxed atmosphere. This program, in addition to our new partnership with McKeesport School District, where we offer our Healthy Lifestyles Teen Outreach Program during the school day has allowed us to serve over 600 new youth from McKeesport in the last year.
We value your family and are excited about working with your children by activating and advancing the potential in every child by doing whatever it takes to ensure they have great futures. Stay tuned for a new makerspace in the McKeesport Clubhouse where your child will receive hands on learning experiences in STEM. This space compliments our new music room and teen room in the second floor the the Clubhouse, fully remodeled this year! A special thanks to
White Oak Rotary Club for the grant
to finish the makersapce!
Thank you for entrusting us with your children and teens - we take that very seriously and are excited for the day we will all be
together in person.
