Agency Discourse

Samantha Ramirez

The Boys and Girls Club of America is an agency that has set forth to help the youth of cities to become more productive members of society. The Chronicle of Philanthropy ranked Boys & Girls Clubs of America number one among youth organizations for the 13th consecutive year, and number 12 among all nonprofit organizations. This clubs provides a safe place for children to learn and grow with the help of adult figures they may not have at home. The majority of the children in this program are kids that may not have one or more parent figure in their lives to help guide them. Their ages ranging from 6 to 18, and no child is turned away. The El Paso Branch of the Boy and Girls Club is a community based organization that provides disadvantaged children with a safe fun environment and conducted monthly activities. These activities are a great opportunity for the community to impact the lives of youth while also enjoying great and unique events

This organization uses many genres to communicate and get their message out there. They have many signed or billboards that can be seen from the freeway. There are various pamphlets available and stores, doctors’ offices, and some recreational centers. Recently they have also been airing commercials on TV in attempt to reach more viewers. Also available online is their monthly calendar of activities, and fundraisers that are open to all members and are encouraged to attend. If someone is interested in signing their child up for this club there is many ways they can go about it. First they can go visit any of the three locations here in El Paso, and those addresses are on the brochures. The second thing they can do is go online to http://www.bgcelpaso.org/contact.asp , where all their contact information is available. With all these types of advertisements this organizations can have many advantages. They could gain an overwhelming support of volunteers and support from the community. Also varies donations which can help improve many of the locations for the children in these clubs.

The Boys and Girls Club can relate to many children here in our boarder city. Being that El Paso is made up of mainly minorities; children coming from broken homes, parents with substance abuse problems, or single parent families these children need this club the most. This is where the boys and girls club comes into play; they want to prevent these children from going down the wrong path and ending up in a life they shouldn’t be leading. They use programs such and character& life leaderships, education& career leadership, health& life skills, art, sports and fitness to help meet the children’s interest. They intertwine these activities with adult supervisors to help build self esteem in themselves and trust in others. This boarder city has seen lots of violence from the drug cartel over the board and how it has impacted many young children. These innocent children are getting caught up in drugs and doing the wrong things when none of this is necessary. That’s why  I must reiterate myself when say that the Boys and Girls Clubs is a great things for all children; not just troubled youth; to be a part of. They strive to make children productive and successful citizens of society.