What’s Happening At the Clubs this Summer?

Blazers Club

Over the summer, 1st-6th graders at Blazers have explored global cultures, created their own characters, played games of all names, learned about working together as a team and participated in a talent show!

Blazers Club has also been undergoing an art room renovation this summer thanks to a generous grant from Michaels! The new room is set to open on August 14, with brand new flooring, counters, furniture, and peg boards for hanging, as well as plenty of craft supplies.

  • Summer Meals Week

    Youth made recipes using local ingredients this July to celebrate Oregon-grown foods as part of Oregon’s Summer Meals Week. Mealtimes in our Clubs are open to youth in our community ages 0-18 during the summertime, and BGCP is an equal opportunity provider.

    Girl smiles at camera in cafeteria, while eating healthy yogurt parfait snack made with local ingredients for Oregon's summer meals week challenge.

  • 3M Visit

    One fun highlight from Blazers this summer was a visit from 3M volunteers, who led a day full of fun craft and innovation activities using duct tape, post its, and other everyday objects, and donated a whole pallet of office supplies to the Club.

    Group of 1st and 2nd grade youth with 3M volunteers watches as man demonstrates how to make wallets out of duct tape.
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Inukai Family Club

Youth at Inukai have had a summer full of science experiments, sports, theater and fun in their brand new green play space, which opened this past spring.

Inukai teens have been building relationships with their peers and heading out on a series of awesome field trips. 1st-6th graders have had fun crafting in the art room, exploring science through making slime (always a crowd favorite), and learning about traditions from all across the globe.

  • Summer Meals Week

    Youth made recipes using local ingredients this July to celebrate Oregon-grown foods as part of Oregon’s Summer Meals Week. Mealtimes in our Clubs are open to youth in our community ages 0-18 during the summertime, and BGCP is an equal opportunity provider.

    Girl smiles at camera in cafeteria, while eating healthy yogurt parfait snack made with local ingredients for Oregon's summer meals week challenge.

  • 3M Visit

    One fun highlight from Blazers this summer was a visit from 3M volunteers, who led a day full of fun craft and innovation activities using duct tape, post its, and other everyday objects, and donated a whole pallet of office supplies to the Club.

    Group of 1st and 2nd grade youth with 3M volunteers watches as man demonstrates how to make wallets out of duct tape.
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Oak Grove Club

Oak Grove 1st-6th graders have spent the summer enjoying the playground, multiple rounds of Dungeons & Dragons, and learning about science, technology, engineering, art and math with weekly themed activities. Over the course of 8 weeks, we’ve let our imaginations roam outer space and the oceans, explored nature in the Pacific Northwest and made friends in the animal kingdom, and shared stories about the legends and heroes that inspire us.

  • Family Night

    As we headed into summer, youth and their families gathered to snack, play games, take pictures and view artwork created throughout the year.

Regence Club

Regence Club has been a teen-only site this summer, meaning 7th-12th graders in Portland had a home base all to themselves.

When they weren’t hanging out at the Club, teens headed out on a series of awesome field trips, including to the Portland Art Museum, Cannon Beach, and the International Rose Test Garden!

  • Summer Meals Week

    Youth made recipes using local ingredients this July to celebrate Oregon-grown foods as part of Oregon’s Summer Meals Week. Mealtimes in our Clubs are open to youth in our community ages 0-18 during the summertime, and BGCP is an equal opportunity provider.

    Girl smiles at camera in cafeteria, while eating healthy yogurt parfait snack made with local ingredients for Oregon's summer meals week challenge.

  • 3M Visit

    One fun highlight from Blazers this summer was a visit from 3M volunteers, who led a day full of fun craft and innovation activities using duct tape, post its, and other everyday objects, and donated a whole pallet of office supplies to the Club.

    Group of 1st and 2nd grade youth with 3M volunteers watches as man demonstrates how to make wallets out of duct tape.
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Wattles Club

Wattles 1st-6th graders have been keeping busy over the summer! Kids have loved creating new choreography for themselves and practicing their music skills, making healthy and delicious snacks for themselves and their peers, and working together as a team in the gym.

  • Summer Meals Week

    Youth made recipes using local ingredients this July to celebrate Oregon-grown foods as part of Oregon’s Summer Meals Week. Mealtimes in our Clubs are open to youth in our community ages 0-18 during the summertime, and BGCP is an equal opportunity provider.

    Girl smiles at camera in cafeteria, while eating healthy yogurt parfait snack made with local ingredients for Oregon's summer meals week challenge.

  • 3M Visit

    One fun highlight from Blazers this summer was a visit from 3M volunteers, who led a day full of fun craft and innovation activities using duct tape, post its, and other everyday objects, and donated a whole pallet of office supplies to the Club.

    Group of 1st and 2nd grade youth with 3M volunteers watches as man demonstrates how to make wallets out of duct tape.
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Rockwood Club

Youth at Rockwood have been staying active this summer with sports, nature, career day and so much more! The Timbers and Thorns stopped by for Stand Together week, where youth scrimmaged on the futsal courts and faced off in the games room.

Teens in 7th – 12th grades have been staying busy in the Rockwood Teen Center, improving their financial literacy skills, building job skills and relaxing as a group for movie day in ‘couch potato’ formation.

  • Summer Meals Week

    Youth made recipes using local ingredients this July to celebrate Oregon-grown foods as part of Oregon’s Summer Meals Week. Mealtimes in our Clubs are open to youth in our community ages 0-18 during the summertime, and BGCP is an equal opportunity provider.

    Girl smiles at camera in cafeteria, while eating healthy yogurt parfait snack made with local ingredients for Oregon's summer meals week challenge.

  • 3M Visit

    One fun highlight from Blazers this summer was a visit from 3M volunteers, who led a day full of fun craft and innovation activities using duct tape, post its, and other everyday objects, and donated a whole pallet of office supplies to the Club.

    Group of 1st and 2nd grade youth with 3M volunteers watches as man demonstrates how to make wallets out of duct tape.
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Alder Creek & Wilbur Rowe

Our North Clackamas Middle School sites have been located at New Urban High School for the summer.

Together, these teens have been exploring the world through their own lens by documenting their neighborhood with cameras, participating in field days, and building relationships with their peers.

  • Summer Meals Week

    Youth made recipes using local ingredients this July to celebrate Oregon-grown foods as part of Oregon’s Summer Meals Week. Mealtimes in our Clubs are open to youth in our community ages 0-18 during the summertime, and BGCP is an equal opportunity provider.

    Girl smiles at camera in cafeteria, while eating healthy yogurt parfait snack made with local ingredients for Oregon's summer meals week challenge.

  • 3M Visit

    One fun highlight from Blazers this summer was a visit from 3M volunteers, who led a day full of fun craft and innovation activities using duct tape, post its, and other everyday objects, and donated a whole pallet of office supplies to the Club.

    Group of 1st and 2nd grade youth with 3M volunteers watches as man demonstrates how to make wallets out of duct tape.
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Margaret Scott Club

Margaret Scott youth spent some time at the Rockwood Club this summer, experimenting, taking field trips and making some amazing memories. From trekking the globe through cuisine to arts festivals, OMSI, and more, these 1st-5th graders learned a ton during their Summer in the Club!

  • Summer Meals Week

    Youth made recipes using local ingredients this July to celebrate Oregon-grown foods as part of Oregon’s Summer Meals Week. Mealtimes in our Clubs are open to youth in our community ages 0-18 during the summertime, and BGCP is an equal opportunity provider.

    Girl smiles at camera in cafeteria, while eating healthy yogurt parfait snack made with local ingredients for Oregon's summer meals week challenge.

  • 3M Visit

    One fun highlight from Blazers this summer was a visit from 3M volunteers, who led a day full of fun craft and innovation activities using duct tape, post its, and other everyday objects, and donated a whole pallet of office supplies to the Club.

    Group of 1st and 2nd grade youth with 3M volunteers watches as man demonstrates how to make wallets out of duct tape.
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Lot Whitcomb Club

  • Summer Meals Week

    Youth made recipes using local ingredients this July to celebrate Oregon-grown foods as part of Oregon’s Summer Meals Week. Mealtimes in our Clubs are open to youth in our community ages 0-18 during the summertime, and BGCP is an equal opportunity provider.

    Girl smiles at camera in cafeteria, while eating healthy yogurt parfait snack made with local ingredients for Oregon's summer meals week challenge.

  • 3M Visit

    One fun highlight from Blazers this summer was a visit from 3M volunteers, who led a day full of fun craft and innovation activities using duct tape, post its, and other everyday objects, and donated a whole pallet of office supplies to the Club.

    Group of 1st and 2nd grade youth with 3M volunteers watches as man demonstrates how to make wallets out of duct tape.
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YouthForce Teens

  • Summer Meals Week

    Youth made recipes using local ingredients this July to celebrate Oregon-grown foods as part of Oregon’s Summer Meals Week. Mealtimes in our Clubs are open to youth in our community ages 0-18 during the summertime, and BGCP is an equal opportunity provider.

    Girl smiles at camera in cafeteria, while eating healthy yogurt parfait snack made with local ingredients for Oregon's summer meals week challenge.

  • 3M Visit

    One fun highlight from Blazers this summer was a visit from 3M volunteers, who led a day full of fun craft and innovation activities using duct tape, post its, and other everyday objects, and donated a whole pallet of office supplies to the Club.

    Group of 1st and 2nd grade youth with 3M volunteers watches as man demonstrates how to make wallets out of duct tape.
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