Boys & Girls Clubs - Youth Programs

At our six Corps/Community Centers throughout the region children are offered a safe environment in which to explore and maximize their potential after school.  Our staff and volunteers serve as positive role models for these children, and provide them the leadership skills that parents have come to expect and appreciate from The Salvation Army.  Our Boys & Girls Clubs – at most of these community centers – offer fun recreational activities for our children to participate in.  From dance and music lessons, to Tae Kwon Do classes, and even special visits from local celebrities and sports teams, there is always a positive message to the work we do.  In the summertime, parents are also offered the opportunity to have their children participate in our summer camp program.

 Upward Bound – College Assistance

Through our Upward Bound Boys & Girls Club at Lee High School, hundreds of first generation, low-income families are seeing a member of their family graduate from high school and go on to college for the very first time.  By making a commitment to The Salvation Army’s Upward Bound program, youth in the vicinity of the Houston Independent School District’s Robert E. Lee High School are committing to reaching this accomplishment with the help of The Salvation Army’s staff.  Free of charge, these students are provided academic and career advising, financial aid assistance, a five-week summer program at Rice University, field trips to various other colleges, and assistance with college entrance requirements.