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It’s Time to Address Youth Sports Trauma [OP-ED]

We’ve all seen youth sports gone wild: parents behaving badly in the stands, coaches fighting on the field, and yelling at referees.  It’s not uncommon to witness drug use, drinking and gambling in the parking lots before games of athletes as young as six and seven years old as well as coaches cursing and berating […]

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Boys & Girls Clubs Keeps DE&I Pledge with the Appointment of Female Game-Changers to Board, Highlights Their #LadiesThatLead for International Women’s Day

BGCSM board leadership now boasts 56% minorities, 48% female with majority women of color, amplifying importance of representation at the highest level within the nonprofit sector. BGCSM cultivated group of talented executives, political figures, community leaders and entrepreneurs. Board members include Senator Sylvia Santana, District 3; Honorable Alisha Bell, Wayne County Commission; Honorable Angelique Peterson-Mayberry, Detroit Public Schools Community District;

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Boys & Girls Clubs Expanding Fashion Industry Club Model, Plans for New Downtown Location Underway

Current retail location will temporarily close March 1, 2022. Both the Fashion Industry Club youth workforce and entrepreneurship training program; and small business accelerator will continue during development of new concept. Over 150 youth (aged 14-18) received paid through Industry Club and 81 brands benefitted from the incubator and accelerator program. Youth program portfolios include

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Bestselling Author Shaka Senghor Amplifies Black Fatherhood and Unveils #MyFatherIsDope National Letter Writing Campaign with Boys & Girls Clubs of Southeastern Michigan

Senghor and BGCSM have called for Black fathers across the nation to participate and tell their story around fatherhood, and relationships with their children Collected stories will be compiled into a compelling coffee table style book that will be unveiled for Father’s Day 2022. Additionally, the New York Times bestselling author Shaka Senghor released newest

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Big Sean Studios

Big Sean & Sean Anderson Foundation Unveil Music Production Studio Inside Boys & Girls Clubs of SE Michigan During 3rd Annual D.O.N. Weekend

President Pro-Tem Mary Sheffield adds “Occupy the Corner-Detroit” to D.O.N. Weekend activities, and offered vaccines, expungement of records services, unemployment support and more. Celebrity Kickball game of Team Big Sean vs. Team Sheffield to take place for youth featured Michigan’s Lieutenant Gov. Garlin Gilchrist, WJLB’s Dr Darrius, and surprise celebrity guests. Sunday’s activities focused on

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BGCSM Welcomes New Board & Chair with specific expertise to help achieve BGCSM Reimagine vision and contribute to ecosystem and economic ladder

Sometimes change can be scary as we await the unknown, whether that be a new person, new idea, or new way of doing things. Fortunately for BGCSM, change has been positively progressive. One of those changes is the introduction of the new board chair, Jennifer DeMello-Johnson. Uniquely nicknamed “Mama DJ” by the youth at BGCSM,

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Boys & Girls Clubs of Southeastern Michigan Raises Minimum Wage to $15/hr. with 150 Jobs to Fill, Increase Part of Commitment to Addressing Economic Mobility

BGCSM will host an adult and youth job fair on June 2nd and will hold social distanced, in-person interviews Job creation speaks to BGCSM’s ecosystem that ensures the organization serves as an economic mobility hub for community Opportunities include Club staff roles and youth apprenticeships with Apple, PPG, Detroit is the New Black and more

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