OUR KIDS

85%

of our kids come from single parent families

The children we serve live in the most economically depressed areas within in Bibb, Candler, Henry, Houston, and Monroe counties.  About 90% of our members reside in high poverty, high crime neighborhoods in the 30439, 31029, 31093, 31204, 31206, 31210, and 31211 zip codes.

90%

of our members have two or more siblings

of our kids come from single parent families

85%

The vast majority of the youth (over 90 percent) are from working class families who are at or below 200% of the federal poverty level.  (The federal poverty threshold changes annually and varies by family size. According to the US Census Bureau, the threshold for a family of three with one child is about $18,750.)

of our members have two or more siblings

90%

Many of these young people live in public housing properties managed by the county housing authority they reside in.  The schools in these areas struggle to address the basic educational needs of youth within the school day.  Parents, the school boards, and the local police and sheriff departments regularly make referrals to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Georgia.