Working at Boys & Girls Clubs of America

Peers

Leadership hires friends with no background in their profession and shuns hiring external experts in youth research and practice. Highly silo'd, just elongated DEI dept. local orgs deserve a better national org

Local club interaction

They really know how to game the financials. External budget for funders/partners. Inside budget shows massive underspend for local clubs.

Stay nonpartisan. Heritage foundation board nominations and letters of support for Jeff sessions ... red lining and project 2025 show Jim Clark and RD gov aspirations not benefit for youth served

Life experience and having done real work at club level

Wayyyyyy above average for SLT

Just eliminated DEI team... supports Heritage Foundation

Working for clubs...

Many of my colleagues are excellent people to work with. Nonprofit org with a good mission.

Chaos. We're always understaffed. We're always under pressure to develop things before leadership has even made decisions about what they want.

Health insurance (premiums paid by employer)

Family like environment

Could definitely use more structure.

Being able to work with children who look up to me

Working with the kids

Some of the kids misbehave all the time

Seeing the kids every day, helping them, and watching them grow

Relaxed work environment. Minimal experience was required. great for someone looking for an entry-level job working with kids of all ages

Scheduling was a little disorganized. I worked at the Santa Clarita BGC for reference

Teamwork and working with our nations youth.

Management.

Work and life balance.

The experience

The employers and how we are treated. We are overworked for what we are paid and we are pushed beyond our limits.

We have no benefits, we aren't even really allowed to take time off unless we have covid

Working with the youth while positively influencing them and bettering their future

It can be very disorganized at times, but that is about it.

Health benefits, and free food

the children were very fun to work with. i liked teaching the new and exciting heats to deal with life.

Being able to help the kids.

Getting to know each kid and growing a bond with them. My father was also one of my bosses.

I worked with sexually abused children and ones that sexually abused others

had great insurance and other benefits

The children and opportunities presented to the workers

The volunteer hours on the weekend

Staff is caring and kind who want your best interests.

Don't acknowledge higher education schooling. No structure.

Educating children and impacting lives in a positive way

The Pay

Community events

Great environment with great people.

Sometimes the structure was questionable.

Getting to impact the lives of the kids.

My engagement and the difference I make in children's' lives.

I wish I had the ability to follow up with children outside of work

The enjoyment the children give me . Accommodating schedule.

the environment in which I was in, and the atmosphere of it all.

nothing

getting to interact with children and getting a long with co-workers