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Boys and Girls Club of Janesville pitches South Side facility, highlights prevention work and county partnership
Summary
The Boys and Girls Club of Janesville told Rock County supervisors it serves primarily low-income youth, provides affordable after‑school care, and is building a South Side facility that would triple capacity, add dinner service and expand teen programming; the organization said county childcare grant funds supported staffing and capital planning.
Rebecca Veamm, chief executive officer of the Boys and Girls Club of Janesville, told the Rock County Board of Supervisors on Oct. 10 that the nonprofit provides low-cost after-school and summer care for youth ages 6 to 18 and is building a new South Side facility to triple capacity and offer meals and expanded teen programming.
Veamm said the club served 281 youth last year, 80% of whom were low income, and provided nearly 18,000 meals and snacks, almost 3,000 STEM activities and more than 5,000 literacy activities in the previous year. “We really truly are investing in kids because prevention works,” Veamm said, adding that many club members come from single-parent households and that the club’s programs are evidence-based and nationally…
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