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Boys & Girls Clubs report rising enrollment, food service and ask commissioners to continue annual support
Summary
Leaders of the Marshall County Boys & Girls Clubs reported serving roughly 660 children through center visits (1,500 reached countywide), provided data on meal/snack distribution and asked commissioners to continue annual support of $8,000 per club ($16,000 total).
Leaders of the Marshall County Boys & Girls Clubs updated commissioners on program growth, free-meal service and recent facility improvements and said they plan to continue outreach and tutoring programs.
"We did serve a little over 1,500 kids last year," Andrew Fitzpatrick, CEO of the Boys & Girls Clubs in Marshall County, told the commissioners. He said the clubs served 660 children at their sites on peak days and that the county clubs provided more than 44,000 snacks and meals to enrolled members free of charge last year.
Joanna Flora, director of operational advancement, said the clubs are already serving 412 members in Marshall County three months into the year and that about 79% of the clubs’ members are eligible for free or reduced-price school meals, information collected from member applications. Flora highlighted a state-supported tutoring program that staff run in partnership with the Boys & Girls Clubs of Indiana Alliance; she cited one member who improved from failing grades to all A's after participating in tutoring.
Fitzpatrick thanked the board for prior support and noted the clubs’ annual budget is approaching $1.2 million following post-COVID growth and an expansion that opened a teen center in Bremen. Commissioners indicated they had a prepared check for $8,000 for each club (two clubs, $16,000 total) that would be released after claims were approved.
