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Boys and Girls Clubs of East Alabama highlights services and mobile clubhouse to Lee County commissioners
Summary
Richard Curry, president and CEO of Boys and Girls Clubs of East Alabama, briefed the commission on programs in Lee County, including two bricks‑and‑mortar clubs, a mobile clubhouse, and a summer camp fee of $35 per week.
Richard Curry, president and CEO of Boys and Girls Clubs of East Alabama, briefed the Lee County Commission on the organization’s local activities and resources and invited commissioners to the group’s 35th‑anniversary gala.
Curry said the Boys and Girls Clubs operate two brick‑and‑mortar facilities in Lee County (Auburn and Opelika), one in Pike County and a mobile clubhouse that he said is the only one of its kind in the state. "Last year, we served about 15,500 young people across East Alabama," Curry said, and described priority outcome areas including academic success, healthy lifestyles, character and leadership, and post‑COVID mental health and trauma‑informed care.
He said the organization launched a mobile app and a virtual clubhouse and noted a summer camp commitment this year that sets camp fees at $35 per week in celebration of the 35th anniversary. Curry asked the commission to consider the Boys and Girls Club as a resource in efforts to attract and retain industry in Lee County, noting childcare as an area of opportunity.
Commissioners thanked Curry and praised the organization’s work; no formal action or funding request was made during the presentation.
