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Boys & Girls Club highlights teen 'lounge' at Vista Grande, reports increasing teen participation
Summary
Matt Lundberg updated the board on the club’s teen services at Vista Grande High School (the "lounge"): in 2024 the program served 329 teens across seven clubs, has had about 1,898 visits so far this year, and averages roughly 25 teens daily at the lounge; Lundberg emphasized programming (tutoring, college/career prep) and requested continued support.
Matt Lundberg presented an update on the Boys & Girls Club’s local operations and its partnership with the district. He traced the program’s origins at the elementary level and said the organization expanded into teen programming in 2016 through a partnership with the city’s Parks and Recreation and the Casa Grande Union High School District — establishing a lounge at Vista Grande High School for teens.
"In 2024, we served, 329 teens in our or, across our 7 clubs," Lundberg said, and added that so far this year "136 different young people have come through our doors" at the lounge and the program has recorded about "1,898 total visits." He said the lounge offers tutoring connected to Vista Grande High School, college‑and‑career readiness programming, life‑skills development, and extracurricular offerings such as a new guitar program and bucket‑drumming for younger clubs.
Lundberg thanked district staff and partners (including Vista Grande administrators, library staff, and the superintendent) for the collaboration and said the organization continues to look for funding and programmatic growth to expand services for teens. When asked about needs and wants, Lundberg emphasized funding as the primary need to expand programming and staff capacity.
