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Boys & Girls Club CEO urges more support as Palm Springs club faces funding uncertainty
Summary
Margaret Kelly, CEO of the Palm Springs Boys & Girls Club, told the Human Rights Commission the club serves about 300 largely disadvantaged youth, is mostly self-funded and has seen delayed pass-through funds that strained operations; she asked commissioners to help spread the word and support outreach and fundraising.
Margaret Kelly, CEO and executive director of the Palm Springs Boys & Girls Club, told the Human Rights Commission on March 9 that the club — founded in 1948 and located in Sunrise Park — is 100% self-funded, serves roughly 300 children and relies on modest membership fees plus scholarships to operate.
Kelly said the club’s members “mirror” local demographics, reporting that close to 97% of children they work with come from disadvantaged households and that nearly one in three children in the Coachella Valley live below the poverty line. She said the club provides transportation for unhoused children, summer…
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