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Boys & Girls Club presents outcomes, seeks renewal of city contract for 5th‑day and summer programming
Summary
Boys & Girls Club leaders told Pueblo City Council their three-site contract serves hundreds of youth (722 Jan–May) and asked council to consider renewing a one-year, $50,000 non‑departmental contract as the city develops its 2027 budget.
Representatives of the Boys & Girls Club presented performance data and a funding request at the July 6 Pueblo City Council work session, asking council to consider renewing a one-year contract that funds all-day, out‑of‑school supervision and programming at three clubhouses.
Becky Medina (president and CEO) and Kendra Turner (vice president of resource development) said the current agreement covers 25 day slots per site and that Jan.–May participation at the three sites reached 722 youth, including 265 teens. The club reported more than 12,500 meals served and roughly 2,800 hours of member community service during the same January–May period. The organization said it employs about 75 part‑time and full‑time staff, has roughly $2.3 million in annual payroll and brings in approximately $2.5 million in outside revenue.
Councilors asked detailed budget and operational questions: how the club would manage a potential $50,000 shortfall from the city (the club said the amount equates to roughly three part‑time positions and that private foundations and increased individual giving are being pursued), whether volunteers or interns could be used to reduce costs (club leaders said interns do not count toward staff-to-youth ratios unless paid), and how transportation limits access (parents and members asked for help with rides from certain neighborhoods).
City staff and several council members said they were supportive in principle but that budget constraints and timing mean a final decision will be made in the fall 2026 budget process. Council asked staff to invite the club back for updates during the fall budget cycle and flagged transportation and staffing stability as items for follow up.
Why it matters: the contract pays for consistent supervision and programming that council members and parents said keeps youth safe, supports academic work and contributes to workforce readiness and violence‑prevention programming. The session produced data for council’s budget deliberations but no immediate appropriation.
