From curious Club kid to inspiring Club Manager at our Club at Brooklyn O'Malley, Tamia Rick’s story is proof of what can happen when passion meets opportunity. When Tamia first stepped through the doors of the Boys & Girls Club of Annapolis and Anne Arundel County (BGCAAC), Meade Village Club, at just eight years old, she couldn’t have imagined how much the Club would shape her future.

For Simba Machekano, the desire to work with youth started early—and it began on the court. A lifelong basketball player, Simba grew up...