Top 10 Moments of 2024

As 2024 draws to a close, our team reflects on ten of the best moments in the year. 

1. Breaking ground on the Baltimore Ravens Boys & Girls Club at Hilton Recreation Center which is scheduled to open in fall 2025 to serve more than 200 kids a day in West Baltimore.   

   

   
   

2. Validating that Boys & Girls Clubs are a good investment in a new study showing that Clubs provide nearly $8 in Maryland, and over $10 nationally in benefits to the community for every dollar invested.    

   

   
   

3. Cutting the ribbon on the newly expanded Boys & Girls Club at Truitt Community Center, which allowed the Club to triple the number of kids and teens served in Salisbury to 100.  

   

   
   

4. Celebrating the grand opening of a new Club on the campus of Howard Community College, the first of its kind in Maryland.   

   

   
   

5. Congratulating nine-year-old Deniasha, on winning the grand prize at the Sunshine for All Cities “Nutritious is Delicious” Cook-Off with her recipe for Aloha Chicken Paradise.  

   

   
   

6. Launching a new partnership with the Maryland State Police to deliver programming and mentoring to thousands of youth at more than 85 Club locations across the State.  

   

   
   

7. Expanding our collaboration with service year programs to hire 10 Maryland Service Corps participants and 4 ShoreCorps members to work as youth development professionals in our Clubs.   

   

   
   

8. Enhancing the Club Experience such that the number of our Club kids reporting an optimal experience in our annual survey grew by 9% from 2023 to 2024.   

   

   
   

9. Growing our active Club membership by 24% to more than 1,200 youth!   

   

   
   

10. Having our project to build the Boys & Girls Club at Mace’s Lane Community Center featured in DEWALT’s 100th anniversary video series, offering a behind-the-scenes look at just how important the project is for the entire community of Cambridge.