Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update
Virtual Clubhouses Available on Zoom
True to our mission, we will do whatever it takes to ensure we can continue to provide high-quality youth development programming in a fun, safe environment. Below are our current virtual programming options, as well as our plans to continue to inspire and enable all young people to reach their full potential:
Great Lakes Clubs at Home: If you are one of our more than 320 members of our Facebook group providing programming for youth and their families, thank you! We hope you enjoy the STEAM, Triple Play, Power Hour and Prevention activities provided each day. We hope to continue to provide daily activities to keep you informed and having fun.
Virtual Clubhouses: This week, each of our five Clubhouses will be setting up virtual Club time for their respective youth and team members. We are so excited to reunite our youth with their favorite staff and program pieces, including Summer Brain Gain, emotional health check-ins, sports trivia and physical challenges, and much more. All youth are invited to participate, please ensure you have submitted the consent form prior to your Club's scheduled Zoom meeting.
And, finally, many of our families have inquired about the Clubs reopening. We are actively working on a plan that will ensure the safety of all of our employees, volunteers, and of course, our kids. We will continue to keep our families informed of timing, safety protocols, space limitations, and all of the factors that will be weighed into the decision of when we reopen. In the interim, we welcome participation in our virtual Clubs, where our staff our working daily to provide a fun, interactive and educational environment for our kids to stay socially-connected.
Great Lakes Clubs at Home: If you are one of our more than 320 members of our Facebook group providing programming for youth and their families, thank you! We hope you enjoy the STEAM, Triple Play, Power Hour and Prevention activities provided each day. We hope to continue to provide daily activities to keep you informed and having fun.
Virtual Clubhouses: This week, each of our five Clubhouses will be setting up virtual Club time for their respective youth and team members. We are so excited to reunite our youth with their favorite staff and program pieces, including Summer Brain Gain, emotional health check-ins, sports trivia and physical challenges, and much more. All youth are invited to participate, please ensure you have submitted the consent form prior to your Club's scheduled Zoom meeting.
And, finally, many of our families have inquired about the Clubs reopening. We are actively working on a plan that will ensure the safety of all of our employees, volunteers, and of course, our kids. We will continue to keep our families informed of timing, safety protocols, space limitations, and all of the factors that will be weighed into the decision of when we reopen. In the interim, we welcome participation in our virtual Clubs, where our staff our working daily to provide a fun, interactive and educational environment for our kids to stay socially-connected.
March 25, 2020
INTRODUCING GREAT LAKES CLUBS AT HOME
Starting today, we will be providing our program opportunities on our Facebook Group Page "Great Lakes Clubs At Home." These opportunities will include prompts for physical activity, educational exercises, and a STEAM topic each week. We welcome families to participate by posting a video of themselves doing the activities we are challenging youth to do. If you and/or your youth are interested in participating with us, please join our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1050088515354343/?source_id=184430345360
Next week, we will launch Zoom for our prevention programming. Through hands-on, critical thinking games and real discussions about anxiety, emotions and decision-making, prevention programming helps our youth to learn key life skills for coping. We will be providing a parental consent form to parents so they can opt their child into our virtual experience. The form and more information about setting up a Zoom profile will be available soon.
We are here for our Club families in this uncertain time, and will do all we can to ensure our families and children have what they need. We look forward to connecting with you, our extended family, as we work to fulfill our mission of nourishing character and inspiring potential.
INTRODUCING GREAT LAKES CLUBS AT HOME
Starting today, we will be providing our program opportunities on our Facebook Group Page "Great Lakes Clubs At Home." These opportunities will include prompts for physical activity, educational exercises, and a STEAM topic each week. We welcome families to participate by posting a video of themselves doing the activities we are challenging youth to do. If you and/or your youth are interested in participating with us, please join our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1050088515354343/?source_id=184430345360
Next week, we will launch Zoom for our prevention programming. Through hands-on, critical thinking games and real discussions about anxiety, emotions and decision-making, prevention programming helps our youth to learn key life skills for coping. We will be providing a parental consent form to parents so they can opt their child into our virtual experience. The form and more information about setting up a Zoom profile will be available soon.
We are here for our Club families in this uncertain time, and will do all we can to ensure our families and children have what they need. We look forward to connecting with you, our extended family, as we work to fulfill our mission of nourishing character and inspiring potential.
March 23, 2020
Following the directive of Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer today, the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Great Lakes Bay Region has extended the closure of our physical sites until April 13.
Our team is working hard to create and implement virtual programming to support our kids at home, who may be feeling isolated in this unprecedented time. Please stay tuned for additional updates.
Following the directive of Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer today, the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Great Lakes Bay Region has extended the closure of our physical sites until April 13.
Our team is working hard to create and implement virtual programming to support our kids at home, who may be feeling isolated in this unprecedented time. Please stay tuned for additional updates.
March 16, 2020
As our members pass the time at home, we are ramping up our connections on social media, and invite our families to join us on our sites. Below are some educational resources for families to keep youth active and learning. These are all fun online ways youth can continue to learn.https://www.brainpop.com/
https://www.abcya.com/
* https://www.abcmouse.com/redeem
* https://www.readingiq.com/redeem/
* https://www.adventureacademy.com/redeem/
*some of these websites require a redemption code, please message us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/greatlakesclubs if you are interested in using those websites and we will send you the code.
Please stay tuned for other news we have for our Club families. We will also be hosting some giveaways on our Twitter for youth who participate in our #GitUpAndMove Challenges. Please follow us on Twitter for more information and to participate: https://twitter.com/GreatLakesClubs
We would like to keep our communities up to date with valuable resources available to them. If you have any community resources available, please direct message us so we can share.
As our members pass the time at home, we are ramping up our connections on social media, and invite our families to join us on our sites. Below are some educational resources for families to keep youth active and learning. These are all fun online ways youth can continue to learn.https://www.brainpop.com/
https://www.abcya.com/
* https://www.abcmouse.com/redeem
* https://www.readingiq.com/redeem/
* https://www.adventureacademy.com/redeem/
*some of these websites require a redemption code, please message us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/greatlakesclubs if you are interested in using those websites and we will send you the code.
Please stay tuned for other news we have for our Club families. We will also be hosting some giveaways on our Twitter for youth who participate in our #GitUpAndMove Challenges. Please follow us on Twitter for more information and to participate: https://twitter.com/GreatLakesClubs
We would like to keep our communities up to date with valuable resources available to them. If you have any community resources available, please direct message us so we can share.
March 15, 2020
We are happy to update our Club community with many options for food pick-up and meals as we battle this outbreak in our communities. We will do our best to keep everyone posted on developments.
In Bay County, please refer to this site for details on locations providing food: https://greatlakesbaymoms.com/places-offering-free-meals-for-families-in-need/?fbclid=IwAR1Wglm4ngok7ZUsN3ofzknZpCRkddLpFE7aWzyHL4ApCVe2p2ygLIleTRQ
Our families in Saginaw should refer to the updated plan for neighborhood food providers in the image to the right.
We are happy to update our Club community with many options for food pick-up and meals as we battle this outbreak in our communities. We will do our best to keep everyone posted on developments.
In Bay County, please refer to this site for details on locations providing food: https://greatlakesbaymoms.com/places-offering-free-meals-for-families-in-need/?fbclid=IwAR1Wglm4ngok7ZUsN3ofzknZpCRkddLpFE7aWzyHL4ApCVe2p2ygLIleTRQ
Our families in Saginaw should refer to the updated plan for neighborhood food providers in the image to the right.
March 13, 2020
The safety and well-being of Club members, staff and volunteers is always our top priority. We are closely monitoring reports from our local and state health departments, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for updated information.
With the safety of all in mind, we have decided to suspend Club services starting Monday, March 16. The week of Monday, March 16 and through at least March 27, all Great Lakes Region Club sites will be closed.
The following Club sites will remain open Friday, March 13, at the following times:
Bay City: 12-7pm
Essexville: 2-6pm
KidsCampUs: 3-7pm
Pinconning: 3-7pm
Saginaw Stone: closed
We are continuing to work with our community partners on providing food, and the possibility of our Club sites being pick-up/service location for those who need us most. We will communicate as we learn more details.
As the situation develops, we will continue to keep you notified via email, on our website at https://www.boysandgirlsclubsglbr.com/, and on Facebook. We encourage our families to dial 2-1-1 or visit https://www.mi211.org/ for the most up to date information regarding health and human service needs in Michigan.
The safety and well-being of Club members, staff and volunteers is always our top priority. We are closely monitoring reports from our local and state health departments, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for updated information.
With the safety of all in mind, we have decided to suspend Club services starting Monday, March 16. The week of Monday, March 16 and through at least March 27, all Great Lakes Region Club sites will be closed.
The following Club sites will remain open Friday, March 13, at the following times:
Bay City: 12-7pm
Essexville: 2-6pm
KidsCampUs: 3-7pm
Pinconning: 3-7pm
Saginaw Stone: closed
We are continuing to work with our community partners on providing food, and the possibility of our Club sites being pick-up/service location for those who need us most. We will communicate as we learn more details.
As the situation develops, we will continue to keep you notified via email, on our website at https://www.boysandgirlsclubsglbr.com/, and on Facebook. We encourage our families to dial 2-1-1 or visit https://www.mi211.org/ for the most up to date information regarding health and human service needs in Michigan.
