Boys & Girls Clubs of Central New Hampshire

Programmatic Goals:

1)To ensure that young children have access to high quality child care

2) To ensure that young people have access to programs that support them to:
- graduate from high school ready for trade school, college, military service or employment;
-be engaged citizens who are involved in the community and serving as role models for others;
- adopt a healthy diet and practice healthy life-style choices.

Organizational Goals:

1) To be known not only as the most affordable child and youth-serving organization, but also the best

2) To be in a position to expand into communities where we are needed, when we are needed

3) To continue to seek partnerships and opportunities that enhance our population's physical, intellectual, emotional and social development.

Programmatic Strategies
-Create a safe, positive environment: Club staff, programs and age-appropriate settings create stability, consistency and a sense of physical and emotional safety. The Club provides structure and clearly defines acceptable behaviors.
-Foster fun: Members develop a strong sense of belonging through connections with staff and peers.
-Encourage supportive relationships: Club youth develop meaningful relationships with adults and their peers.
-Offer opportunities and high expectations: Club youth acquire physical, social, technological, artistic and life skills.
-Value recognition: Clubs recognize and support young people's self-worth and accomplishments.

Organizational Strategies
- Focus on professional development and growth
- Improve hiring practices to attract and retain the best candidates
- Continue to develop individual giving program
- Continue to develop relationships/partnerships that can benefit club members.

- A strong, committed board of directors
- A respected and proven leadership team
- An excellent reputation in the community
- Staff members whose experience and education meet or exceed State Licensing Guidelines
- A training and development plan for employees, and a mandate to carry it out
- Clean, kid-friendly, functional facilities
- Strong partnerships with other social services agencies, school systems and municipalities
- Diversified revenue stream with sustainability aligned with membership revenue and individual giving, as opposed to any one funding source

Over the past five years, we have significantly expanded the depth and breadth of our services thanks in great part to a merger with the Boys & Girls Club of the Lakes Region, launch of childcare and preschool programming and our most recent merger with Lakes Region Child Care Services. Membership has more than doubled, and our footprint has expanded throughout central New Hampshire. Revenue and net assets have grown, thanks to three successful capital campaigns.

We are confident that we are reaching the kids "who need us most": 64% of members are low-income and 28% are extremely low-income (families earn 30% or less than state's median income). This means we must work hard to raise scholarship and financial assistance to keep these members at the Club. At the same time, excellent program quality is critical. The Club must continue to attract full-paying families and generate positive outcomes for all members.

Boosting economic self-sufficiency and educational attainment for children and parents by filling gaps in child care was included in both the Boys & Girls Clubs’ and Lakes Region Child Care Services’ prior strategic plans; the merger came from the recognition that we could do it better together. Our priority organizational goal is to develop and fund a strategic plan for continued growth.

Before taking any major steps, we’ll need to accomplish our programmatic goal, which is to establish best practices in all processes and policies. We’ll also need to put systems in place to manage additional members, staff and revenue.