The Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Denver serves children ages 5 to 18. That is a wide age range and requires that staff meet the needs of children at different stages of growth.
“As we look at our older members, it’s giving them the opportunities to really have those resume builders. How do you talk about leadership? How do you ensure that you’re setting yourself up for the real world?” said Josh Licerio, Director of Operations at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Denver. “A five-year-old – much different, right?! A lot of energy. Really trying to understand how to navigate the space with their peers around them. A lot of that is really just understanding how are you in a group of your peers and how do you navigate conflict? How do you navigate just learning? That’s all the things you get here at Boys & Girls Club.”
Members like 12-year-old Ashley love the Boys & Girls Club because of all the different activities that are offered. She likes to express her creativity in art classes, but also gets help with her academics too.