Spring 2024

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• Capital Region daycare company under investigation 
  https://www.news10.com/news/capital-region-daycare-company-under-investigation/

• NYRA Donates Belmont Festival Picnic Tables to Charitable Organizations 
  https://www.thoroughbreddailynews.com/nyra-donates-belmont-festival-picnic-tables-to-charitable-organizations/

• Albany teens react to NCAA tournament history 
  https://www.news10.com/news/albany-teens-react-to-ncaa-tournament-history/

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Winter 2024
 

• Curling for the Community raises over $22K 
  https://www.news10.com/community/curling-for-the-community-raises-over-22k/

• Sunmark Charitable Community Foundation Celebrates Leap of Kindness Day 
  https://www.sunmark.org/connect/sunmark-360/sunmark-charitable-community-foundation-celebrates-leap-kindness-day-sweet-treats-local-nonprofits

• Albany County organizations receive federal COVID relief funding 
  https://www.news10.com/news/albany-county/albany-county-organizations-receive-federal-covid-relief-funding/

• Advocates of afterschool opportunities rally in Albany for $119M funding boost 
  https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/capital-region/news/2024/01/31/advocates-of-afterschool-opportunities-rally-in-albany-for--119m-boost

• Tackling youth violence in the City of Albany 
  https://cbs6albany.com/news/local/tackling-youth-violence-in-the-city-of-albany#

• Teen night and free haircuts for Albany’s youth 
  https://wnyt.com/top-stories/teen-night-and-free-haircuts-for-albanys-youth/

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Fall 2023
 

• Boys & Girls Club holding Arts & Crafts Night 
  https://wnyt.com/top-stories/wnyt-greater-good/boys-girls-club-holding-arts-crafts-night/

• Grasshopper Heating and Cooling, Bruce Tanski team up to help Boys and Girls Club 
  https://wnyt.com/top-stories/grasshopper-heating-and-cooling-bruce-tanski-team-up-to-help-troy-boys-and-girls-club/

• Broadview Credit Union brings sustainable farming to the Capital Region
  https://cbs6albany.com/news/local/broadview-credit-union-brings-sustainable-farming-to-the-capital-region-farm-to-table-freight-farms-shipping-container-green-boys-and-girls-club-troy-schenectady-mission-regional-food-bank-of-northeastern-new-york-ny-bronx-albany-latham-city-food-access-

• Boys & Girls Clubs hosting multiple Halloween events 
  https://www.renscochamber.com/news/boys-and-girls-clubs-hosting-multiple-halloween-events

• Boys and Girls Clubs hosting multiple Halloween events 
  https://www.news10.com/news/local-news/boys-and-girls-clubs-hosting-multiple-halloween-events/

• Portion of 7th Avenue in Troy dedicated to community mentor 
  https://www.news10.com/news/rensselaer-county/portion-of-7th-avenue-in-troy-dedicated-to-community-mentor/

• Delaware Avenue Boys & Girls Club re-opens this week
  https://www.news10.com/news/delaware-av-boys-girls-club-re-opens-this-week/

• Fire temporarily closes Boys & Girls Club in Albany
  https://www.news10.com/news/local-news/fire-temporarily-closes-boys-girls-club-in-albany/

• An exterior fire at Boys & Girls Club Albany Clubhouse under investigation
  https://cbs6albany.com/news/local/an-exterior-fire-at-the-albany-boys-girls-club-under-investigation-capital-region-dumpster-outside-no-injuries-delaware-ave-sports-activities-after-school-homework-

• SEEN: Boys & Girls Clubs of the Capital Area's Great Futures Gala
  https://www.timesunion.com/seen/article/boys-girls-club-capital-area-s-great-futures-18397201.php?IPID=Times-Union-seen-spotlight

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Summer 2023
 

• Boys & Girls Clubs of the Capital Area hosts Back-to-School Fashion Show at Crossgates
  https://www.shopcrossgates.com/press-release/boys-girls-clubs-of-the-capital-area-hosts-back-to-school-fashion-show-at-crossgates-2/

• Tuesday’s ‘Kicking it for a Cause’ event in Halfmoon
  https://dailygazette.com/2023/08/23/tuesdays-kicking-it-for-a-cause-event-in-halfmoon-images-10-photos/

• At summer camp, it's don't overdo it and stay hydrated
  https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/central-ny/news/2023/07/27/at-sweltering-summer-camp--it-s-don-t-over-do-it-and-stay-hydrated-

• Saratoga Springs foundation introduces inner-city kids to the sport of polo
  https://cbs6albany.com/community/positively-upstate/polo#

• Summer camp rolls out across the Capital Region
  https://cbs6albany.com/news/local/summer-camp-rolls-out-across-the-capital-region-ymca-boys-and-girls-club-new-york-troy-schenectady-albany

• South Troy Pool reopens for the summer season
  https://www.news10.com/news/south-troy-pool-reopens-for-the-summer-season/

• Efforts to stop violence in Albany following recent murders
  https://www.news10.com/news/albany-county/efforts-to-stop-violence-in-albany-following-recent-murders/

• Boys & Girls Club members watch the trek from farm to table
  https://www.capjournal.com/news/boys-girls-club-members-watch-the-trek-from-farm-to-table/article_610aba64-0fbc-11ee-bc06-bfe95417e05e.html

 

Spring 2023
 

• The Power of Girls: Clifton Park native empowers others through her music
  https://wnyt.com/top-stories/the-power-of-girls-clifton-park-native-empowers-others-through-her-music/

• SUNMARK CHARITABLE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION VOLUNTEERS AT AREA NON-PROFITS AS PART OF UNITED WAY OF THE GREATER CAPITAL REGION’S “518 DAY”
  https://www.sunmark.org/connect/sunmark-360/518Day2023

• Summer around the corner: What Albany youth programs are available
  https://cbs6albany.com/news/local/summer-around-the-corner-albany-youth-programs-available-boy-and-girls-club-police-athletic-league-public-library-new-hope-church

• Police investigating threats made at Albany middle school
  https://wnyt.com/top-stories/police-investigating-threats-made-at-albany-middle-school

• DANNY DOLLAR IS ALL ABOUT THE KIDS
  https://www.unitedwaygcr.org/news/danny-dollar-all-about-kids

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Winter 2023
 

• HRCCU makes donation to at-risk youth organization
  https://www.news10.com/community/hrccu-makes-donation-to-at-risk-youth-organization/

• Siena extends Gold Standard Award to BGCCA COO
  https://www.siena.edu/offices/marketing-and-communications/gold-standard-awards/jimmy-bulmer-12/

• Sunmark helps local charities
  https://wnyt.com/top-stories/sunmark-helps-local-charities/

• Broadview 500K in donations to fight food insecurity
  https://spotlightnews.com/news/2023/01/13/broadview-500k-in-donations-to-fight-food-insecurity/

• Sunmark employees donate $14k to local charities
  https://www.news10.com/news/local-news/sunmark-employees-donate-14k-to-local-charities/

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Fall 2022
 

• Boys & Girls Clubs mourn passing of bunny mascot
  https://www.news10.com/news/albany-county/boys-girls-clubs-mourn-passing-of-bunny-mascot/

• All In: Youth sports non-profits deserve holiday support
  https://www.bgccapitalarea.org/post/bridgestone-s-driving-great-futures-with-a-new-van

• AT&T teams with Boys & Girls Clubs of the Capital Area to open digital learning lab
  https://www.troyrecord.com/2022/12/09/att-teams-with-boys-girls-clubs-of-the-capital-area-to-open-digital-learning-lab/

• New van donated to Boys & Girls Club of the Capital Area
  https://www.news10.com/community/new-van-donated-to-boys-girls-club-of-the-capital-area/

• Digital learning lab opens at Troy Boys & Girls Clubs
  https://www.wamc.org/news/2022-12-08/digital-learning-lab-opens-at-troy-boys-girls-clubs

• Albany police chief cites progress on public safety, but challenges remain
  https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/capital-region/news/2022/12/06/apd-strategy-to-tackle-violence-in-2023

• Following fatal shooting, 'Stop the Violence' rally held in Albany
  https://cbs6albany.com/news/local/following-fatal-shooting-stop-the-violence-rally-in-albany-madison-and-lark-st

• Annual ‘Stop the Violence’ rally renews calls for peaceful resolution just hours after deadly Albany shooting
  https://www.news10.com/news/local-news/annual-stop-the-violence-rally-renews-calls-for-peaceful-resolution-just-hours-after-deadly-albany-shooting/

• Albany’s police chief calls for peaceful solution to violence
  https://wnyt.com/top-stories/investigation-continues-into-thursday-albany-homicide/

• County Executive Introduces New Reusable Bag Design Winner
  https://www.albanycounty.com/Home/Components/News/News/2070/

• Halloween weekend plans in the Capital Region
  https://www.news10.com/regional-halloween-plans/halloweekend-plans-in-the-capital-region/

• Boys & Girls Club Haunted House in Albany starting Saturday
  https://www.news10.com/news/albany-county/boys-girls-club-haunted-house-in-albany-starting-saturday/

• Albany PD, Paesan’s deliver pizzas to Boys & Girls Club
  https://www.news10.com/news/albany-county/albany-pd-paesans-deliver-pizzas-to-boys-girls-club/

• Boys & Girls Clubs to host music festival
  https://www.news10.com/news/albany-county/boys-and-girls-clubs-to-host-music-festival

• Yankee Trails works with Troy Boys & Girls Club to ‘Grow the Game’
  https://www.news10.com/news/rensselaer-county/yankee-trails-works-with-troy-boys-girls-club-to-grow-the-game/

• How To Improve Social Skills in Teens
  https://www.bgca.org/news-stories/2022/September/how-to-improve-social-skills-in-teens

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Summer 2022
 

• Taco Bell Foundation donates to Boys & Girls Club
  https://www.news10.com/news/taco-bell-foundation-donates-to-boys-girls-club/

• Parents juggle as after-school programs struggle to open
  https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Few-after-school-programs-open-on-time-leaving-17443476.php

• St. Rose students, staff, and alumni "Reach Out"
  https://cbs6albany.com/news/local/st-rose-students-staff-and-alumni-reach-out

• Capital Rep’s new ‘Pearl Side at the Rep’ joins list of post-Labor Day Festivals
  https://www.saratogian.com/2022/09/08/capital-reps-new-pearl-side-at-the-rep-joins-list-of-post-labor-day-festivals/

• Pearl Side Community Arts Festival Comes to the REP
  https://www.broadwayworld.com/central-new-york/article/Pearl-Side-Community-Arts-Festival-Comes-to-theREP-20220825

• Hiring crisis may delay start of after-school programs
  https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Hiring-crisis-YMCA-may-delay-start-of-17392343.php

• Two young women from Albany County ready to change the world
  https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Two-young-women-from-Albany-are-ready-to-change-17354268.php

• Man who faced life without parole now mentors youth
  https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/central-ny/news/2022/08/04/man-sentenced-to-life-at-15-now-mentors-youth

• Grondahl: Maiden ride on Albany’s first Book Bikes
  https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Grondahl-Maiden-ride-on-Albany-s-first-Book-17326738.php

• Berkshire Bank Foundation donates over $1.1 million to support 180 nonprofits
  https://vermontbiz.com/news/2022/july/20/berkshire-bank-foundation-donates-over-11-million-support-180-nonprofits-three

• South Troy Pool to open for 2022 summer swimming season
  https://www.troyrecord.com/2022/06/30/south-troy-pool-to-open-for-2022-summer-swimming-season/

• Find financial independence on the Fourth of July
  https://www.timesunion.com/shopportunist/article/Financial-independence-on-the-Fourth-of-July-17273742.php

• South Troy Pool to open for the summer on July 1
  https://www.news10.com/news/rensselaer-county/south-troy-pool-to-open-for-the-summer-on-july-1/

• Albany program aims to reduce use of dirt bikes on streets
  https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/capital-region/news/2022/06/22/albany-program-aimed-to-reduce-use-of-dirt-bikes-on-streets

• Governor Hochul Announces $4.5 Million to Support Addiction Prevention Services in High-Need Communities across New York State
  https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-hochul-announces-45-million-support-addiction-prevention-services-high-need

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Spring 2022
 

• Organizations gather in Troy to celebrate youth, work to end violence
  https://cbs6albany.com/news/local/organizations-gather-in-troy-to-celebrate-youth-work-to-end-violence

• Boys & Girls Clubs of the Capital Area celebrates Women's History Month
  https://www.facebook.com/mercedes.williams.18/videos/703725887299508/

• Advocates push for increased funding for after-school programs
  https://storystudio.timesunion.com/the-boys-girls-clubs-know-that-supported-children-lead-to-successful-adults/4528/

• Schumer delivers more than $22 million to Capital Region local projects
  https://www.saratogian.com/2022/03/24/schumer-delivers-more-than-22-million-to-capital-region-local-projects/

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Winter 2022
 

• The Boys & Girls Clubs Know that Supported Children Lead to Successful Adults
  https://storystudio.timesunion.com/the-boys-girls-clubs-know-that-supported-children-lead-to-successful-adults/4528/

• Boys & Girls Club finds, repairs home for family in need
  https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/capital-region/everyday-hero/2022/02/21/boys-girls-club-home-repair

• School violence on the rise: Leaders work on conflict strategies
  https://www.news10.com/news/school-violence-on-the-rise-leaders-work-on-conflict-strategies/

• Moms come together in Troy to discuss putting an end to the gun violence
  https://wnyt.com/troy-new-york-news/moms-come-together-in-troy-to-discuss-putting-an-end-to-the-gun-violence-/6390641/

• BGCCA Case Study via GyvLink
  https://gyvlink.com/case-studies/boysandgirlsclub

• BGCCA begins work with 501(c) Services
  ​https://www.501c.com/boys-and-girls-clubs-of-the-capital-area/

 

Fall 2021
 

• Students call for peace in Albany
  https://www.news10.com/news/students-call-for-peace-in-albany/

• 'Stop the Violence': Organizations rally with youth to end gun violence in Capital Region
  https://cbs6albany.com/news/local/stop-the-violence-organizations-rally-with-youth-to-end-gun-violence-in-capital-region​

• Call for peace by students in Albany
  https://www.mytwintiers.com/news-cat/regional-news-news/students-call-for-peace-in-albany/​

• Boys & Girls Clubs will hold peaceful protest against gun violence in Albany
  https://www.news10.com/news/albany-county/boys-girls-clubs-will-hold-peaceful-protest-against-gun-violence-in-albany/

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Summer 2021

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• Boys & Girls Clubs launch new partnership with L.L. Bean
  https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/capital-region/news/2021/08/24/boys-and-girls-clubs-launch-new-partnership-with-l-l--bean

• Boys & Girls Clubs of the Capital Area expands CareerLaunch program
  https://www.saratogian.com/2021/08/20/boys-girls-clubs-of-the-capital-area-expands-careerlaunch-program/

• Siena men’s hoops visits Boys & Girls Club of the Capital Area
  https://www.news10.com/sports/siena-mens-hoops-visits-boys-girls-club-of-the-capital-area/

• ​Boys & Girls Club counters violence with programming for kids and teens
  https://cbs6albany.com/news/local/boys-girls-club-counters-violence-with-programming-for-kids-and-teens

• South Troy pool to hold swim lessons
  https://www.troyrecord.com/news/south-troy-pool-to-hold-swim-lessons/article_7f3b602e-de9a-11eb-8fbb-071f4d21b21f.html

• City School District Of Albany: State Grant To Provide After-School Programs At Three Schools
  https://patch.com/new-york/albany-ny/city-school-district-albany-state-grant-provide-after-school-programs-three

• South Troy Pool opens with waived fees and kid lunches
  https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/capital-region/news/2021/07/06/south-troy-pool-opens-for-the-summer

• Through Their Eyes: Teens Talk Violence
  https://www.news10.com/news/through-their-eyes-teens-talk-violence/

• Mayor Madden: South Troy Swimming Pool Opens July 6th
  https://www.troyny.gov/mayor-madden-south-troy-swimming-pool-opens-july-6th/

• Boys & Girls Club relaunches workforce development program
  https://www.news10.com/news/rensselaer-county/boys-girls-club-relaunches-workforce-development-program/