- Introduction
- Teen Programs
Here at the Club we realized that teens wanted a place to call their own. A place they could be with their friends and do what they wanted to do. Our Teen Center provides our youth with a safe and friendly environment where they can learn, hang out, play and just BE!
Listed to the right on this page are the many programs that The Boys & Girls Clubs of Fullerton promotes for our teens.
Please take a moment to find out more about all the great activities that Fullerton's teens are involved in.
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Stay Smart gives information about alcohol, tobacco and other drugs and the consequences of the drug environment. This program also offers information about the physical and emotional changes associated with puberty and the consequences of early sexual involvement.
Stay Smart gives training on how to resist peer and media pressures toward drug or sexual involvement. It also gives training in communication and coping skills to ease the stresses of adolescence.
While adolescence can be a difficult time for all youth, boys are more likely to commit violent crime, get into trouble in school and join gangs during this critical period in their development. Even in optimal conditions, this time can often be a confusing and perilous one as boys struggle with mixed messages about what it means to be a man.
In many of our communities, the journey is made even more difficult as boys struggle with competing forces without the support of personal male mentors and/or role models. Passport to Manhood represents a targeted effort to engage adolescent boys in interactive discussions and activities that reinforce positive behavior.
The leader in training program is designed to provide teens aged 13-18 with job acquisition and retention skills, leadership development and a positive alternative to the streets. The curriculum features a professional skills workshop, facts and discussions of relevant teen issues, interpersonal skill development including conflict resolution and peer pressure resistance, and valuable workplace experience. Rewarded for their hard work with prizes and field trips, this program is well liked by the teens.
The general purpose of Keystone is to create and maintain high standards of health, education, character and citizenship in order for teens to develop into responsible, productive adults.
Keystone offers teens many opportunities to develop and use leadership skills and contribute to the community through service and volunteerism. Keystone is also set up to foster an understanding and respect between groups and individuals. Teens also learn lifeskills and information for living a responsible, fulfilled life and to enjoy fellowship and develop self-confidence.
Our teens in Keystone understand and participate in our free enterprise system through fundraising activities with local and national Boys & Girls Club programs.
Project Safe is a before and after school youth development program. This 18-week program is designed for opportunity students, those in alternative high school, to reenroll into comprehensive high school.
Project Safe serves teens at the five traditional high schools and two continuation high schools in our district. The district serves youths of Fullerton, Buena Park and La Habra.
Project Safe's success can be attributed to the multilateral effort put forth by the many organizations involved. Founded by the Boys & Girls Club of Fullerton in 1992, the program focuses on helping at-risk youth overcome their social and academic challenges, and to suppress potential gang activity. More simply stated, Step-Up gets at-risk youth off the streets and back on the path to success.
This program that is unique to our district has been acknowledged by government officials as being an ideal program that should be implemented statewide.
The Torch Club is a small group of Club members aged 11-13 who agree upon, develop and implement their own programs and activities.
Groups focus on developing the character and leadership skills of members. Torch Club helps young people make a successful transition into late adolescence by fostering positive self-esteem and personal growth, building listening and speaking skills, reinforcing academic endeavors and encouraging the development of conscientious citizenship.
This teen league dubbed "Junior NBA" is formatted to encourage high school students to learn about teamwork and unity.
Our basketball league is a competitive one that has winter and summer team schedules. Our program is coached and refereed by a talented and dedicated staff.
Through hoops, teens learn more about themselves, gain self-esteem and form strong friendships with other players.
See if you can swing by and watch one of our games!