Gateway Region YMCA
Gateway Region YMCA camp counselor Sydney King lines up with her campers in July. The local YMCA has not stopped offering afterschool care during the pandemic, instilling safety measures such as mandatory mask wearing, maintaining social distancing and keeping activity group sizes small.
Summer break is around the corner for many children, and St. Louis-area summer camp operators are again deciding whether to run in-person programs or keep them virtual.
The Gateway Region YMCA and the Boys and Girls Club of St. Louis will hold in-person summer camp programs once again. Others, such as St. Louis University’s summer programs for K-12 students, will be held entirely online.
Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater St. Louis
Originally published on December 23, 2020 2:26 pm
The collaboration is about 15 years in the making. Directors from both clubs decided to combine their operations soon because the Mathews-Dickey organization is getting a new leader. Tom Sullivan, its interim executive director and CEO, will become the club’s new director.
After the merger, the two organizations will have different leaders but consolidate their financial offices, human resources and fundraising efforts.
Mathews-Dickey will continue to operate under its name, and will remain in the Penrose community off North Kingshighway and Penrose Street.
The combined organizations will serve nearly 10,000 children. North St. Louis children served by Mathews-Dickey will gain access to programs offered by the greater St. Louis organization.
Mathews-Dickey, Boys & Girls Clubs to merge
The combined organization will be one of the region’s largest youth development agencies, annually serving over 10,800 children and teens
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The current president of BGCSTL, Flint Fowler, will lead the combined organization under the name Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater St Louis Author: Diana Barr – St. Louis Business Journal Published: 7:40 AM CST December 23, 2020 Updated: 7:40 AM CST December 23, 2020
ST. LOUIS Mathews-Dickey Boys’ & Girls’ Club will join Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater St. Louis (BGCSTL), effective Jan. 1, the organizations announced.
The boards and staffs of both organizations have for years been exploring ways to collaborate to serve more youth, officials said last week in announcing the change to their supporters. The combination agreement calls for members of the Mathews-Dickey board to join the BGCSTL board, a spokeswoman told the
The Mathews-Dickey Boysâ & Girlsâ Club will be joining the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater St. Louis family of Clubs, effective Jan. 1, 2021.
The Boards of Directors and staffs of both Mathews-Dickey Boys & Girls Club and Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater St. Louis care deeply about the future of the children in St. Louis area, and have been exploring ways to collaborate to serve more youth for years. Collectively, both Clubs have served millions of children in the region for more than 113 years.
Over the past few years, Mathews-Dickey Boys & Girls Club board and staff have taken steps to build upon the foundation established by Martin Luther Mathews and Hubert âDickeyâ Ballentine. These steps have included exploring partnerships with other non-profit organizations.