Dozens of nonprofit organizations serving Newport County residents will share nearly $350,000 in grants from the Rhode Island Foundation. The grants will fund work ranging from housing and summer youth programs to food pantries and behavioral health.
The stars aligned on June 23 for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Newport County’s 10th annual Newport Yacht Rendezvous at the Safe Harbor Newport Shipyard. A record 420 guests enjoyed yacht-hopping, dinner and dancing, and they came together during “Raise the Paddle” to pledge support for the club.
The Boys & Girls Clubs of Newport County today announced that it has selected Kyle Brennan Simmons, a senior at Middletown High School, as the Club’s Youth of the Year.
The Boys & Girls Clubs of Newport County proudly announces that it has received a grant from the Michael Phelps Foundation to implement the “IM Program,” Michael Phelps’ multi-faceted aquatics and water safety program comprised of five components: IM Safe, which teaches children the necessary skills and confidence to be safe in deep water; IM Fun, which provides structured in-pool activities (including some of Michael Phelps’ favorites!) to keep kids coming back to the pool; IM Fast, which focuses on stroke development and competitive swimming skills; IM Healthy, which delivers physical and mental health information in connection with IM program participation, and; IM Successful, which is a goal-setting and achievement program individualized for each participant.
April 27, 2023 – Over 20 employees from Home Depot stores in Middletown and North Kingstown, Rhode Island worked diligently to prepare Boys & Girls Clubs of Newport County’s Camp Grosvenor for this summer’s day camp program, where nearly 500 kids from Newport and Washington Counties will enjoy traditional camp activities and learn from a variety of enrichment programs.
BGCA celebrates the opening of its 5,000th Club location!
Governor Dan McKee was welcomed to Newport by Mayor Xay Khamsyvoravong at the Boys & Girls Club Newport Gymnasium at 11 this morning.
The Boys & Girls Clubs of Newport County is proud to announce that it has earned the top BrightStars rating – five stars – from the Rhode Island Association for the Education of Young Children (RIAEYC), making it the only childcare center in Newport County for all kids ages 5 to 12 to achieve this designation to date. BrightStars is Rhode Island’s Tiered Quality Rating and Improvement System (TQRIS), which is a method used in almost all states in the U.S. to assess, improve, and communicate the level of quality in early care, education and school-age settings. RIAEYC is the managing agency for BrightStars and is the state affiliate of the National Association for the Education of Young Children.
The Boys & Girls Clubs of Newport County today announced that teen member Nate Powers will take the stage and perform at the Boys & Girls Clubs of America’s 117th annual national conference this May.
The Club says that the funding will allow them to expand its recording studio and continue to offer such programs as the evidence-based BGCA programs of Lyricism 101, which focuses on expressive writing, and MusicMakers, which teaches the fundamentals of music production.
