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Our Mission Enabling young people, especially those that need us most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens |
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Recent News
Boys & Girls Clubs of Venice celebrated 50 years of youth service in the community. Since our beginning as a VISTA Project in 1968 our goal has been to improve the lives of the children in our community and give them a place to become anything they can dream of. We would like to thank every one who came to help us celebrate this mission underneath the stars!
Thank you for 50 years of support and making a difference. Here's to another 50 years of impacting every child that walks through our blue doors.
It's was a wonderful evening, highlighting our Club's history, success and the amazing people that have made the Club a hub in the Venice community. Click here to see highlights from the event!
Boys & Girls Clubs of Venice is proud to announce our 2018 Youth of the Year, Ty Chavez, is a finalist in the LA County Youth of the Year Competition. Twenty two Clubs and Youth of the Year Candidates competed to go on to the next round of judging and Ty is one of the six to advance. From the six finalists, two will be selected to represent Boys & Girls Clubs across Los Angeles in the California competition in April. Ty's next round of judging is Thursday, March 8th and the winner will be announced Thursday, March 15th at Club Novo at L.A. Live. Come and support Ty as she represents our Club at Club Novo, event and reception begin at 5:30pm. Congratulations Ty, we are so proud of you!
BGCV'S National Fine Arts Competition
Boys & Girls Clubs of Venice is pleased to announce the winners of the 2019 Fine Arts Competition. Fine Arts pieces created in the Club are submitted by Club members of all ages in all mediums. The winners from our local competition are submitted to the regional level and regional level winners are submitted to the national level for competition. Out of the 4,000+ Clubs and hundreds of thousands of submissions, Boys & Girls Clubs of Venice has had 19 National Winners. With the help of local community members as judges, we were able to select the top three contenders from each age group, whose pieces are headed to Santa Cruz for the regional competition. Thank you to everyone who helped us judge and to our amazing Art Director, Lalo, the true genius behind all of the amazing talent at the Club.
WINNERS
Ages 9 & Under: 1st -Iyonna Reyes,2nd Place- Cecilia Yeu, 3rd Place- Bodhi Rogers
Ages 10-12: 1st -Sophia Cueva, 2nd - Cash Elis, 3rd- Sarah Velasquez
Ages 13-15: 1st --Angie De LaRosa, 2nd-Raigan Irons, 3rd-Syren Hudson
Ages 16-18: 1st-Joseph Cotton, 2nd-Virginia Villala, 3rd- Hannah Velasquez
WINNERS
Ages 9 & Under: 1st -Iyonna Reyes,2nd Place- Cecilia Yeu, 3rd Place- Bodhi Rogers
Ages 10-12: 1st -Sophia Cueva, 2nd - Cash Elis, 3rd- Sarah Velasquez
Ages 13-15: 1st --Angie De LaRosa, 2nd-Raigan Irons, 3rd-Syren Hudson
Ages 16-18: 1st-Joseph Cotton, 2nd-Virginia Villala, 3rd- Hannah Velasquez