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For more than 127 years, Boys & Girls Clubs of Philadelphia has been dedicated to ensuring that Philadelphia’s youth have a safe, positive alternative to the negative influences that plague our local neighborhoods. As Philadelphia’s premier youth guidance and development agency, Boys & Girls Clubs provide fun and engaging educational programs for thousands of kids annually, ages 6 to 19 years, at 12 of Philadelphia’s most neglected and impoverished neighborhoods. Staff direct life-enhancing programs for youth in five core areas: Character & Leadership Development, Education & Career Development, Health & Life Skills, Arts & Culture, and Sports, Fitness & Recreation. Learn more at www.BGCPhila.org.