Author Archives: Boys and Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta

By Stacey Eames | Owner, Highland Bakery | Board Member, Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta  We Bake Love – that’s our slogan at Highland Bakery, and that’s my motto for life. I bake with love and lead with love because I have passion for doing it right, a passion for making people happy. […]

By David Jernigan, President & CEO, Boys and Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta FAMILY HOLDS CANDLELIGHT VIGIL FOR 12-YEAR-OLD KILLED NEAR ATLANTIC STATION 15-YEAR-OLD GIRL SHOT TO DEATH AT CLAYTON COUNTY PARTY ATTENDED BY HUNDREDS APS’S STUDENT ADVISORY COUNCIL GIVES CALL TO ACTION DURING RALLY TO STOP GUN VIOLENCE With more than three dozen young […]

By Brooks Robinson Board Director and Technology Advisory Board member of Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta and advisor to technology companies and investors including Tech Square Ventures and Engage Technology has transformed how we live and work. The need to continually invest in technology and innovation is critical for companies to remain competitive. […]

By Larry Patrick, Partner – PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP & Board Governance Committee Chair & Chair-Elect of Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta  I joined the Board of Directors for Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta (BGCMA) in 2015, however my involvement with the Club spans decades. I am the Club’s realized potential. It is […]

By Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta (BGCMA) What is the Blue Door? The Blue Door symbolizes the great futures that lie behind every Boys & Girls Club threshold.  At Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta (BGCMA), it is behind our Blue Doors where we ignite the unlimited potential of kids and teens […]

By Jerel Causey | Managing Director, Accenture | Board Member, Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta  I grew up in small country towns in eastern North Carolina without many of the comforts I now try not to take for granted while living in the big city of Atlanta. My parents were the first in […]

By Shara Garwood Sanders, J.D., Champions Club for GIRLS Chair, Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta Rebel Girls can change the world in oh so many ways. They start by being who they are despite what others say. And after that is said and done, they question what’s unfair. They have big ideas, fight […]

By David Jernigan, President & CEO, Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta  The pandemic phenomenon known as “The Great Resignation” has set the job market on fire. As voluntary turnover continues to spread across the nation, companies struggle to fill vacancies amid competition and retain understaffed talent amid burnouts.  According to the U.S. Bureau […]

Annual Fundraising Gala Raises $930,000+ for Youth Development Organization “I am proud to be a Mexican immigrant, someone who is a persistent, determined, and hardworking human being. In life, I was given the opportunity to grow in a safe space: my home: But later, when I saw the painful reality of my country, I felt […]

By David Jernigan, President/CEO, Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta Every educator knows a Courtney. The shy kid who blossoms into her greatness through the outpouring of love from community. I met my Courtney while serving as founding principal of KIPP WAYS (West Atlanta Young Scholars) Academy, where we truly embraced the “it takes […]

By Dr. Darrell Hall, Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta Alumnus, Rockdale County Board Member  I stepped into my first Boys & Girls Club at the age of 6.  My mother needed a safe and affordable place for me to go after school while she worked to take care of me and my younger […]

By Simon H. Bloom, Esq. | Board Chair, Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta It all started with a spark of passion. It was 1998. Brand new to Atlanta, brand new to the practice of law, and brand new to “adulthood,” I found myself seated at a table with Atlanta business leaders in Centennial Park.  […]

By David Jernigan, President & CEO, Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta For many companies and organizations, the past year has provoked critical conversations around diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and inspired many to take necessary steps to address systemic racism.  While the Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta (BGCMA) has been advocating […]

By David Jernigan, President & CEO of Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta  Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta, like so many other youth service organizations in the country, continues to fill the gap for kids and families in this unprecedented, ever-changing climate. Our job as […]