Our programs are built around FIVE PRINCIPAL ELEMENTS for positive youth development: • Character & Leadership • Academic Success & Career Development • Healthy Lifestyles • The Arts • Sports & Recreation Our goal is to achieve substantially better outcomes in these critical areas, paving the path to GREAT FUTURES. THE BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF CORVALLIS has been offering quality programs to youth grades K-12 in Corvallis and the surrounding area since 1971. We are the main provider of after-school care in Benton County. We serve over 1,800 members ages 5-18, and provide outreach services to 10,000 youth across Benton County. We provide 600 free meals daily and, at our Johnson Dental Clinic, we offer oral health care to uninsured children in our community. We are a private not-for-profit organization that is overseen by an elected volunteer Board of Directors, funded primarily through local donations. THE VISION of the Boys and Girls Club of Corvallis is to be the youth organization families and youth choose for its friendly, inclusive, and fun environment, that helps school-age youth reach their full potential as productive, responsible, caring citizens. THE MISSION of the Boys and Girls Club of Corvallis is to provide school-age youth with fun and enriching programming in a safe and positive environment.