Boys And Girls Club has served local children ages 6-18 with outstanding educational and recreational programs after school and all day in the summer.
The Boys & Girls Club of Hilton Head Island was established in 1990 at Sandlewood, a local low-income housing project located on the Island. In 1999, a 29,000-square-foot facility was built near the Hilton Head School complex off Gumtree Road, the cost of which was paid 100% from donations by local organizations and private donors.
We currently have over 260 members enrolled, and over 200 children walk through our doors every day. We serve a total of 48,000 meals to those children every year. We have a diverse membership comprised of 42% Latino, 29% Caucasian, 28% African-American, and 1% identifying as “other.”
Each year, they meet their annual budget through three community fundraisers, a board-driven private appeal, donations from long-time supporters, and local and national grants. We do not receive governmental funding.
On the surface, Hilton Head Island appears to be a community of significant wealth, yet a staggering 63% of Club members live in families that fall below the national federal poverty guidelines. 45% of our members’ families fall at the lowest level, making $25,000 or less per year.
At the Boys & Girls Club, 48% of members live in single-parent homes or with a grandparent. Most Club families are hourly wage employees, many with multiple jobs. Many of these children have multiple places they stay at night and frequently they don’t know where that will be.
Open: Daily, 10 AM–6 PM. Closed: Weekends.
