Education & Career
Homework help, tutoring, and a clear path to graduation and beyond.
At the Boys & Girls Club of Pharr–San Juan, we build a foundation to create great futures. Learning is incorporated in all aspects of our programming to enable academic success for today and the future.
What We Offer
Power Hour: Making Minutes Count
A daily program designed to help Club members be more successful in school by providing homework help, tutoring services, and encouraging members to become self-directed learners.
Project Learn
Through Project Learn, Club staff use all the areas and programs in the Club to create opportunities for high-yield learning activities, including leisure reading, writing activities, discussions with knowledgeable adults, helping others, homework assistance, tutoring, and games that develop young people's cognitive skills.
CareerLaunch
CareerLaunch prepares teens for the world of careers and work. Through CareerLaunch, Club teens 13 to 18 years old embark on a journey to explore possible vocations, make sound educational decisions, and find success in the world of work.
Up Next Career Development
Up Next is BGCA's comprehensive in-Club work-based learning program, formerly known as Junior Staff. It provides teens with real work experience right in the Club, where they can learn and practice key employability skills. Participation puts teens at the front of the line — Up Next — for desirable placements in the workforce.
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Fitness & Recreation
Sports, fitness, and recognition programs develop positive use of leisure time, skills for stress management, and appreciation for the environment and social skills.
The Arts
These programs help young people connect to their creative talents and are created to develop multicultural appreciation and enhance skills in visual arts and crafts.
Character & Leadership
These development programs empower youth to support and influence their Club and community and sustain meaningful relationships with others.
Give your child a place to belong
Membership is affordable and open to all. Stop by the Club nearest you to sign up.