Company Profile
Boys & Girls Club of Greater Lowell
Company Overview
Our Vision: To end generational poverty in Lowell.
Our Mission: To inspire and enable young people, especially those who need us most, to realize their full potential as productive, responsible and caring citizens.
At the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Lowell:
- All young people ages 8-18 are welcome, our members represent diverse socio-economic and ethnic backgrounds.
We seek to provide a safe environment that meets our members’ basic needs as well as supports their growth and education.
- Membership fees are kept low at just $30 per year ($5 for teens) and many scholarships are granted to ensure access to all youth who can benefit from Club services.
- A wide variety of engaging program options empower youth to reach their full potential and become the adults they want to be.
- Our Club values of Teamwork, Commitment, Excellence, Integrity, and Fun are infused in all aspects of our programming and operations.
- With the support of our community, youth in Lowell find within the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Lowell the safe haven, adult role models, and opportunities they need to build bright futures and break the cycle of poverty.
Company History
The story of the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Lowell began over a century ago, when the Boys Club was organized by a man named Eastman, the field secretary of National Boys Club. He became the first Director in 1900 with the support of “Messrs, MacBrayne, Nourse, Page, Pickman and Southworth serving as the original directors.” Their mission: “to help street boys, many of whom would spend their evening on the streets and in bad company, but for the Club.”
In 1906, Lowell became one of the national leaders of the Boys Club movement, joining 53 member organizations as an affiliate of the Federated Boys Clubs. Their collective aim was to inspire and enable all young people from disadvantaged circumstances to realize their full potential as productive responsible and caring citizens.
Locally, effort was aimed at providing the young with a safe place to learn and grow at a time when men and mill girls toiled in textile factories to meet the challenges facing young families in the industrial revolution. Under the leadership of local corporate support, The Lowell Boys & Club Association was established at 25 Dutton Street.
Decades later, the challenge for a new and better equipped facility was met by a new generation of Boys & Club alumni. In 1970, the George A. Demoulas Clubhouse opened on Middlesex Street. As community needs evolve, so too has the Club. In 1995, recognizing the need to extend our youth development programming to females, the Club began admitting girls, becoming the the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Lowell.
Club programming continues to reflect the changing needs of the community. Program spaces have been adapted to meet changing educational, social and recreational needs. Additionally, the facility is equipped with a Learning Center, Technology Center, Teen Center, Makerspace, Cultural Enrichment Room, double gymnasium, Teen Fitness Center, Games Room, Café, community garden, and several meeting spaces.
With 125 years of history, the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Lowell continues to serve generations of community youth with a safe place to learn and grow.
Benefits
Paid time off, Medical, STD/LTD, Employee Assistance Program, Life Insurance, Retirement plan with employer contribution, Professional Development - for a full list of benefits, please see our website (lbgc.org).
Flexible work schedule and work-from-home opportunities are available.
Values and mission-driven organization.
Interaction with a positive, community-minded team, along with amazing young people.