The Boys and Girls Club of Virginia Peninsula is planning to update the Gloucester unit facility located in the Hayes Shopping Center off Route 17.
The organization, whose mission is to inspire and enable all young people, especially those who need them most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring and responsible citizens, has around 1,200 organizations across the country, with over 5,000 individual units, according to president and CEO Hal Smith.
At an Impact Soiree held at the Gloucester unit, he explained how important the organization is, empowering kids with well-rounded programs and opportunities.
“We really want to impact the time they’re here in the club so that they can learn what it means to be a leader—they can learn things that will take them into their professional career,” Smith said.
He said that the club was an affordable, accessible place for kids to spend their after-school hours while their parents are still at work, during hours where there is the great...