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An expanded Clubhouse and a home for our teens…

The Cindy Platt Boys & Girls Club of Transylvania County is embarking on Building a Place to Belong - its most ambitious growth initiative since the Club’s inception in 1999. The recent pandemic has caused our children periods of unhealthy isolation, declines in academic performance, and increasing mental health issues. Today, Transylvania County’s most vulnerable populations remain at risk.

Through this significant campus expansion outlined within, the Club can ‘move the needle’ for our most treasured and vulnerable population: our kids and teens. Across the county, school leaders, counselors, and youth advocates have expressed concerns for the physical and mental well-being of our youth. With limited resources and resources disproportionately distributed throughout the county, many parents and caregivers are left with few options to ensure their children’s safety and to productively fill their time after school.

The campaign slogan Building a Place to Belong is strategically selected to highlight the emphasis on building connections and relationships with kids and teens. We know that these relationships, coupled with outcome-based programs, lead youth and families to purpose, confidence, and hope.

Please read our plans to double our impact, eliminate our current waitlist for services, and invest in our teens’ futures. With plans to serve 25% of the county’s school-aged population annually, we are confident that this expansion will have a significant community impact now and into the future.