Advocate for Clubs

Please ask your legislators to support our work on Beacon Hill!

Engaging Our Legislators

The Massachusetts Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs serves as the joint action agency for our 40 member Clubs. We serve as a single access point for state funding and bring a unified voice to policy issues that impact our Clubs, staff, and the 175,000 children and youth we serve across the Commonwealth. 

The Alliance advocates for:
  • State funding to support our Clubs, programs, and staff
  • Legislation to protect the health, safety and welfare of our children and youth
  • Policies that enhance the Afterschool, Out-of-School Time and Early Education fields in Massachusetts
Please consider reaching out to your local legislators to ask them to support the Boys & Girls Clubs and the work we are doing to across the Commonwealth.

Click here to find your local elected officials: https://malegislature.gov/search/findmylegislator

2024 MA Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs Advocacy Day

Advocacy Day not only served as a celebration of the Clubs’ role in their communities, it also provided an opportunity to brief legislators on the findings of the Alliance’s “State of Massachusetts Youth” survey, the most current and comprehensive data analysis of the post-
pandemic state of Massachusetts youth. Of note, this year’s survey found that:
  • While COVID has significantly impacted the social-emotional and interpersonal skills of teens and youth, 9-12 year-olds in particular, are less able to deal with these issues.
  • By a wide margin, Black and Latino Club members feel a greater sense of belonging, safety, and support at the Club than their counterparts in the state do in their school or community.
  • Club practices, especially establishing trusting adult connections, are related to decreased youth risk behaviors such as smoking and opioid use.
  • As part of the event, the Alliance bestowed Representative Moran and Senator Cronin with the organization’s 2024 House and Senate Champion of Youth Awards in recognition of their tireless advocacy on behalf of Boys & Girls Clubs on Beacon Hill.
At the conclusion of the event, Missy Dugan, Senior Vice President of Government Relations for Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA), announced that BGCA was naming the Massachusetts Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs the national Alliance of the Year!
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