Program Outcomes

Through Decade of Hope, we’ve enhanced programming and deepened the impact we have with our members. Here are just some of the positive outcomes Boys & Girls Clubs’ programming has created for the children of Milwaukee.

Character & Leadership Development

Club members exhibiting high attendance over multiple years are 25.2 percent less likely to be arrested than peers who stopped attending the Clubs.
80 percent of girls involved in our Sista Pride programming report being involved in less girl-on-girl conflict.

Education & Career Development

Club members are 14.3 percent more likely to be reading proficient.
The SPARK Early Literacy Program has had remarkable success: from 13.6% of participants reading at grade-level proficiency to 62.6% of participants reading at grade-level.
Club members exhibiting high attendance over multiple years are 21.1% more likely to graduate from high school than their low-income MPS peers.
34 of our 36 Stein Scholars are enrolled in a post-secondary school.

The Arts

94 percent of Club members participating in arts programs met age-appropriate MPS learning targets in visual arts and music.

Sports, Fitness & Recreation

Club members are 40.7 percent more likely than their MPS high school peers to have exercised at least three times in the past week.

Health & Life Skills

Club members are 25 percent more likely than their MPS peers to have never smoked a cigarette.
High school Club members are 80.6 percent more likely than their peers to have never tried an alcoholic beverage.

Click on the following to learn more about our Decade of Hope Progress, our Decade of Hope Cabinet and our Decade of Hope Leadership League.