OUR MISSION
The Boys & Girls Club of the Tri-County Area improves the lives of children and families.
OUR VISION
The Boys & Girls Club of the Tri-County Area will be a generation-changing leading provider of programs emphasizing youth development services and family outreach support to meet the needs of young people ages 6-18 and their families, especially those who need us most.
OUR HISTORY
- 1995 | A discussion began between the School District of Berlin, Boys & Girls Clubs of America, and Boys & Girls Club of Oshkosh to provide Club services in Berlin.
- 1996 | Washington School in Berlin was made available for use to the Boys & Girls Club of Berlin, and the site was given operational status by Boys & Girls Clubs of America. A board of directors was formed. Funding included a start-up gift of $50,000.00 from an anonymous donor.
- 2000 | The Boys & Girls Club of Berlin received a portion of the 21st Century Grant funded through the Berlin Area School District.
- 2003 | The Boys & Girls Club of Berlin became an official center of the Boys & Girls Club of Oshkosh.
- 2006 | The Club served more than 400 members. Board of Directors developed a vision and a plan to raise funds for a new Club site.
- 2007 | The Berlin Center changed its name to the Boys & Girls Club of the Tri-County Area.
- 2013 | The Boys & Girls Club of the Tri-County Area Advisory Board announced a $6 million capital campaign to build a new Club in Berlin and purchased Washington School as the future site for the facility.
- 2015 | The new 20,000 square foot building opened its doors in June of 2015.
- 2018 | Boys & Girls Club of America issued the Boys & Girls Club of the Tri-County Area their own Charter on January 1, 2018.
- 2019 | Implemented the Be Great Graduate state funded program. This program assists youth graduating from high school. December, the Club was gifted 40 acres of land to be converted into camp land and environmental education area.
- 2020 | The Boys & Girls Club of the Tri-County Area expanded, opening a site inside Town Square and later moving to the Green Lake Area School District.
- 2021 | Summer pilot program began in Ripon through a partnership with Ripon College. In December, the Club acquired land to build a Ripon Site.
- 2022 | Celebrated 25th Anniversary.
- 2024 | Wooley Endowment established to provide paid internship opportunities at the Club for Ripon College students.
- 2025 | Acquired a local daycare which became Patricia J. Wood Childcare Center. A new 40,000 sq. ft. Ripon site with teen employment center and licensed childcare rooms opened in June.
Our Core Values
