BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF KERN COUNTY

Goals for Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2023 -
• Successfully operate one of the country's largest Boys & Girls Club organizations providing out-of-school in the United States.
• Serve an additional 500 youth through increased capacity at three existing traditional Clubs.
• Partner with 11 school districts in Kern County to provide out-of-school-time programming at 66 school-based Club sites to an additional 1,000 children and youth.
• Expand the Nutrition Program with the addition of three new community serving sites to better address the food insecurity in our communities, given the high need since the onset of the pandemic.
• Expand Summer Learning Recovery Camps/Summer Day Camps capacity by adding at least three new sites.
• Purchase property across the alley from the Armstrong Youth Center to expand the Club’s footprint and increase safety for Club members and staff.
• Develop the Workforce Development Center building plans and fundraising goals.
• Continue Workforce Readiness programming to include Summer Jobs Program (teen intern program) in Bakersfield.
• Continue to increase public awareness of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Kern County program outcomes with the support of the local media.

1. The Vision of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Kern County is that we will generate and sustain adequate support to operate enough youth centers to reach every child who need us and eliminate boundaries to service. Programs will be focused on realistic, measurable outcomes with a meaningful impact on the quality of life for every school-age participant. The Club will have the most qualified and talented youth development professionals administering and delivering programs. The Club will be recognized as the premier youth service provider in the County. A focus in 2023 is to continue to increase our branding at the local level, and increase in social media with Club related themes each quarter We have working relationships with KGET-TV, Telemundo, Eye Street Productions, Kern County Family Magazine, American General Media, Bakersfield Life Magazine and KUZZ.

2. The Boys and Girls Clubs of Kern County's 2023 Resource Development Plan outlines the need to work to establish and maintain a process for ongoing and increased annual support through a variety of methods. The Plan outlines various fundraising goals and the support systems necessary to meet these goals, including building and committing to a strategic resource development calendar. Things for the Calendar (1) fundraising events (Farm to Tableaux in the fall), (2) newsletter mailing dates, (3) donor appeal dates, and (4) major club events (i.e., summer camp) to better coordinate the facilitation of the Plan utilizing our social media platforms.

The Boys Club of Bakersfield began in 1966, serving 25 boys in East Bakersfield. Today as the Boys & Girls Clubs of Kern County, we operate a standalone Club in East Bakersfield, Southwest Bakersfield, and Lamont, along with 66 school-based sites in Arvin, Bakersfield, Frazier Park, Gorman, Lamont, Kernville, McFarland, Lake Isabella, Lebec, and Tehachapi serving about 10,000 youth annually. The school-based sites are a collaboration with 11 school districts. Furthermore, over 450 Youth Development Professionals are trained in a proven youth development strategy that promotes protective factors and builds social bonding.

Zane Smith has been the Executive Director of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Kern County for the last 27 years. The Club is the largest youth service agency in Kern County. Through the support of a volunteer Board of Directors and a dynamic and committed team, Zane is responsible for providing leadership for all aspects of the agency's operations, including resource development, program development, board development, and community impact. During his time in Bakersfield, the Club has grown from a single site serving 25 youth daily, to countywide services with 8,000 youth attending after-school programs daily.

Contingency planning is always at the forefront of any Boys & Girls Club proposed program implementation and growth. If something goes wrong with the implementation of services, we complete a financial, personnel, and facilities forecast with alternative scenarios for short-term (six months), near-term (one year), and long-term (two years) regarding the issue(s) of concern.

Those involved with the financial forecast are key management staff, key program staff, and the Board of Directors, specifically the Treasurer, President, and members of the Finance Committee. Our contingency plan with any funding stream is to look for a replacement or sustainable funds. If continued funding is not possible, then programs are reviewed for any cost-cutting (staff and hours of operation) that will affect the least number of youth.

Those involved with the personnel forecast are key management staff, key program staff, and the Board of Directors, specifically the President and members of the HR Department. Our contingency plan includes an extensive outreach and recruiting of qualified personnel and continued recruitment of personnel throughout Kern County.

Those involved with the facilities forecast are key management staff, key program staff, and the Board of Directors, specifically the President and facilities staff. Our contingency plan includes contacting community and corporate partners for alternative locations in Kern County where Boys & Girls Club after-school and holiday activities could temporarily relocate.

As of December 31, 2022, we met the following goals to serve the children in our communities –
• Successfully operated one of the country's largest Boys & Girls Club organizations providing out-of-school programming, including Summer Learning Recovery Camps to over 10,000 children and youth.
• We continued in-person programming at three facility-based Club sites and 66 school-based Club sites with 11 school district partners.
• We added before-school care programs at 43 school-based Club sites serving about 3,000 children before school.
• We expanded after-school programming with the addition of the Expanded Learning Opportunities Program (ELOP) funding through our school district partners and served an additional 3,000 youth.
• Expanded the Nutrition Program from 8 to 11 service sites to address food insecurity in Arvin, Bakersfield, Frazier Park, Gorman, and Lamont.
• Nutrition Program served 919,829 meals for children in 2022, exceeding the meals provided in 2021 by 253,171.
• Continued to increase public awareness of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Kern County program outcomes with the support of the local media.