LOCATIONS AND PROGRAMS

Administrative Office
3218 E. Belknap 76111
817.834.4711 (view map)

Club Locations:

Description of Services and Programs:

The Club provides a unique, holistic, wrap-around approach to meet the varied needs of youth.

Branch Programs — The Branch Programs are located at seven locations in low-income, high crime areas of Fort Worth and present activities in the following five core service areas. An example of activities follows each services area.

 Education and Career Development (tutoring, literacy, computers, job skills).

 Character and Leadership Development programs (Keystone and Torch Club {leadership clubs} diversity, community service).

 Health and Life Skill programs (cooking, nutrition, money management).

 The Arts (computer arts – web design and graphic design, fine arts, cultural experiences). View our partnership with the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History DesignIT Studios.

 Sports, Fitness and Recreation (sportsmanship, team building and responsibility).

Career and Educational Services – The Career and Educational Services help prepare youth for their futures through graduation retention, post-secondary education preparation, job skills training and job placement.

 Educational Talent Search (ETS) serves over 1,200 low-income and potential first generation college students in grades 7-12 each year. Funded by the U.S. Department of Education, ETS provides youth and their parents with free college, career, and financial aid information each year. ETS identifies and selects students who want to attend college beginning in the 7th grade and provides these students with the motivation and support to stay in school and enroll in a program of postsecondary education. ETS provides assistance with college application and financial aid applications; academic advisement services; career information; exposure to cultural events; visits to colleges and universities, and individual assistance to ensure college enrollment. Contact the Project Director for enrollment information: Raquel Guerrero, 817.923.1841.


 Upward Bound program prepares youth to enter college and see them graduate with a four-year degree.

 Career Launch program targets gang affiliated youth and provides much needed career guidance including financial support for occupational skills training. Youth are prepared to enter the workforce with not just skills training in the short term but also with career counseling for long term success.

Comin’ Up Gang Intervention Program – The Gang Intervention program operates at nine locations throughout Fort Worth and partners with the Fort Worth Police Department to curb gang violence and to assist potential and current gang members in transforming their lives.

Gang Prevention Through Targeted Outreach Program – The goal of the Targeted Outreach Program is to give at-risk youth the skills necessary to avoid gangs and delinquency now, as well as the tools to achieve success in the future.

Prevention Services – The Prevention Services Program area operates drug, alcohol and tobacco prevention programs, and comprehensive support services which provide Club youth with everything from clothing to food to eyeglasses.

updated 05/2008