HOW YOUR CHILD WILL BENEFIT FROM THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB
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Your child will spend more time with their peers in a positive environment, reinforcing positive behavior and life habits.
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By 12th grade, Club members’ rate of abstention from alcohol use is 26 percentage points higher than that of their peers nationally.
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Higher percentages of Club girls and boys report being physically active every day than their counterparts nationally.
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Over half of members say they persist and learn from mistakes when faced with difficulty.
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Club high school age members who stay connected to the Club as they get older are better able to resist engaging in health-risk behaviors than their counterparts nationally.
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50% of regularly attending teen members volunteered in the community at least once per month.
