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MLK Celebration canceled 1/20/2025

Due to potentially dangerous temperatures on January 20, 2025, the Martin Luther King, Jr. celebration at the Boys & Girls Club of Freeport & Stephenson County has been canceled. The celebration will be rescheduled on January 25, 2025, praise and worship will...

Your Support Is Needed!

Your Support Is Needed!

Support our future leaders! Club members have big dreams, and we dedicated to helping those dreams come true. Donate today! Your support positively affects the lives of Club youth by providing them with the tools and relationships they need to achieve great futures....

A Special Tribute for a Special Man

    Willie Moore, Jr. Today the Boys & Girls Club of Freeport & Stephenson County, mourns the loss of Mr. Willie, our van driver.  His dedication, commitment, and reliability to the Club and kids he transported daily will be greatly missed.   Rest easy my...

The Club will be closed Sept. 2 thru Sept. 6, 2024

The Boys & Girls Club of Freeport & Stephenson County will be closed on September 2, 2024, in observance of Labor Day. The Club will also be closed for development training days from September 3 to September 5, 2024. On September 6, 2024, the Club will be...

Sherry Thiel: A Tribute

Sherry Thiel: A Tribute

Miss Sharon Thiel, a longtime employee of the Boys & Girls Club, passed away on Monday, July 15, 2024. Sherry loved every minute of teaching and was extremely dedicated to helping young people excel academically. RIP.

Paint Party

Paint Party

On Wednesday, February 8th King Community Campus partnered with the Freeport Art Museum and held a Valentine inspired paint party. Families from Boys & Girls Club, Amity and Head Start were invited to come and express themselves through painting. ART makes a...

Sheila Suggs Scholarship

Sheila Suggs Scholarship

2023 scholarship recipients named. BGC awards a $500 scholarship in the name of Sheila Suggs, a former staff member, and Freeport Ministers Fellowship Alliance awards another $500 scholarship, both are for students pursuing secondary education.

Ka’Nya: Youth of the Month – March 2021

Jasadie has been chosen to be the “Youth of the Month” for the month of February. Jasadie worked very hard to be part of the  BGC Nation Dance Team and was deeply involved in the production of a dance video.