The economy is impacting our kids and families, and your support is needed now more than ever.

• Kids are hungry—More kids are coming to the Club hungry. Staff are scrambling to find filling meals that won’t break their budget.
• Families are in need—Many parents face evictions, layoffs, and overwhelming financial stress. Kids in the Clubs are exhibiting signs of these stresses.
• Families are finding other childcare unaffordable—Our Clubs are seeing an influx of new members because our drop-in programs are only about $20 a year. Despite these low costs, more parents are asking for scholarships.

Boys & Girls Clubs of King County depends on generous individual gifts, fundraising events, and foundation support to help us reach 30,000 youth each year. The money we raise allows us to keep our services affordable and even free to high-need communities. Here are some of the ways your gift can make a difference in the life of a child…

• Families pay an average of $20 a year for a membership to our Clubs, but it costs us $500 to serve a single child for a year.
• We provide scholarships for kids from low-income families, allowing them to attend summer camps and other programming. Each scholarship we provide costs us an average of $250.
• Many of our Clubs have hot-meal programs, providing free meals to hundreds of kids in need. The monthly cost to a Club is $1500-$2000 to serve these meals.
• In 2007, more than $200,000 in scholarships was granted to kids all over King County.

With your support, we will continue to ensure that no child is ever turned away.

How can I help?

Make a donation. Your gift today will help us provide the life-changing programs and guidance that make our Clubs successful. Working together, we can reach the next generation of youth who will transform themselves and their communities for the better. There are many ways to contribute: click here to donate online, send a check to 603 Stewart Street, Suite 300, Seattle, WA 98101, or call us at 206.436.1800 to give over the phone.

Make a Pledge

You can schedule a contribution to be paid gradually instead of a one-time payment. Please click here to pledge your support.

Privacy Policy

At Boys & Girls Clubs of King County, respecting privacy is an important part of our commitment to our donors. We value the trust of our stakeholders and the public, and recognize that maintaining this trust requires that we be transparent and accountable in how we treat the information that you choose to share with us. Our commitment to privacy is reflected in the following pledge: Boys & Girls Clubs of King County does not sell, trade or otherwise disclose donors' personal information with anyone outside of our organization and does not send mailings on behalf of other organizations.

Collection and Use of Information

Boys & Girls Clubs of King County collect information about visitors to our website, such as the number of visitors, what pages they view, and the length of their visit. We do not use cookies and/or Web bugs.  Additionally we do not store the IP address of the requesting computer. 

We collect individual information about supporters when they choose to share information, such as when making a donation. This information may include postal or e-mail address and telephone number.  Stakeholders may receive periodic communications from us.

We send out a monthly e-newsletter and occasional direct mail communications to Boys & Girls Clubs of King County donors to highlight news, information and available opportunities. Stakeholders have the option to opt out of receiving communications from us by:

• Sharing their communication preference with us, or
• Unsubscribing at the bottom of an email newsletter.

Security

In order to protect our users’ personal information, we strive to maintain physical, electronic and administrative safeguards to secure the information we collect. Online contributions are processed using a secure server and all information is encrypted before it is sent to us.

Questions or Concerns

If you have questions about the Boys & Girls Clubs of King County’s privacy policy described here, or to review your contact information on file with us, please send an e-mail message to our Database Coordinator, or call 206.436.1822. 

Employer Match

Many companies have programs through which they will match the charitable contributions made by their employees. Through corporate gift matching, your employer can multiply your gift to Boys & Girls Clubs of King County, making it go further.

Check with your company's human resources office to see if your company offers a gift matching program. (If it doesn’t, you may want to ask your company to start one.) If your employer does offer this program, your human resources department should provide you with a matching gift form to send along with your donation. Complete this form and mail it with your donation to:

Boys & Girls Clubs of King County
Attn: Resource Development
603 Stewart Street, Suite 300
Seattle, WA 98101

Our Resource Development department will verify receipt of your gift and return the form to your company for matching funds.

Donate Stock

The gift of an asset, often common stock or mutual fund shares,
is a valuable way to make a contribution to a charitable organization
and receive tax benefits based on the value of the asset(s). Contact Amy Bresslour, Stewardship Manager, to learn more or please fill out and fax the form below to the Boys & Girls Clubs of King County.

Stock Donation Form

Meet Our Partners

Our work throughout King County would not be possible without the support of dynamic partner organizations.

• United Way of King County
• City of Seattle
• United Way of Kitsap County
• Seattle Public Schools
• Federal Way Public Schools
• Seattle Housing Authority
• King County Housing Authority
• Washington Oral Health Foundation
• Auburn School District
• Nature Consortium
• Islandwood
• Seattle University
• University of Washington
  

Boys & Girls Clubs Wish List

Looking for another way to contribute? Here is a wish list from our Clubs for items they need to help keep the Club running smoothly. You can drop these items off at our downtown office (603 Stewart Street, Suite 300, Seattle) or at your local Club.

• School supplies (especially pencils)
• Furniture for the Teen Rooms
• Tools
• Flashlights
• Batteries
• Food for Teen Nights
• Athletic equipment
• After-school snack
• Art supplies
• Pool sticks
• Ping pong balls
• Foosballs