Making Every Day Count - Teens

Appendices 47Table A.2Number of Teens Served at Boys & Girls ClubsTotal NumberServed DailyDuringSchool YearTotal Number ofTeensServed DailyDuring SchoolYearTotal Number ofTeens ClubIs Capableof Serving% of TotalThat AreTeensHow Close toReaching Max.Capacity forTeen Pop.TeenSpaceBoys & Girls Clubs of BrowardCounty, Marti Huizenga Boys &Girls ClubBoys & Girls Clubs of GreaterFort Worth, Martin BranchBoys & Girls Clubs of GreaterFort Worth, Panther BranchBoys & Girls Clubs of GreaterSan Diego, Linda Vista ClubBoys & Girls Clubs of Omaha,South Omaha Boys & Girls ClubBoys & Girls Clubs of SanFrancisco, Columbia ParkBoys & Girls Clubs of GreaterMilwaukee, Mary Ryan Boys &Girls Club319 140 550 44% 25% Room300 55 100 18% 55% Room130 35 70 27% 50% Room120 30 100 25% 30% Center178 50 100 28% 50% Center220 40 60 18% 67% Room130 50 120 38% 42% CenterBoys & Girls Clubs of Dorchester 350 100 150 29% 67% CenterBoys & Girls Clubs of Boston,Charlestown Boys & Girls ClubWest End House Boys & GirlsClub of Allston/Brighton225 60 n/a 27% — Center— — — — — RoomSource: Winter 2006 survey of Club directors.Note: A dash (—) indicates that data were not available.Hours of OperationTable A.3 displays the Clubs’ hours of operation. During theschool year, the Clubs were open after the regular schooldayhours, ranging from one in the afternoon to nine atnight. Three Clubs operated a little under six hours a day,five operated six hours a day and two operated seven hoursa day.Half of the Clubs in the study had weekend hours available.There were some Clubs that offered special hours forteens: For example, one Club offered Saturday hours forjust their teen members, and another offered activities until11 at night on Fridays. In addition, many Clubs created specialactivities that extended their hours; for example, fieldtrips and dances were sometimes planned for weekends orlater-than-normal evening hours. Staff also noted that Clubsoccasionally opened earlier on days that school closed early,certain holidays and vacations. Specifically during winterand summer vacations, the Clubs modified their scheduledhours dramatically, with most Clubs operating from 9 to asmany as 14 hours a day.