Event & Community Highlights

Welcome to the BGCCA Blog! Here we highlight our recent events and programs from around the Capital Area. To see our upcoming events please visit the Events page.

To see BGCCA news headlines please visit our News page.

Oct 3, 2023

Period Pantry at Clubhouse

Boys & Girls Clubs of the Capital Area (BGCCA) offers a Period Pantry out in front of the Albany Clubhouse, 21 Delaware Ave, which is...

Sep 29, 2023

2023 Soaring to Greater Heights!

The BGCCA 2023 Great Futures Gala: Soaring to Greater Heights was presented by Kohl's at The Hangar at 743 on Thursday, September 28th.

Sep 18, 2023

2023 Music Festival

BGCCA's Lyricism 101 Music Festival took place at the Albany Clubhouse on Saturday, Sept16th, featuring performers of all ages and styles.

Aug 24, 2023

2023 Kicking It For A Cause

Boys & Girls Clubs of the Capital Area (BGCCA) was honored to be the featured charity for 'Kicking It For A Cause' facilitated by...

Aug 21, 2023

2023 Valley Cats

BGCCA was proud to be the featured organization for the evening of "Art In The Park" at Joseph L. Bruno Stadium with the Tri-City Valley...

Jul 31, 2023

2023 Cooperstown

Boys & Girls Clubs of the Capital Area (BGCCA) facilitated a field trip to Cooperstown, NY! We visited the Baseball Hall of Fame for a...

Jul 17, 2023

2023 Smart Girls + Horses

Boys & Girls Clubs of the Capital Area (BGCCA) offers a unique program called SMART Girls. SMART Girls is a health, fitness,...

Jun 28, 2023

2023 BGCCA Golf Tournament

BGCCA held our 5th Annual Chip-In Fore Youth Golf Tournament at Town of Colonie Golf Course on Friday, June 23, 2023.

Jun 5, 2023

99 Restaurant's 2023 BBQ

99 Restaurant in Saratoga Springs for hosted its 2nd annual BBQ Chicken Fundraiser with proceeds benefitting BGCCA

May 26, 2023

College Trip to SUNY Brockport

BGCCA facilitated a college trip to SUNY Brockport with 54 in attendance including lead staff David Gordon and Paul Dunn, as well as...

Apr 25, 2023

BGCCA welcomes Ty Jackson

Ty Jackson (pictured far right) is the author of Danny Dollar Millionaire Extraordinaire: Lemonade Escapade. Danny Dollar aims to promote...

Apr 24, 2023

2023 Earth Day in Troy

BGCCA celebrated Earth Day 2023 at our Ezra Prentice community site! The event included the launch of the Ultimate Journey Bike Program...

Apr 24, 2023

2023 BGCCA Youth of the Year

Congratulations to our teen finalists Iyannah Rivers, Jeriyah Ford, Justin Gillmore and Olu Tijani for being nominated for BGCCA Youth of...

Mar 24, 2023

Women's History Month Tea 2023

BGCCA held a Women's History Month Tea on Saturday, March 25th at the Albany Clubhouse which featured traditional tea refreshments with swee

Mar 17, 2023

BGCCA Donor Breakfast

The 2023 BGCCA Donor Breakfast took place on March 16 at Wolfert's Roost Country Club. It was an intimate setting for a morning talk...

Dec 28, 2022

A look back at 2022!

Boys & Girls Clubs of the Capital Area (BGCCA) had an incredible year in 2022 filled with events, programs and the smiles of kids &...

Dec 9, 2022

Bridgestone’s Driving Great Futures with a new van

Boys & Girls Clubs of the Capital Area is proud to provide a place where kids can safely connect with others, and build the skills and...

Dec 7, 2022

AT&T Digital Learning Lab Launch

As part of its commitment to help close the digital divide, AT&T teamed up with Boys & Girls Clubs of the Capital Area (BGCCA) to open a...

Nov 1, 2022

Halloween 2022

Boys & Girls Clubs of the Capital Area (BGCCA) facilitated two seperate Halloween events in Albany and in Troy. The Albany Clubhouse...

Oct 26, 2022

2022 Gala: Pirate Cruise

Boys & Girls Clubs of the Capital Area held the 2022 Great Futures Gala on the high seas of the Hudson! On the evening of October 21st,...