Boys & Girls Clubs of Huntington Valley

The mission of Boys & Girls Clubs of Huntington Valley is to inspire and enable the healthy development all young people, especially those who need us most, to realize their full potential as productive, responsible, and caring members of the community. In short, the Club's goal is to help kids succeed in school and in life!

Boys & Girls Clubs of Huntington Valley is one of the largest providers of youth services in the Huntington Beach and Fountain Valley community in Orange County, California.  The Club reaches 4,800 children each year, 75% of whom come from low to moderate income households. For nearly 60 years, the Club has helped children start their great futures and reach their potential. The organization has an extensive network of community partnerships that help deepen the impact of its programs and BGCHV has a strong, stable infrastructure.  The Club’s services go far beyond baby-sitting or childcare.  In the last several years, BGCHV has earned honors from Boys & Girls Clubs of America that rank the organization among the top Boys & Girls Clubs in the country for overall program excellence, community collaboration, education, family support, arts, safety, and health and fitness.   

Top Accomplishments:
1. We serve thousands of youth from 40+ local schools in five local school districts, and even serve children as young as six weeks old at our preschools.
2. No child ever goes hungry at the Boys & Girls Club. The Club offers a free meal to every child in our school age programs every day that we operate.
3. In 2024, the Club opened three new locations on the campuses of elementary schools in the Ocean View School District in Huntington Beach to reach the kids in our community who need us most.
4. The Club has earned numerous accolades, including:
2024: National Honor Award for Community Collaboration given by Boys & Girls Clubs of America
2024: Fountain Valley Chamber of Commerce's Nonprofit of the Year
2023: Honor Award for Community Collaboration - Boys & Girls Clubs of America's Pacific Region
2021: Best of HB, for an organization that has made a lasting impact on the Huntington Beach community
2018: Nonprofit of the Year for California State Senate District 34
2018 & 2016: ClubHouse Academy named the #1 Boys & Girls Club arts program in the nation
2015: Twilight Education Project named the #1 Boys & Girls Club education program in the nation

BGCHV makes sure that every child who needs the Boys & Girls Club has access to it through free programs and scholarships for its fee based programs. More than 1,000 children are able to participate in the Club's programs free of charge and hundreds of families are able to participate in our sliding scale program so every family pays only what they can afford, even if that's nothing at all. $1000 sponsors a child at the Club for a whole school year. $250 sponsors a child for the Club's full day summer program. Your support at any level helps a child start their great future.

BGCHV serves Huntington Beach and Fountain Valley, California and the surrounding communities. While our focus is on youth from Huntington Beach and Fountain Valley, the Club has a very broad reach. Youth come to our twelve locations from more than 50 cities throughout Orange County and Los Angeles County.