The Boys and Girls Clubs of Metro South will celebrate the 25th anniversary of their Bids for Kids Gala this Friday. The organization will honor Sarah Chavez as Youth of the Year along with United Way of Greater Plymouth County CEO and President Dennis Carman, former Brockton Mayor Jack Yunits, and Bristol Wealth Group President and CEO Louis Ricciardi for the Thomas P. Kennedy Community Service Award. 

Although the event is sold out, locals who did not snag a ticket can still be part of the fun by bidding on the silent auction items at www.bgcmetrosouth.org/2024galaauction.

A local summer camp is helping kids tap into their creative sides, Levan is back with the lasting impact that the program has had. 

This story starts with taking young people out of their shells and giving them a chance to shine. We've talked about the Summer Stars Summer Camp before but we have never heard from any of the campers until now...

The Bristol County Savings Charitable Foundation recently awarded grants totaling $158,000 to 13 non-profit organizations in the Taunton/Attleboro area during a ceremony recently at Pawtucket Country Club. The organizations that received grants from the foundation included the Attleboro Area Interfaith Collaborative ($10,000); Attleboro YMCA ($25,000); Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro South ($15,000); Community Access to Rides (CAR) Program ($5,000); Hockomock Area YMCA ($50,000)...

Dybantsa doesn't have much downtime between games. A few hours before Thursday night's game, Dybantsa made a stop at the Boys and Girls Club on Warren Ave in Brockton to give away sneakers and T-shirts. He will do the same at the Boys and Girls Club on Talbot Avenue in Dorchester on Friday.

The Boys & Girls Club, Metro South, in Massachusetts, uses the containers to bring agriculture practices and appreciation for fresh foods to students and the local community. The afterschool club set up its first Freight Farms container at its Riverside location in March of 2021, and the second went live at its Brockton clubhouse in January 2022. The two containers were put in operation almost immediately once they arrived, says Derek W. Heim, CEO of the Boys and Girls Club, Metro South. Since these all-enclosed farms were deployed, he says, “we’ve grown a huge variety of crops.” 

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro South serves youth between the ages of 5-18 across Southeastern Massachusetts. The organization is comprised of four location, including the Brockton Clubhouse on Warren Avenue. Volunteers can become a mentor or lead specific activities, like art, music or homework. 

The Boys and Girls Club of Metro South’s annual Drive Fore Youth Golf Classic is scheduled for Monday, Aug. 28 at LeBaron Hills Country Club, 183 Rhode Island Road, Lakeville. This event is a fundraiser for the BGCMS, which serves nearly 2,500 children ages 5-18 from communities across Southeastern Mass. Golfers can register a foursome or view more information at bgcmetrosouth.org/drive-fore-youth-golf-classic.

Summer is here, and kids are out of school, but for many in Massachusetts that's where a majority of their meals come from.

Every day between 11:45 a.m. and 12:45 p.m., kids from across the region can come into the Boys and Girls Club in Taunton and receive a nutritious meal.

Mac Jones, New England Patriots quarterback, was in attendance to celebrate the life-changing mission and work of Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro South at the Brockton Clubhouse on Wednesday, April 12, 2023.

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro South, which has a Taunton Clubhouse at 31 Court St., is teaming up with a local brewery throughout the month of April.

Farming is an important piece of the programming at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro South.

From enhancing existing programs to supporting and encouraging health and wellness, the container farms...

Brockton Fire Chief Brian Nardelli helps Dawn Ryan, 8, of Brockton, try on a winter coat which was given as part of Operation Warm held at the Boys & Girls Club of Brockton...

“For us, this is really about getting off on a good foot.  We want the message across the Commonwealth to be, 'We’re a team, energized and ready to go',” said Maura Healey, incoming governor of Massachusetts, during her visit to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro South's Taunton clubhouse Tuesday afternoon.

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro South officially opened its synthetic ice-skating season on Saturday, Dec. 3 at Camp Riverside in Taunton. FedEx sponsored the creation of the outdoor synthetic rink, which had its grand opening in December 2021...

Coda Taylor, 9, takes a selfie with New England Patriots tight end Hunter Henry during a public signing at Boys & Girls Club of Metro South in Taunton on Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2022.

 A 12-year-old boy at the Brockton Clubhouse of the Metro South Boys and Girls Club is proud of his new creation. He made his own video game.

“We’re supposed to learn how to make a game, like how to code, and basically learn how to add textures,” said Derek Bryant who attends an after-school class at the Club. Thursday was the last class of six and when they got to show off their creations.

Brianna Rodrigues, 11 years old, is making her own video game. And she loves learning.

A recent golf fundraiser for the Boys and Girls Clubs of Metro South raised a record $75,000. The fundraiser, which took place late August, was supported by nearly 40 sponsors. 

Almost 140 golfers participated in the scramble-style tournament. 

TAUNTON — Children who swim at the Boys & Girls Club pools in Taunton have a new accessory that goes way beyond fashion.

The young swimmers are now required to wear a drowning detection headband called WAVE, Boys & Girls Clubs Metro South CEO Derek Hiem said.

"It's a tool to help our lifeguards be successful," he said. "Drowning is a leading cause of death among young people that is largely preventable." 

On Tuesday, June 21st, Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro South (BGCMS) held its 2022 Golf Tournament in partnership with Shields Health Care Group at Pinehills Golf Club in Plymouth, MA. 

The tournament is held each June in support of the organization’s mission to nurture strong minds, healthy bodies, and community spirit through youth-driven, high-impact programs in safe and fun environments.

Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro South, based in Taunton, raised nearly $500,000 through its 2022 Bids for Kids Gala Auction held April 8 at the Putnam Club at Gillette Stadium.

The money was raised through sponsorships, silent and live auctions, and fund-a-cause. The auction was presented by SCU Credit Union, which has committed to serving as the event’s lead sponsor through 2025, and more than 40 additional sponsors also lent their generous support.

The Trooper Tamar Bucci Unity Basketball League honors the memory of the 34-year-old Massachusetts trooper killed in the line of duty when her cruiser was struck by an oil tanker while she was trying to help a driver on Interstate 93 in Stoneham last month.

It’s hard to tell who had the better time at the Boys and Girls Club of Metro South in Brockton on Tuesday: Patriots quarterback Mac Jones or the hundreds of kids that he was visiting.

In addition to his time, Jones also had a few special gifts. He handed out some footballs, and also presented the Boys and Girls Club with a check for $100,000.

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro South has a new hydroponic “Freight Farm” outside its Brockton Clubhouse.

On Jan. 6, 2022, the organization officially opened its Freight Farms Greenery hydroponic farm, which is inside a shipping container. Produce grown in the farm will be used to support the club’s Kids Café healthy meals program.

The Freight Farm was purchased with funds from a $115,000 grant awarded by Beth Israel Lahey Health’s Community Benefits Committee in 2021.

“The wellbeing of our kids is always a top priority. They’ve been through a lot over the past year and a half. COVID has taken its toll socially, emotionally, and academically. I’m committed to using ARPA funds to ensure children receive the support they need. I am grateful to the many wonderful organizations in Taunton that care for our children and I am thrilled to be able to partner with the Boys and Girls Club, Taunton YMCA, and Girls Inc. to address some of the mental health challenges faced by our Taunton youth,” O’Connell said in a press release.  

The City of Taunton has been allotted a total of $20,952,932 in federal funding as part of ARPA, although only one-half of that amount is immediately available. This funding comes with strict spending and reporting guidelines.

Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro South has announced that Andrew Clemens and Alec Sicuranza were the winners of the annual Cornhole Tournament of Champions.

The tournament was held on Sept. 11 at Camp Riverside in Taunton, and the duo of Clemens and Sicuranza emerged victorious from a field of 48 teams.

In recognition of the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, BGCMS President and CEO Derek Heim held a moment of silence during his opening remarks before the tournament...

Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro South held their annual Drive Fore Youth Golf Classic on Aug. 30 at LeBaron Hills Country Club in Lakeville.

With over 40 sponsors supporting the fundraising event, the tournament raised a record $60,000 to support the clubs’ mission, programs and operations.

The sold-out event, held at LeBaron Hills for the first time, saw its largest attendance to date with nearly 140 golfers participating...

School is out, the sun is shining, and we are officially in the thick of the summer season. At Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro South’s Camp Riverside property on Harvey Street in Taunton, nearly 400 youth ages 5 to 15 from more than a dozen communities are flocking to the 45-acre oasis each day and enjoying a wide variety of classic camp activities aimed at...

Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro South will host its annual Cornhole Tournament of Champions on Saturday, Sept. 11, from noon to 7 p.m. at Camp Riverside in Taunton.

Gameplay from Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro South's 2019 Cornhole Tournament of Champions.This year’s expanded event will double the number of teams to 64. The 2020 tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The tournament welcomes rookies and ringers alike for the chance to battle for bragging rights and a YETI cooler grand prize package worth over $400...

Thanks to their new Freight Farms Greeneries in Brockton and Taunton, the growing (and learning) season has no end for Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro South.

Positioned firmly in downtown Brockton, the Boys & Girls Club of Metro South had been the afterschool go to spot for nearly 500 youth before the pandemic.

Eyeing a post-pandemic future, the Boys and Girls Club is seeking to expand in order to accommodate even more youth.

“The growth our Brockton Clubhouse has experienced in the past five years is remarkable,” said Peter Vlaco, a member of the Boys & Girls Club of Metro South's board of directors...

The pronation of cleats sinking into natural turf, the soles of your feet hugged by the grass, as though each foot were rising from a foam mattress.

This sensation is familiar to most soccer players playing on grass, however synthetic turf, although the feel isn't as comfortable, is more durable and requires less maintenance regardless of weather or amount of use.

"I'm definitely for it," said Brockton FC United captain Rudney Delgado on the idea of creating an artificial turf field in Brockton...

BROCKTON — A project to convert motel rooms into permanent housing. A freight container remade into a self-contained farm. A system for area food pantries to better serve the community.

These are the projects three Brockton organizations will bring to life with the help of a $410,000 grant from Beth Israel Lahey Health to address food insecurity and housing stability.

The recipients are Father Bill's and MainSpring, a homeless shelter that received $205,000; the Boys and Girls Club of Metro South, which received $115,000; and the Charity Guild, a food pantry that...

On Monday, April 26, Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro South will begin their Taunton Clubhouse’s second Spring programming session. The session will run from April 26 through June 11.

BGCMS is also continuing to waive their $35 annual Club membership fee for the remainder of the 2020-2021 programming year which concludes on August 31.

For members ages 5 to 7, BGCMS is offering a special early ed “Storybook Creations” program on Monday nights...

Boys and Girls Clubs of Metro South will host its virtual Bids for Kids Great Futures Gala Auction April 9, presented by sponsor SCU Credit Union. 

Due to restrictions around large social gatherings, BGCMS will create a virtual event experience to celebrate the clubs’ impact in the lives of the youth they have continued to serve throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.

The online event is free to attend and will kick off at 6:30 p.m. with a virtual networking cocktail reception presented... 

Since the moment Governor Charlie Baker ordered schools to shut down last March, the coronavirus pandemic has turned the lives of families across Massachusetts upside down. Nearly a year later, shuttered classrooms or hybrid learning schedules still leave many parents desperate for a helping hand.

Jumping in to fill that void are nonprofit organizations like the Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro South. Its clubhouse in Brockton — where most students attend school remotely — holds small, in-person learning pods for 60 children a day, while also providing...

Boys and Girls Clubs of Metro South inducted three new members into the organization’s Floor Hockey Hall of Fame, celebrating the history of the league at BGCMS’s Taunton Clubhouse and honoring individuals from the program’s past.

The inductees for the class of 2021 were Peter Buffington, Brad Fitzgerald and Chad Soderberg (in memoriam). These individuals were nominated...

The Boys and Girls Clubs of Metro South announced the 2021 Bibs for Kids Great Futures Gala Auction will now be held virtually at 6:30 p.m. April 9.

In the fall of 2020, BGCMS announced that the organization would be combining two of their annual signature fundraising events, the Great Futures Gala held each fall and the Bids for Kids Gala Auction held each spring, to create a unified...

Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro South recently launched a new alumni engagement initiative  in an effort to both reconnect with past club kids and embrace community. BGCMS hopes that by offering a platform to connect with other alumni online, they can celebrate the history of their Clubs together and get alumni involved in their current operations through programs, mentoring, scholarships and more...

Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro South announced an open call for nominations for inductees into their Floor Hockey Hall of Fame Class of 2021.

The Floor Hockey league at the Taunton Clubhouse is considered nothing short of an institution, with a long history and many dedicated players and coaches across multiple generations...

On Thursday, Nov. 19, Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro South dedicated the new playground at their Taunton Clubhouse in memory of Jason Buffington – a longtime board member and former Taunton City Solicitor who passed away earlier this year at the age of 45...

Monica Lombardo, vice president and chief advancement officer for Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro South was named as the Boys & Girls Clubs of America Northeast Region Outstanding Resource Development Professional of the Year at BGCA’s annual leadership conference held virtually Oct. 27-29...

Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro South hosted a drive-thru backpack and school supply giveaway at their Brockton Clubhouse, 233 Warren Ave.

The drive-thru giveaway was made possible in partnership with T-Mobile who purchased the supplies and DJ Pup Dawg, local radio station personality from JAM’N 94.5, who entertained folks on the airwaves and rolling through...

SCU Credit Union, headquartered in Brockton, recently made a five-year $250,000 commitment to support Boys and Girls Clubs of Metro South’s annual Gala Auction as presenting sponsor, in addition to sponsoring teen financial literacy programming at the Brockton Clubhouse...

The Boys and Girls Clubs of Metro South (BGCMS) will begin taking registrations on Oct. 12 for their Taunton Clubhouse’s Fall II programming session.

The session will run from October 26 through December 18, which will include several new pre-teen enrichment programs, the return of the Club’s ever popular floor hockey league, swimming lessons and...

Boys and Girls Clubs of Metro South began a month-long partnership with the Buffalo Wild Wings locations in Brockton and Mansfield Oct. 1. BGCMS also kicked off a month-long fundraising campaign with 99 Restaurants Oct. 7 as part of a long running...

The Boys and Girls Clubs of Metro South held their annual Drive Fore Youth Golf Classic at Lakeville Country Club on Aug. 28.

With over 30 sponsors supporting the fundraising event, the tournament raised a record $44,000 to support...

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro South (BGCMS) was recently awarded a grant of $128,960 by the Baker/Polito administration in partnership with the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs as part of the Commonwealth’s $36 million...

Boys and Girls Clubs of Metro South is partnering with the mayors’ offices in Brockton and Taunton to host virtual summits for youth in both cities...

Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro South has served thousands of hot, healthy dinners to youth in need in Brockton and Taunton since their grab-and-go meal program was launched on March 18, just two days after Clubhouse programming was suspended due to COVID-19...

Boys and Girls Clubs of Metro South, BGCMS, recently announced their 2020 scholarship recipients...

Americans are quickly learning to live under unprecedented restrictions to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus and flatten the curve from deadly cases of COVID-19, but thousands of our neighbors increasingly need help...

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro South held their annual Bids For Kids Gala Auction event online in response to the COVID-19 pandemic...

Each year, Boys & Girls Clubs of America holds a nationwide competition to award the most prestigious honor a teenager can receive as a member of their local Boys & Girls Club...

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro South are offering after-school enrichment programs for Abington youth in grades five through eight from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m...

 It takes more than a winning record to be named the Jason Buffington Coach of the Year...

The upcoming first of two spring sessions will include group and private swim lessons at the Taunton Clubhouse, along with new weeknight enrichment programs and full-day school vacation camps during the April break at both BGCMS locations...

Columbia Gas of Massachusetts is bringing energy efficiency to the forefront this fall for the fourth consecutive year with its Warm Up campaign...

On Nov. 14, the Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro South and the Taunton Area Chamber of Commerce co-hosted a Business After Hours event at the Taunton clubhouse...

On Tuesday, September 10, Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro South will welcome members back through their doors to begin their after-school programs for the 2019-2020 academic year...

Hundreds of children from Brockton, Taunton and surrounding communities attended the 45-acre summer camp, which has undergone nearly $500,000 in facility enhancements... 

The Boys and Girls Club of Metro South: Taunton Clubhouse will host a variety of athletic leagues and tournaments this summer at its 31 Court St., Taunton, location and Camp Riverside...

"Better Together." That’s the slogan behind a recent decision to regionalize the Boys & Girls Club of Taunton and the Boys & Girls Club of Brockton...

Mario Lamarre, 32, of Brockton, won a national vote to receive the title of 2019 “Youth Development Professional MVP” for the Boys and Girls Club of America...

The Boys & Girls Club of Brockton’s Teen Director Mario Lamarre is one of five finalists for Boys & Girls Club of America’s 2019 Youth Development Professional MVP Award...