Missoula Friends Meeting
1861 S 12th St W, Missoula, MT 59801
The partnership with Missoula Friends Meeting begins for the 2023-24 school year. No longer able to serve Club Members at the usual Heart Church location, Club was searching for a new space to host Missoula students.
Staff members pick up the kids from Franklin Elementary and walk to the site location, or for other schools, pick up using our club vans from each school location before taking them back to the clubhouse. From there the kids are split by age and the staff lead them through games and activities that teach useful skills and foster a sense of community within the children. Splitting the kids by age ensures all our club members stay engaged and stimulated throughout the day at club.
Midtown club will also serve select, overflow kids from Lolo that are placed on a waitlist. One of our vans will shuttle the kids from Lolo to Midtown Club to be picked up by parents at the end of the day.
For more information on the Franklin program, please contact our Director of Member Services, Nathaniel Brown (nate@bgcmissoulacounty.org).
How do we start our days?
Hours: Club starts at school release and ends at 6PM on all regularly scheduled school days. Check out our Club Calendar for specific dates!
Check-In: Members check-in with our Club Staff at different spots depending on their school. Teachers help direct members to the pick up location at each school.
Members are picked up by staff in one of our club vans and shuttled to Heart Church, where a staff member will be waiting to check them in.
Snack: At Club we eat a healthy snack provided by the Missoula Food Bank, which includes a vegetable, protein, fruit, grain, and milk. We serve an average of 40,790 snacks each school year!
Safety: We track each member's unique schedule and work together with the school and local teachers to ensure everyone is where they are supposed to be!
What do we do at Club?
Power Hour: Power Hour is where members achieve academic success through homework help, tutoring and high-yield learning activities and which encourage them to become self-directed learners.
Activities: Each of our sites has lots of space for our kids to run and play, to jump rope, throw a ball, or shoot baskets. We also use plenty of arts and crafts supplies to create unique creations and science experiments.
Daily Physical Activity: Virtually every single day each Club Member participates in some form of physical activity, with one day a week having the main activity dedicated to fun games that encourage physical activity.
Emotional Wellness: BGCM works with the University of Montana and it's social work programs to bring in UM Practicum students to run emotional wellness programming at all of our sites every other week.
Pulse Checks: To make sure our members feel a sense of belonging at Club we are always looking for ways to get youth input. By providing meaningful choices to members, we let them set the direction of our programming, and keep them involved in planning activities they’re interested in. A strong youth voice equals a fun and inclusive environment!
Club isn't over till 6PM!
Parent Pick-Up: Only parents, or an authorized adult, can pick-up your kid from Club. Enter the Clubhouse and speak with one of our staff to check-out your kid before 6PM.
Ask About Their Day: Our staff are focused on building those strong 1on1 relationships with youth. So ask them how your kids day went so we can work together!
Why We Serve Youth: How a young person spends the hours outside of school can be a key factor in his or her development. We see ourselves as a key partner in strengthening the Missoula County community by keeping our Club Members active and healthy in the hours after school and during the summer.
Franklin Elementary
1910 S 11th St W, Missoula, MT 59801
BGCM Office — 406-542-3116
bgcmissoula@bgcmissoulacounty.org
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School-Year Typical Hours
Monday – Friday
School release to 6:00 pm
Eligibility
Serves youth K – 8th grade
from Franklin, Chief Charlo, and Jeannette Rankin Elementary Schools
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