| Club Member Spotlight |
 Abel Amossa Accepted to UCLA
Abel attends William and Carol Ouchi High School and has been a member of the Boys & Girls Club of Venice since July 2006.
Abel continues to give back to our community by utilizing his talents and education to help build self-esteem and develop leadership skills among Club members. The Boys & Girls Club of Venice staff and Board of Directors proudly congratulate Abel Amossa for having earned his acceptance to UCLA! |
| Program Spotlight |
Iben Family Support Center
The support center is an on-site counseling program that aims to strengthen the family unit. All counseling services are provided free of charge to our youth members. Counseling Services include:
- Individual Child Counseling
- Individual adult, couples, and family counseling
- Parenting Classes (English & Spanish)
- Conflict Resolution & Anger Management for youth and adults
- Sibling Rivalry Group for youth
- Divorce/Separation Counseling Group for youth
Staff Spotlight
Tejal Yarmand, MA, MFT
Supervisor & Program Coordinator for the Iben Family Support Center
Tejal initially came to the Club as a psychology intern in 2001, collecting 3000 hours of community experience before becoming a licenced Marriage and Family Therapist (2005), as well as currently seeing clients in her private practice in Marina del Rey. Tejal is very grateful to be back at the Boys & Girls Club of Venice to fulfil the role of Supervisor and Program Coordinator of the Iben Family Support Center.
"It is particularly exciting for me to see some friendly staff and kids that have continued keep ties with the club after all these years. This is an incredible place with a lot of support to give." -Tejal
For more information about the counseling center, please contact Tejal Yarmand at (310) 390-4477 ext 224. |
| Volunteer Opportunities |
National Boys & Girls Club Week
Join us in celebrating National Boys & Girls Club Week by highlighting the wonderful programs we offer and the positive influence our talented staff has on the lives of youth every day. Volunteer in one or more fun activities we have planned for next week.
All events will take place at Boys & Girls Clubs of Venice located at 2232 Lincoln Blvd, Venice 90291.
National Nutrition Month: Nutrition from the Ground Up
One very important celebration that occurs during the month of March is National Nutrition Month. National Nutrition Month is a nutrition education and information campaign created by the American Dietetic Association. The purpose of the campaign is to promote healthy life choices in the areas of food, nutrition and fitness. This year's focus is on improving overall health by starting with the basics ... hence this year's theme, "Nutrition from the Ground Up."
Volunteers, help us promote National Nutrition Month in our Club for the entire month of March! Participate by hosting a cooking class and teach our youth easy and healthy recipes or be a guest speaker and discuss what good nutrition is all about. The opportunities are endless!
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| Parents' Corner |
 Basketball Season Begins April 6th!
Now accepting registration! Sign-up online.
Game Schedule (Tues-Thurs games will be at 4:30 or 5:30 pm, Saturday games will be at 10 or 11 am):
Wednesday: 11-12 yr olds
Thursday: 13-14 yr olds
Saturday: 7-8 yr olds
Jr. RBI Baseball and Softball Spring League Begins April 10th!
- Boys: 8-14 and Girls: 8-12
- Six Weeks Season (All games on the weekend)
- Jersey and hats included
- Games at MLB Urban Youth Academy
Now accepting registration! Sign-up online.
For more information, visit us online at www.bgcv.org or contact Carly Peterson, Athletic Director, at (310) 570-5070.
Jr. Staff Program
Junior Staff is a program that assists Club members ages 13 to 18 explore a career in youth or human services, particularly Boys & Girls Club work. Now accepting applications for the Jr. Staff Summer Program; for more information, visit us online at www.bgcv.org. |
| Upcoming Events |
National Boys & Girls Club Week
Wednesday, March 24
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