Company Profile
Boys & Girls Clubs of King County
Company Overview
Boys & Girls Clubs of King County is the third largest major metro Boys & Girls Clubs in the US. If you are passionate about youth development, love to connect with people, have a proven track record of results with youth and want to be part of an expanding Youth Development team, Boys & Girls Clubs might be your next big step!
We serve over 17,000 children annually in 29 Clubs around King County. Come help us help kids.
Company History
Local History:
In January 1943, a riot involving more than 100 teens broke out on the corner of 85th and Greenwood in Seattle.
Police who responded to the incident began looking for an answer to the growing community problem of juvenile crime and vandalism. As a result, Deputy Joe Woelfert opened the first Boys & Girls Club (originally called the Boys Club) in Washington state—the North Seattle Club.
It was a great success from the very start, and within two years, eight Clubs sprouted up in the area.
In the 1980s, the King County Clubs led the national movement to add girls to our name, which came to pass in 1990.
Today, there are 29 Clubs around King County, each focused on enriching the lives of kids every day