Civic and Community

The Boys & Girls Clubs of the Los Angeles Harbor’s College Bound Program Expansion Project will establish College Bound Programs at the organization’s Port of Los Angeles Club and Wilmington Teen Center that mirror what is currently offered at the San Pedro Teen Center. Since College Bound was implemented at the San Pedro Teen Center in 2002, the high school graduation rate of Club Members increased from less than 50% to 88% today, with 95% of the graduates going on to a two-year college or four-year university in the fall. The project will provide youth in Wilmington and the neighborhoods surrounding the Port of Los Angeles with the guidance, support and resources they need to reach their academic and personal goals – resources that are not readily available or even accessible to the majority of youth in these communities. The goal of this three-year expansion project that began in 2008 is to increase the high school graduation and college acceptance rates in the San Pedro and Wilmington communities. By June 2011, College Bound will serve 1,000 youth annually.