NEW IN 2022! Summer Internship Program for high school and early college students!

Funded by a grant from the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, James L. McKeown Boys & Girls Club of Woburn seeks to hire high school and early college students for the summer programs at the Club and the 21CCLC program at the Malcolm White Elementary School.

We are seeking motivated young adults who will assist in engaging elementary and middle school students this summer by serving as positive role models. If you are interested in a future in education or a similar field, this is the perfect opportunity for you. Check out the full job description below to learn more about the responsibilities and expectations.

We encourage individuals who reflect the communities we serve, including persons of color, LGBTQIA+ individuals, and people with disabilities, to apply to the program!

2022 Summer Internship Flyer

2022 Summer Internship Job Description

2022 Summer Internship Application

Thank you to all Club supporters who took a chance in our 2021-2022 Pot of Gold Raffle!  

Congratulations to the $20,000 winner, ticket #261 – Shawn Mooney!

You can check out all of the drawings, which were recorded LIVE on the Club’s Facebook page and are also later uploaded to our YouTube Channel. Our Club kids are the real winners!

COMPLETE LIST OF WINNERS

Week #1:  12/22/2021 – Ticket #1322, Noel Calixto Huertas

Week #2: 12/29/2021 – Ticket #1152, Sharon Marrama

Week #3: 1/5/2022 – Ticket #751, Lauren Coffey

Week #4: 1/12/2022 – Ticket #523, Mary Murray

BONUS PRIZE: 1/12/2022, Patriots Cornhole Boards – Ticket #1, Giselle Long

Week #5: 1/19/2022 – Ticket #224, Rick Metters & Maura Embler

Week #6: 1/26/2022 – Ticket #310, Colleen Moran

BONUS PRIZE: 1/26/2022, $100 in MA Lottery Scratch Tickets – Ticket #129, Donald Foley Jr.

Week #7: 2/2/2022 – Ticket #61, Terry Connolly

BONUS PRIZE: 2/2/2022, Woburn Puzzle – Ticket #140, Lucky Two

Week #8: 2/9/2022, Ticket #725, Colleen Cormier

BONUS PRIZE: 2/9/2022, Power Tool Set – Ticket #568, Larry Levine

Week #9: 2/16/2022 – Ticket #528, Eric Skeffington

BONUS PRIZE: 2/16/2022, 2 Celtics Tickets – Ticket #803, McBride Family

Week #10: 2/23/22 – Ticket #4, Betsy McDaniel

BONUS PRIZE: 2/23/22, Gas Grill – Ticket #840, John & Colleen Sheehy

Week #11: 3/2/22 – Ticket #423, Kathleen O’Doherty & Shaheen Mozaffar

BONUS PRIZE: 3/2/22, $100 in MA Lottery Scratch Tickets – Ticket #301, Julie Dawson

Week #12: 3/9/2022 – Ticket #40, Ollie’s Service Center

BONUS PRIZE: 3/9/22, Spring Clean Up from Cliffstone Corp. – Ticket #2, James Calvey

GRAND PRIZE: 3/12/22, $20,000 – Ticket #261, Shawn Mooney

New Summer Program!

James L. McKeown Boys & Girls Club is excited to announce a new program for July and August of 2021.

TEAM Summer will focus on supporting young people as they re-engage and reconnect after a challenging year. The goal of the program is to support the social-emotional needs of youth & teens and to curb summer learning loss.

Families can sign up to attend in either July OR August (not both). 

Registration begins on Monday, May 3, 2021, at 7:00 a.m.

James L. McKeown Boys & Girls Club of Woburn has been continuously changing its programs and outreach services for more than twelve months now. Here’s an overview of what we have been up to over the past year.

Spring 2020: VIRTUAL CLUBHOUSE & HOME DELIVERIES. The Club shut down on Friday, March 13, 2020 due to the public health crisis. Nearly immediately, staff members launched a virtual Clubhouse where peers could gather with trusted staff members five days per week to do art projects, workouts, and more. Additionally, on a weekly basis staff members delivered groceries, educational materials, hygiene products and more to the doorsteps of our most vulnerable families.

Summer 2020: CAMP IN A BOX & SUMMER ENRICHMENT. During the first week of July, our LEAP Childcare teachers welcomed back one classroom of our preschool and pre-K students with open arms (from a distance!). We offered a limited in-person morning program for eight weeks, and also offered eight weeks of a virtual Camp in a Box program for our Club members.

September – March 2020-2021: SUPERVISED LEARNING CENTER. In September 2020, our LEAP Childcare program opened its second classroom and welcomed back even more students. Additionally, we partnered with Woburn Public Schools, the North Suburban Y and the City of Woburn to create a Supervised Learning Center for Woburn Students. We retrofitted our Clubhouse to become a virtual school where students most in need could attend on their virtual school days. In addition to receiving assistance with their schoolwork, students are served two meals and a snack each day.

Now, as students plan to return to school full time in April 2021, we must transition once again and do what is needed to support the well being of our members while keeping health and safety as a top priority. We anticipate opening some afterschool activities at our satellite locations as well as at the Clubhouse. 

We hope you will consider supporting our important work as we begin planning this next phase of our reopening. Thank you for your understanding and your generosity!

Although the annual St. Patrick’s Day Social at the James L. McKeown Boys & Girls Club of Woburn was called off yet again due to health and safety concerns around the ongoing public health crisis, the organization’s 2021 Pot of Gold raffle was a huge success!

The Club sold $100 raffle tickets for four months, beginning just before Thanksgiving. Raffle proceeds support the ongoing operations at the Boys & Girls Club, supporting children, teenagers, and their families throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Starting at Christmas, $1,000 was given away every Wednesday leading right up to St. Patrick’s Day.

This week, the winning ticket for the grand prize of $20,000 was pulled on March 17, 2021 at the Boys & Girls Club and shown live on Facebook.  The winner was ticket #1457, belonging to Torrice Company. 

Torrice Company President Stephen Torrice shocked Executive Director Julie Gage when he told her “We would like to donate all the winnings back to the Club”!

“We know how difficult this year has been and hope this donation helps the Club prepare to welcome the kids back”. Torrice Company has always been proud to support the JLMBGC.

James L. McKeown Boys & Girls Club of Woburn wishes to thank all those in the community who supported its annual raffle, the largest and most impactful fundraiser of the year. And, save the date for Saturday, March 12, 2022 when we hope to gather back in person at the Club to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day to benefit the kids & teens in our community! To learn more about the Club, visit www.bgcwoburn.org.

This year, we are giving away $1,000 every week to our wonderful Club supporters! Each Wednesday, we’ll update this post with the latest winners. Occasionally, we’ll also be giving away some bonus prizes, too!  Weekly winners go “back in the bin” for future drawings. Take a chance today!

March 17, 2021

$20,000:  Ticket #1457, Torrice Company

March 10, 2021

$1,000:  Ticket #0189, Jim Foley

March 3, 2021

$1,000:  Ticket #1105, Maher Family

Pirate’s Booty Gift Basket:  Ticket #0742, Colleen Cormier

February 24, 2021

$1,000:  Ticket #0449, Dick Kenney

February 17, 2021

$1,000:  Ticket #0249, Richard DuBois

Mailbox Post:  #0736, Karen & Don Mahoney

February 10, 2021

$1,000:  Ticket #0475, Colleen Cormier

February 3, 2021

$1,000:  Ticket #0327, Tom & Julie Qualey

Cornhole Boards (Patriots & Bruins):  Ticket #807, Colleen O’Brien

January 27, 2021

$1,000:  Ticket #0683, David Ahearn

January 20, 2021

$1,000:  Ticket #0342, Paul Poussard

January 13, 2021

$1,000:  Ticket #0832, Mark Drossos

January 6, 2021

$1,000:  Ticket #0068, Kevin & Katie Young

December 30, 2020

$1,000:  Ticket #0742, Colleen Cormier

MA Lottery Scratch Tickets:  Ticket #0325, Rob Gonsalves & Brian

December 23, 2020

$1,000:  Ticket #0064, Chris Murray & Barbara Bergeron

MA Lottery Scratch Tickets:  Ticket #0394, Mary Ellen Perrotta

Due to the winter storm, the Clubhouse will be closed on Thursday, December 17, 2020. LEAP Childcare, Supervised Learning and swim team are all canceled.

School is canceled again on Friday, December 18, 2020.  Therefore, LEAP Childcare and the Supervised Learning Center will also be closed as we continue our snow removal.

Stay safe and help somebody if you are able.

At its annual celebration on November 18, 2020, the Woburn Chamber of Commerce (formerly Woburn Business Association) named the Club as its Business of the Year! All of us at the Club could not be more proud and are thankful to the team at the Chamber for this great honor.

“In a year full of unprecedented challenges, The Club responded with grace to continue their important work of supporting the youth of the city.

The James L. McKeown Boys & Girls Club of Woburn has been serving youth and families in Woburn and the surrounding communities for more than 55 years. Typically, the Club offers recreational, character building, and educational opportunities for kids & teens afterschool. In March, the COVID-19 public health crisis forced the closure of their facility and programs. Quickly, the organization pivoted to provide critical support for families. They created a virtual Clubhouse where kids could socialize with their friends and mentors, delivered food and other necessities to doorsteps of those in need, and made weekly phone calls to others to make sure that all of their ‘Club kids’ were safe and healthy.

Currently, the Club has partnered with Woburn Public Schools and Mayor Scott Galvin to provide a supervised learning environment for students on their remote learning days. The Clubhouse serves as a safe haven for youth who might otherwise be home alone or disengaged from their education. James L. McKeown Boys & Girls Club of Woburn has always been committed to doing ‘whatever it takes’ to help the kids & teens in our community.”

Medeiros Crew Recycling will once again be holding appliance, Freon, CRT, and electronics recycling drives. We’ll start back on Saturday, October 17, 2020, from 9 to 1 at the Spence Farm property located at 41 Wyman Street in Woburn. 

For the health and safety of all, masks will be required to be worn by both customers and volunteers during the collection. Thank you!

This is an excellent opportunity to recycle these items at a minimal cost while supporting a local group or organization each month. There is a significant cost saving compared to the higher cost associated with curbside appliance recycling programs.  In Woburn, the cost for curbside pick-up of many of these items has increased once again in 2020.

The drop-off recycling drives at Spence Farm are open to residents and businesses from all communities, not just Woburn.

With your support, over the years these collections have raised over $150,000 for local non-profit organizations, as well as donations to the Woburn Memorial High School Scholarship Fund.  So, clean out those basements, attics, garages, and warehouses and bring your items to the next drive on October 17th!

Check out the full announcement for the item pricing!

James L. McKeown Boys & Girls Club of Woburn seeks qualified, responsible candidates to provide guidance and supervision to children participating in its 2020-2021 Supervised Learning Center.

Supervised Learning Center staff team members will supervise remote learning at the organization’s Main Clubhouse location.  The position will provide guidance to elementary students while they remote learn through Woburn Public Schools.

Staff members will work with the same cohort of a children, in the same program room, for the duration of the session. This position is strictly supervisory and will assist students with simple tasks as they maneuver through their school day. The position is not expected to tutor.

Supervised Learning Center staff members will also plan and provide activities during breaks and down time, that will require instruction and supervision.

This program runs Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays from 8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.  Applicants should be available to work at least two days per week, and the opportunity for partial days also exists.

The ideal applicant should enjoy working with children, be comfortable with Chromebooks and willing to learn the basics of Google Classroom, Seesaw and other programs used by the schools.

All those with experience working with children and who are willing to join a great team to help fill a community need are encouraged to apply!  This would be a wonderful position for college students who are studying education, who have taken a gap year, or are learning remotely.

To be considered for one of these positions, please complete the survey at: http://bit.ly/bgcwoburnjobs

James L. McKeown Boys & Girls Club of Woburn is committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive workplace and is dedicated to hiring employees who reflect the communities we serve, including women, people of color, LGBTQIA+ individuals and people with disabilities. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.