SAVING LIVES

BUILDING FUTURES

The Boys Clubhouse provides a safe, secure environment for disadvantaged, disillusioned, at-risk, adolescent boys in the Jewish Community, often their last and only hope of emotional, therapeutic and financial support. There is no stereotypical Clubhouse client.

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Many of the teenagers that the Boys Clubhouse deals with have been excluded from school or have dropped-out of education. All too often this is the beginning of a downward spiral to drug and alcohol addiction, sleeping rough, gambling and crime.“Often when a boy seems to deserve care and attention least – they actually need it the most!” At the Boys Clubhouse we provide a range of services to help these teenagers to move forward in their lives.

CBE – The Boys Clubhouse Business Enterprise

One of the most difficult challenges we have faced is finding our clients sustainable employment. Often their problems or addictions are too severe for them to hold down regular employment and they could often end up in a debilitating spiral of dead-end jobs.

Our Business Enterprise Unit (CBE), piloted in November 2013, is a multi-dimensional project that provides the opportunity of training in employability and business acumen.

The CBE allows the boys to receive practical training in online selling, researching items, the packaging and the dispatch of the items, as well as a grounding in customer services.

Most importantly, our clients derive enormous satisfaction from running their own businesses as this gives them a sense of achievement and acts as a positive influence to combat the negative influences in their lives.

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We have 9 of our clients currently engaged in this programme with many more wishing to join. We are always working on raising funds to enable us to expand this unit to offer this valuable opportunity to more of our clients.

The Enterprise is based around an e-shop in which we identify products that sell successfully using the eBay model. Goods are sourced from local businesses which help, by donating excess stock or by supplying them at minimal cost.

Current best sellers include bespoke, customised embroidered and printed items such as mugs, table mats, towels, baby bibs and sweatshirts.

In our first pilot trial lasting 6 months sales went well with over 4,000 items! A positive feedback score of 100% was established and has since been maintained.

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TESTIMONIALS

“The work of The Boys Clubhouse is literally saving lives” – Rabbi Shimon Winegarten

“When I was excluded from school, and isolated from my friends, nothing seemed to matter anymore. I could see nothing worth living for. Nobody seemed to be able to help. Then I found The Boys Clubhouse and things really turned around” - Aron – 21yrs old

“Having seen first-hand the work of The Boys Clubhouse, there is no doubt in my mind of its importance” – Matthew Offord (MP 2010 –2024)

“Our family was falling apart, and Daniel was facing a life of crime. Thanks to The Boys Clubhouse we are in a new hopeful world with a bright future ahead of us” – A grateful parent

“There are unfortunately plenty of boys who do not feel good about themselves, for whatever reason. As a result, they turn to whatever they can find, however harmful, to try and fill that gaping hole in their lives. This is where The Boys Clubhouse step in by being welcoming, accepting and non-judgemental. They give the boys a sense of self-worth and help them to realise their own value. They literally save the lives of boys …they saved mine” – Eli – 19yrs old

“After months of running, rough nights on the streets, police, violence and much more they found me the best foster family I could ever imagine, as well as the best support – thank you Ari and all at The Boys Clubhouse”

“The Boys Clubhouse helped me as a human, helping put the pieces to the picture and even helping me hang the pictures to the wall. They were there every step of the way and whether I liked it or not they cared to the very best of their ability and NEVER gave up on me, no matter how much I put them through.”

The Boys Clubhouse is there to change YOUR LIFE it certainly changed mine!!!”