Edgerly Family South Boston Boys & Girls Club

The Edgerley Family South Boston Club is a Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston site offering young people after-school programs, sports leagues, art, technology classes and more. Programming covers academics from homework help to college applications, STEM, book clubs and the arts, plus health-focused offerings on cooking, wellness, hygiene and fitness. For teens there is workforce preparation, with the club building pipelines to local employers and helping businesses see young talent they might overlook.

The club presents itself as a place where members connect, grow and build confidence, whether they are making music in the studio or working as teen associates. Its executive director, Josh, took the role in 2023 after a long history with the organization: he joined Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston in 2001 as education director at the South Boston club, later led the Dearborn and Orchard Gardens club in Roxbury, and later oversaw multiple sites as a senior operations director.

What to Know

• The club has outdoor basketball courts.
• Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston serves more than 45,000 youth, family and community members a year across Boston and Chelsea.
• The parent organization follows a five-year strategy focused on health, education and workforce readiness.
• The club’s staff includes a teen director and an employment specialist.