Our History

We have been serving the youth of Sonoma County for 72 Years. Starting in Healdsburg, Boys & Girls Clubs expanded to Rohnert Park and Cloverdale in the 1980s and Windsor in the 1990s. Growth exploded after several independent Clubs merged in 2008 and began actively seeking to expand to youth in need. Our first Santa Rosa Club opened in 2009 (there are now 13 Clubs in Santa Rosa) and opened in Geyserville in 2010. Our organization began serving the west county communities of Guerneville and Monte Rio in 2016, and Petaluma and Marin in 2017. Additionally the organization began operating a Club inside of the Sonoma County Juvenile Hall in 2010 and serves youth once they reenter the community as well.

 

Organization History & Highlights

1946

• Boys Club of Healdsburg was founded to expand the impact of the Barbieri Boxing Club.

1989

• Boys & Girls Clubs of Rohnert Park is created and begins operating in an old firehouse.

1997

• Boys & Girls Club of Windsor opened the doors to its Club on Brooks Road.

2008

• The Clubs in Healdsburg, Windsor and Rohnert Park voted to combine organizations to better serve the youth of their own communities and other under-served Sonoma County communities.  Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Sonoma County is born.

2009

• Opened our first Club in Santa Rosa at Roseland Elementary School.

2010

• Integrated operations of Boys & Girls Clubs of Cloverdale.
• Expanded into Geyserville and opened a third Club in Santa Rosa.

2011

• Opened first site based in a housing development and added second Club in the Roseland community.
• Opened a Club in Juvenile Hall.

2012

• Further expanded into Santa Rosa where we opened our doors at 7 additional locations.
• Named a 2012 Maytag Dependable Club Award winner by Boys & Girls Clubs of America for demonstrated dependability and dedication to keeping youth on the path to achieve great futures.

2013

• Launched the REACH Program focusing on diversion and re-entry services for youth released from Juvenile Hall.
• Opened 3 new sites in Windsor and Santa Rosa in partnership with Burbank Housing.

2014

• Purchased and opened the Youth Impact Center housing administration and our REACH program.
• Added two new Santa Rosa Clubs.
• The organization received national recognition for the success of our programs:
• 2014 Boys & Girls Clubs of America Honor Awards for Program Excellence – Overall Program (Roseland Elementary School Club) and Innovation in Safety (JX Wilson Elementary School Club).
• 2014 Boys & Girls Clubs of America Merit Awards – Character & Leadership Development Programs (Sheppard Elementary School Club) and Health & Life Skills Programs (The Club @ Juvenile Hall).

2015

• Cloverdale Club received 2015 Boys & Girls Clubs of America Honor Award for Program Excellence for Overall Participation & Attendance.
• Opened our first stand-alone teen center with the Roseland Village Teen Club.

2016

• Expanded into West County with Clubs in Monte Rio and Guerneville.

2017

• Integrated the Boys & Girls Clubs of Petaluma and Marin, opening 7 additional Clubs.
• Earned BGCA Honor Awards for REACH and Intramural Sports Leagues.
• Created a Fire Assistance Fund to held Sonoma County families who lost their homes in the wildfires.

2018

• Opened first Club in Sebastopol.