If you're a Boys & Girls Club of Truckee Meadows member looking to your future, consider joining the Leader In Training program!
As a Leader In Training (LIT), you'll have the opportunity to impact other members and the community, while gaining friendships, work experience, and volunteer hours along the way! You'll also have access to scholarships, activities and programs to help you gain independence, and trips to help you plan for your future.
Our programming team will support you not only in graduating from high school, but in gaining the skills and tools needed to further your career or education, with programs like Money Matters and Career Launch.
While working with BGCTM members as an LIT, you'll help staff with monitoring members, excusing members during mealtimes, and modeling BGCTM GREAT values.
QualificationsAs an active LIT, you would need to commit to:
- volunteering a minimum of two afternoons a week during the school year,
- working at least two hours each shift,
- and aiming for a total of 100 hours of volunteering.
To be an LIT, you need to:
- be a current Boys & Girls Club of Truckee Meadows member,
- be at least 13 years old,
- have at least a 2.5 GPA,
- and be recommended by a BGCTM staff member.
We have great staff that can't wait to see you grow, but there are some beliefs and behaviors that you will need as an LIT.
- You know that the Club is a GREAT place, and you believe in those values.
- You want to do more than just come to the Club; you want to gain skills to lead at the Club.
- You believe that every person should be celebrated.
- You respect yourself and your future and are setting goals for your education or career.
We have a commitment to being GREAT.
As an LIT, you'll have the opportunity to develop a great life, inspired by GREAT values: Generosity, Respect, Encouragement, Accountability, and Trustworthiness.
Skills Required
- Volunteer a minimum of two afternoons a week during the school year
- Work at least two hours each shift
- Aim for a total of 100 hours of volunteering
- Be a current Boys & Girls Club of Truckee Meadows member
- Be at least 13 years old
- Have at least a 2.5 GPA
- Be recommended by a BGCTM staff member
- Demonstrate belief in and practice the Club's GREAT values (Generosity, Respect, Encouragement, Accountability, Trustworthiness) and respectful, inclusive behavior
- Want to gain leadership skills and set goals for education or career
What We Do
The Boys & Girls Club of Truckee Meadows is the leading non-profit youth services agency in northern Nevada. Its mission is to enhance the quality of life for children, ages 0 to 18, in the Truckee Meadows through after-school, summer and track break programming and services. The Club is committed to creating healthy children, in body and mind, with a sense of competence, usefulness, responsibility, belonging and influence, through diverse programs and community involvement.
