A Historic Investment in Southeast Virginia’s Youth
WE DID IT: $7.5 MILLION FOR GREAT FUTURES
Three years. One extraordinary community. A $7 million goal—and $7.5 million raised for the future of Southeast Virginia’s youth.
We are thrilled to announce the successful completion of Boys & Girls Clubs of Southeast Virginia’s Campaign to Great Futures!
What began three years ago as an ambitious vision has become a reality because of the incredible generosity of our community. Together, our investors, partners, Board members, volunteers, and friends contributed $7.5 million—surpassing our $7 million campaign goal and making a transformational investment in young people across Southeast Virginia.
To every investor who believed in this vision: thank you.
Whether you made a leadership investment, supported a campaign initiative, opened a door, or helped share our story, you played a part in making this possible. This campaign belongs to all of you, and its impact will be felt by young people for years to come.
$7.5 MILLION. COUNTLESS GREAT FUTURES.
The Campaign to Great Futures was designed to strengthen the future of Boys & Girls Clubs of Southeast Virginia and expand opportunities for the young people who need us most.
Campaign investments have made possible:
- – The new Chesapeake Teen Center, Powered by: Family Dollar is a dedicated space designed specifically for teens and their futures featuring workforce readiness and career exploration opportunities to create pathways to post-secondary success.
- – Capital enhancements to our TowneBank Rosemont Club and Atlantic Bay Portsmouth Club, strengthening the spaces where young people learn, grow, and belong.
- – Expanded transportation resources, helping remove transportation barriers and connecting more youth with Club programs and opportunities.
- – Investments in high-impact programming, including expanded tween and teen programming, workforce readiness, and trauma-informed support.
A FIRST LOOK AT WHAT YOU MADE POSSIBLE
Before opening the doors to the community, we had the privilege of welcoming campaign investors, Board members, and special friends of BGCSEVA for an intimate First Look at the new Chesapeake Teen Center Powered by Family Dollar.
It was an opportunity to celebrate the people who helped bring the vision to life and allow them to experience the space they made possible before anyone else.
The following day, we officially celebrated the Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting, joined by community leaders, partners, investors, friends, and young people. Together, we marked the beginning of an exciting new chapter for teens in Chesapeake and throughout our region.
Watch Our Progress from Start to Finish.
OUR STORY WENT NATIONAL
The excitement surrounding the Chesapeake Teen Center Powered by: Family Dollar reached far beyond our walls.
Local and national media shared the story of the new Center, the community behind it, and the opportunities it will create for young people.
Read 13News Now’s full report here.
From television, radio, and digital coverage, we are grateful to everyone who helped share this milestone and shine a spotlight on what is possible when a community invests in its young people.
THE DOORS OPEN SEPTEMBER 8!
The celebration may mark the completion of the campaign—but the real work is just beginning.
On September 8, the doors of the new Chesapeake Teen Center Powered by: Family Dollar officially open to teens.
Registration is happening now, and we cannot wait to welcome our first members into a space built entirely with their futures in mind.
THREE YEARS. $7.5 MILLION. ONE INCREDIBLE COMMUNITY.
When we launched the Campaign to Great Futures, we knew the vision was ambitious. We also knew that Southeast Virginia is a community that believes deeply in its young people.
You proved that again and again.
Because of you, a vision on paper is now a place teens can walk into. Investments are becoming programs, mentorships, career opportunities, safe spaces, transportation, and experiences. And a three-year campaign is becoming something much bigger:
Great futures for generations of young people.
To every person and organization who invested, advocated, volunteered, celebrated, and believed alongside us—thank you.
We could not have done this without you.
The Campaign to Great Futures is complete. The impact is just beginning.
