Variety Boys & Girls Club of Queens is a nonprofit youth development organization serving the Astoria / Long Island City community. The club operates a large multi-use facility and offers after-school, weekend, aquatics, and summer programs that reach thousands of young people each year.
Variety Boys & Girls Club of Queens is a long-established nonprofit youth organization serving children and teens in the Astoria and Long Island City area. The Club reports serving over 5,000 young people annually and frames its work around four core areas: academic support, STEM, healthy living, and the arts.
The organization maintains formal safety policies and recurring staff training. Elements described include mandatory criminal background checks for staff and volunteers, CPR and first-aid training, annual safety assessments, a dedicated safety committee, and use of external safety partners and guidance.
After-school programming offered on weekday afternoons across multiple local sites, providing homework help, enrichment activities and recreational options.
Multi-week summer programs run at local sites that combine academic enrichment and recreational activities; one listed session runs Monday–Friday across a six-week period.
Aquatics programming historically offered through the Club's indoor pool; the site notes the aquatics center is temporarily closed during clubhouse construction.
Weekend classes and workshops for children and families, with sessions that typically run 4, 6, or 8 weeks and are open to the community.
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