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On December 7, 2006, the NFL helped us reach a milestone: our 4,000 Boys & Girls Club! The 4,000th Club is one of two Youth Education Town Clubs (YET) in Houston, Texas, built through a partnership between BGCA and the National Football League (NFL). The mission of the YET movement is to positively enhance educational opportunities for at-risk children. The NFL accomplishes this goal by providing funds and assistance to establish or supplement existing after-school facilities and services, including tutoring, mentoring, career training, computer education and access to sports programs.

NFL Charities has also partnered with BGCA by providing $816,000 in Impact Grants to Clubs to improve career and college preparation skills for teens. The one-year initiative promotes BGCA’s CareerLaunch program in high schools, attracting non-member teens to Clubs and increasing program participation. 

CareerLaunch provides a way for teens to define their skills and interests, practice job skills, create and save a career portfolio, and determine the education or training requirements for potential careers. Teens can also search a database of post-secondary schools that offer programs in their area, seek financial aid and apply to institutions online. 

NFL Charities is the cornerstone of the National Football League's commitment to community service. NFL Charities supports programs and initiatives that deliver education and youth services; designates funds to assist the foundations of current and former players working in local communities; and awards sports-related medical research grants that advance the body of knowledge of sports medicine for professional and recreational athletes. 

NFL Charities provides more than $8 million in grants each year to a variety of national nonprofit organizations. This funding supplements the extensive local community service work of the league's 32 teams and their players.

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