Boys & Girls Club to Open New After School Program at Hennessey School

The Boys & Girls Club of East Providence is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a grant of more than $165,000 to open a new after school program at the Agnes B. Hennessey School.  Funded through the 21st Century Learning Center programs, the expanded “Hennessey Scholar Camp” will operate daily before and after school and will include academic support as well as a wide range of other education, arts, leadership, and fitness activities.  The only cost for participation for Hennessey students will be a nominal registration fee of $20, which will also include a one-year membership to the Boys & Girls Club.

“We are so excited to be able to offer these programs to the Hennessey students,” said Erin Gilliatt, Executive Director.  “This new initiative is truly a partnership between the Club and the school faculty and staff which ensure that the activities included in the afterschool hours fully support what the children are doing in the classrooms.”

The Hennessey Scholar Camp, which hopes to serve 175 Hennessey students next year, will open on the first day of school and will operate year-round including school vacations.  The Club and school will be gathering feedback from Hennessey families to determine which activities to include in the curriculum, with options being everything from music and art lessons to Lego engineering and sports activities.

Dr. Carrie McWilliams, the Principal of Agnes B. Hennessey School said, “We are looking forward to having the Hennessey Scholar Camp unite with the Boys and Girls Club of East Providence in our school and work with our children. This program will be such a diverse and exceptional exposure to our children. We are seeking to have a wonderful year while our children receive basic and enriching instruction in academics, arts, leadership, and fitness. I cannot thank you enough for the additional motivation and mentoring of the membership for our children to the Boys and Girls Club. I am elated and grateful that Hennessey, in partnership with the Boys and Girls Club, has been awarded this opportunity through the 21st Century Learning Center award program.”

Registration for the program will begin July 14th online at www.epbgc.org/hennessey.html or in person at the Williams Avenue Clubhouse. 

The Boys & Girls Club of East Providence has been serving the youth in our community since 1932, with more than 275 children participating in programs each day.  For more information about the Hennessey Scholar program, call the Club’s main office at 401-434-6776 or email Martin DeCosta, Associate Director, at mdecosta@epbgc.org.