supportive relationships Staff members and volunteers demonstrate warmth, encouragement, caring, appreciation, acceptance, and proper guidance in their ongoing interactions with Club youth. It is our goal for Club professionals and volunteers to regularly establish and reinforce high expectations for members. They encourage and coach members to reach their full potential and positively reinforce their efforts. In turn, Members learn how to build healthy relationships with adults and peers based on trust and mutual respect. When adult staff and volunteers proactively cultivate and maintain personal relationships, BGCML can ensure that every young person feels connected to one or more adult staff and forges friendships with peers. We are here 219 days out of the year to give youth a consistent, safe, & positive place to go, and recognize we cannot do this work by ourselves; collaboration is key to the success of our youth.
“carl buechner said it best, ‘they may forget what you said, but they will never forget how you made them feel.’ ” -joshua stinger, bgcml adventure sports director
