Community

Community defines our lives, our jobs, our families, our world. Engaging in conversations that determine how our community is shaped and stepping up to support fellow Sacramentans is the soul of EDGE.

Metro EDGE members, committees and events mobilize in regional action in relevant areas of our community. We engage young professionals in a constructive dialogue surrounding issues like transportation, sustainable living, education and the cultural arts, among others.

Metro EDGE also works to foster philanthropic activity amongst our members; supporting programs that develop future young professionals and the greater Sacramento region.

2012 Philanthropic Beneficiary: Boys and Girls Club of Greater Sacramento

We chose them for their invaluable service to the youth of our community. Their program includes stressing the importance of education and career building opportunities as well as character building and good citizenship. All values that align with the vision amd mission of Metro EDGE.

Here’s a bit more about who they are:

For more than 100 years Boys & Girls Clubs around the nation have reached into the toughest neighborhoods to ensure that no child, whatever the circumstance, is left without the guidance, opportunities and support to build a positive and productive future.  Our mission is to inspire and enable all young people, especially those who need us most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens.

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Sacramento has continued that tradition for over 15 years, providing these much-needed supports to over 2,000 young people annually:

• A safe place to go every day after school and in the summer that is free from violence and negative influences and where children find warmth and acceptance for who they are;
• Mentoring relationships with caring adults who provide positive role models and who won’t let our children give up on their hopes and dreams;
• Exposure to a wide variety of social and enriching experiences that help to peek a young person’s interests and inspire them to be curious and to boldly pursue their passions;
• Opportunities to build social and marketable skills that strengthen a young person’s character and position them for their futures; and
• Targeted programs that work and that are proven to deepen impact in the critical areas of:
  • Education & Career
  • Character & Citizenship
  • Healthy Lifestyles & Behavior

Studies show that young people who attend the Boys & Girls Club on a regular basis are significantly more likely than their peers to achieve academic success, go to college, find meaningful employment, resist the temptations of drugs, alcohol and lives of crime and delinquency, and make positive, healthy choices for themselves, now and in the future. 

BGCSAC is excited to have EDGE members get involved in our clubs. There will be multiple opportunities throughout the year to mentor our youth, participate in fun sports activities, help with homework or update and beautify our facilities.
To learn more or to get involved with the Metro EDGE Philantropy Committee, please contact  Matt Decker and Kyle Clark.