A quarterly newsletter by Boys & Girls Clubs of Dane County featuring updates on our McKenzie Regional Workforce Center and Careerforce Build UP! Programming.

On July 15th, we were honored to hold the official Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for the McKenzie Regional Workforce Center! This project has been in development for nearly eight years, and it was so rewarding to see the hard work that countless individuals and organizations have put into the center come to fruition.

We want to give a heartfelt thank you to everyone who attended the ceremony and to everyone who has supported the McKenzie Regional Workforce Center. Because of YOU, young people in Dane County will have the opportunity to learn about careers in the skilled trades, gain hands-on experience, and learn how to advocate for themselves and become entrepreneurs.

Thank you to our esteemed guests who spoke at the Ribbon Cutting Ceremony: Jim Clark, President & CEO of Boys & Girls Clubs of America, Alicia Huey, Chairman of the Board of the National Association of Home Builders, Governor Tony Evers, Julia Arata-Fratta, Mayor of the City of Fitchburg, Stephanie Schlecht and Ricker Schlecht on behalf of Steve and Marianna Schlecht, Jim Yehle, President and CEO of JH Findorff and Son, Inc, Kim Sponem, CEO and President of Summit Credit Union, Satya Rhodes-Conway, Mayor of the City of Madison, John McKenzie, Owner McKenzie Apartment Company & McKenzie Regional Workforce Center Board Member, Alan Branch, VP of Workforce Development, Dr. Leslie Petty, Board Chair, McKenzie Regional Workforce Center Board, Sal Carranza, Board Chair, Boys & Girls Clubs of Dane County, Chad Lawler, Executive Director Madison Area Builders Association & McKenzie Regional Workforce Center Board Member, and Michael Johnson, President and CEO of Boys & Girls Clubs of Dane County.

This spring, we held our 'Leave a Legacy' fundraising campaign for the McKenzie Regional Workforce Center! THANK YOU to all the individuals, companies, and organizations that donated to support the youth & teens in Dane County that will participate in our skilled trades and entrepreneurship programs at the center for years to come. To show our gratitude, donors that took part in the 'Leave a Legacy' campaign are displayed on our donor wall plaque and staircase in the center in perpetuity.

Do you want to see the McKenzie Regional Workforce Center, but you couldn't make it out for the Grand Opening? We've got you covered! Check out the video below for a virtual walkthrough tour of the center!

THANK YOU DONORS!



We want to express our sincere gratitude for your donation and ongoing support of the McKenzie Regional Workforce Center. Because of YOU, we advance our mission benefiting youth and families in our community.

Over the course of six weeks, BGCDC held its' first entrepreneurship camp in the Schlecht Entrepreneurship Center at The McKenzie Regional Workforce Center! This camp is one of the first of many exciting opportunities for young people to learn about the behind-the-scenes details of creating your own business from dedicated professionals in our community. Participants were guided through activities like creating a vision board and a one-minute pitch for their business, as well as financial aspects like creating a budget.

Thank you to our program partner ActionCOACH, who provided the curriculum and instructors for this camp, and WRTP | BIG STEP for allowing us to use your space and providing volunteers.

This program was supported, in part, by federal award number SLFRP0135 awarded to Boys & Girls Club of Dane County via the Wisconsin Department of Administration by the U.S. Department of the Treasury.

BGCDC hosted the Associated General Contractors of Wisconsin's first-ever SHE BUILDS summer camp at the McKenzie Regional Workforce Center! We had over 30 middle schoolers attend the camp to learn about careers in the trades, visit construction sites, and learn basic building techniques by constructing birdhouses and flower beds!

Thank you to all of the organizations, companies, and individuals who helped make this camp a success!

On behalf of Boys & Girls Clubs of Dane County and Madison Area Builders Association, we'd like to extend our deepest gratitude to our program partners. Because of you, we are making a profound impact in our community and will continue to do so for years to come.

Boys & Girls Clubs of Dane County is seeking an enthusiastic individual who wants to make a difference in the lives of youth, families, and our community to join our team! This position will work with youth (5-13 years of age) and adolescents (11-18 years of age) in school and out-of-school environments. This position is responsible for exposing youth to careers in construction through engaging in hands-on activities and programming.

Essential Job Responsibilities:

• Planning and implementing engaging activities for youth.
• Present construction discussions, demonstrations, and activities in local schools and organizations around Dane County as assigned.
• Ensuring the safety of members and the environment through sight and sound supervision and maintenance of equipment.

Full-Time

Beginning salary starts at $18.00/hour

Our goal is to train and connect hundreds of young people and emerging adults to the trades for generations to come. Click the button below to connect with our VP of Workforce Development, Alan Branch, and get involved with our skilled trades & and entrepreneurship programming.

The Beltline office location no longer houses Boys & Girls Clubs of Dane County Administration Offices - come visit us at the McKenzie Regional Workforce Center at 5215 Verona Road, Fitchburg, WI, 53711!