5250 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Portland OR 97211
503.282.8480
Located in the King neighborhood of NE Portland, the Blazers Club is the largest in the organization. With a Kids Café kitchen, a full gym and an OMSI science education center, this location provides a variety of after school and summer programs for youth ages 6–18.
After School Programs
Monday-Thursday
2:30-7:00 pm (youth ages 6-12)
2:30-8:00pm (youth ages 13-18)
Friday
2:30-6:30 pm
Friday and Saturday Night
Night Scape Teen Night
7:00pm-11:00pm
No School Days
The Club follows the trimester calander for Portland Public Schools.
8:00am-6:00pm (all ages)
Art Room
Our Cultural and Fine Arts Program encourages members to develop their creativity through clay sculpting, watercolor painting and other creative crafts.
Gym
Our gym is the perfect place for members to participate in a wide variety of active games that include basketball, kickball, jump rope, and relay races. We also organize intramural teams to compete with other Clubs and hold occasional tournaments and special events.
Games Room
The Games Room program allows members to learn teamwork, cooperation, and fairness through games such as ping-pong, foosball, and pool. The Games Room runs daily tournaments and offers a wide variety of fun activities. City and State Games Room tournaments allow members to meet and compete with other Boys & Girls Club members.
Kids Café
With the support of the Oregon Food Bank and the CACFP Child Nutrition Program, the Kids Café provides a healthy meal and snack Monday through Friday. On no-school days, the Kids Café offers breakfast, lunch and a snack.
Learning Center
With 12 computers, a high-speed Internet connection, and a large collection of educational software, the Learning Center sparks the interest of all Club members. Members participate in fun and educational games and activities daily. The Learning Center is the hub of our POWER Hour program, offering homework assistance to all members Monday through Thursday.
OMSI Boys & Girls Club
This program area is supported by the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) and fosters thought and interest in our world through daily experiments and discussions about science and engineering. OMSI is also the home of our Robotics team, which has earned recognition for excellence.
Teen Center
Teen members (ages 13–18) can enjoy some time away from younger Club members while participating in youth development programs such as Torch Club, Keystone Club, and Junior Staff. Teen programs offer older Club members a variety of activity choices such as sports programs, discussion groups, career exploration, field trips, freestyle rap and more.
POWER Hour
All Club members are given time after school, Monday through Thursday, to work on homework or participate in other educational activities.
Sports Programs
School year sports programs are now in session. The Club offers Flag Football, Basketball and Soccer for elementary school age youth. Middle School and High School studnets can take part in a Spring Basketball. Please contact the Club for more details. Games and practices will be held in our Club Gymnasium in the afternoons.
Help support the Clubs by volunteering to be coach, assistant coach, or referee.
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