Purpose & Goals

To better serve our youth, the Boys and Girls of Springfield will:

Strive for equal opportunity and foster respect for human dignity.

Prepare youth to live in a richly diverse society through planned programs and services supported by an organizational posture and policies based on total equality and representation at all levels of operation.

Initiate and promote services which will enhance the quality of life.

Provide programs and services, both new and proven that are relevant to changing needs, with primary emphasis on optimal youth development and involvement.

Strengthen its role as spokesman for youth.

Develop a strong voice on behalf of youth and take the initiative to form and/or join alliances with other national and local organizations to support positive programs aimed at correcting those conditions which severely inhibit youth development.