Inspiring & Enabling Youth to Realize Their Greatness!
Tumwater Branch
About
The Tumwater Branch of Boys & Girls Clubs of Thurston County, also known as the Boone Family Recreation and Teen Center, opened in 2001 as Thurston County’s very first club. The branch is housed in what was once a school bus maintenance warehouse on the Tumwater High School campus. The Club has gone through many refurbishments and improvements, allowing them to serve a large number of youth from the Tumwater community. Today, the average daily attendance is 160-180 youth. The Tumwater Club includes a Games Room, Gymnasium, a large separate Junior Teen Center building, Computer Lab, Homework Room, Art Room and an outside play area.
The Tumwater Branch prepares young people for real-world success by offering programs and activities that teach Healthy Lifestyles, Academic Success and Good Character & Citizenship. The Club provides academic support, an array of educational programs, enriching games and activities, time to play and enjoy the company of peers as well as positive adult role models dedicated to supporting the social and emotional growth of the youth they serve.
The Get Good Grades (G3) academic support program is a primary focus for the Tumwater Club. Teen members participate in Keystone Club, a service leadership club, and operate a weekly Club store to raise money for community services projects they are supporting. And family nights are a regular occurrence at the Rochester Branch and include dinner and fun activities for the entire family.
To provide youth with access to other beneficial programs and resources in the community, the Tumwater Branch partners with many different organizations, including the Tumwater School District, Tumwater Police Department, Tumwater Rotary and Kiwanis, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Together! and the South Sound Reading Foundation.
Youth Spotlight
“My favorite thing about the Club is all the friends I have here. And I can make more!”
— Aliyah, 1st Grade
Natasha Maestas, Tumwater Assistant Director
Meet Lilly, 2023 Thurston County & Tumwater Branch Youth of the Year
Notices & Reminders
Branch Closures
For timely updates on the status of your Branch location, call (360) 570-8888 or visit the Tumwater Branch Facebook page.
All Boys & Girls Club branch locations are closed the first Friday of every month for Staff Training (excluding July & August).
Additionally, we are closed on the following dates:
- New Year’s Day
- Martin Luther King Jr. Day
- Presidents Day
- Memorial Day
- Juneteenth
- One week before summer camp programming begins
- Independence Day
- One week after summer camp programming ends
- Labor Day
- Veterans Day
- Thanksgiving and the following day
- The week of Christmas
The safety of Club members, their families, and our staff is our top priority. When the Club’s respective School District is closed due to poor weather conditions, Boys & Girls Clubs will also close before and after-school programs. When schools release youth early due to inclement weather, Clubs will also close.
If school is in session and the weather worsens during the day, decisions to remain open or not are made by Club leadership and are dependent on the specific weather conditions in and around each community.
School Year Hours of Operation
Morning Program Available.
Club members must be pre-registered.
After School Hours: 2:30 to 6:00 p.m.
The Tumwater Branch also offers programs during the summer and during school breaks!
Inquire at the front desk regarding the availability of programs and openings during breaks.
Program Fees
Regular school-year activity fees are $150/month with an additional annual membership fee of $50.
Scholarships to cover fees are available to families who apply and qualify. Please inquire at the front desk of your respective branch.
Branch Location
The Tumwater Branch is located at the Tumwater High School campus:
600 Israel Rd SW
Tumwater WA 98501
Phone: (360) 570-8888
Email: info@bgctc.org
Mailing Address
2102 Carriage Dr SW Ste A
Olympia, WA 98502
Academic Success
We want every child to graduate from high school with a plan for the future. Our members have resources such as:
- Homework help in the education center
- Reading and writing clubs
- Programs in the tech lab and various art projects
We also have many volunteers who help mentor our club members.
Character & Citizenship
Every day, our members are taught about:
- Being respectful
- Being responsible
- Having integrity in their lives and interactions with others
We maintain these expectations not just for our kids, but also for our staff and volunteers, whose leadership and mentoring help guide our young people by example.
Healthy Lifestyles
We want children to live healthy, active lifestyles and practice making good decisions for themselves. In order to achieve this, we:
- Serve nutritious food for snack sand dinners
- Encourage kids to play sports and be active
- Help them find new ways to communicate in the art and music rooms
- Make sure they are surrounded by great mentors