Become A Partner

Invest in Young People.
Strengthen Our Community.

When businesses and community organizations invest in young people, the impact reaches far beyond the Club. Partner with Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Maine to expand opportunities for local youth, engage your employees, and strengthen the communities where we all live and work.

From financial support and employee volunteering to youth programming and professional expertise, we’ll help you find a meaningful way to make a difference.

Partnership Creates Value That Reaches Far Beyond the Club

A meaningful partnership with Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Maine creates a ripple effect. It opens new possibilities for young people, gives employees meaningful ways to contribute, and demonstrates your organization’s commitment to Southern Maine’s children, families, and future.

  • Give employees opportunities to volunteer, share their professional expertise, support special events, and work together around a shared purpose. These experiences can strengthen connections across teams while allowing employees to see the direct impact of their involvement.

  • Supporting local youth allows your organization to put its values into action. A partnership with Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Maine demonstrates a genuine, visible investment in the communities where your employees and customers live and work.

  • Your support can help Club members access caring mentors, nutritious meals, academic enrichment, creative experiences, leadership development, and workforce readiness programming. Partners can also introduce young people to interests, industries, and career possibilities they may not otherwise encounter.

  • When young people have the encouragement and opportunities they need to thrive, the entire community benefits. Partnerships help prepare confident students, future employees, engaged citizens, and emerging leaders who will contribute to Southern Maine for years to come.

The strongest partnerships are built around shared goals. Whether your organization contributes funding, employee time, professional expertise, goods, or a combination of resources, we’ll work with you to create an opportunity that is meaningful for your team and responsive to the needs of our Club members.

Two Partnership Paths

Community Partner

Corporate Partner

Become A Community Partner

Community Partners help enrich the Club experience by bringing specialized programs, knowledge, and learning opportunities directly to our members. We welcome organizations that can provide programming at a reduced cost or free of charge in areas such as:

  • Arts and creative expression

  • STEM and technology

  • Health and wellness

  • Academic enrichment

  • Leadership development

  • Career exploration

  • Financial literacy

  • Sports and recreation

Have a program or experience that could benefit Club members? Tell us about your organization, the young people you hope to reach, and what you would like to offer. Opportunities are considered based on member interests, Club schedules, available space, and current programming needs.

Community Partners are businesses or organizations that provide free or discounted youth programming at Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Maine. We welcome a variety of programs, especially in Arts, STEM, Health and Wellness, Leadership, Academic Support, and Career Exploration.

Please provide as much information as possible below. For other partnership questions, contact Abby Ryan at aryan@bgcmaine.org. To volunteer as an individual, group, or corporation, please visit our volunteer page.

Become a Corporate Partner

Our team will take the time to understand your goals, interests, available resources, and preferred level of involvement. Together, we can develop a partnership that supports your organization’s community priorities while responding to the needs of our Clubs and members.

Corporate partners contributing $10,000 or more in combined annual operating support receive special recognition throughout the year.

Ways Your Organization Can Get Involved

  • Invest in Club Programs

    Provide annual operating support that helps sustain the daily Club experience—from safe, welcoming spaces and healthy meals to caring mentors and enriching programs. Flexible financial support allows us to direct resources where they can make the greatest difference.

  • Sponsor a Special Event

    Support one of our annual fundraising or community events while connecting your organization with Club families, supporters, and community leaders. Opportunities are available at a variety of sponsorship levels and may include event recognition and other benefits.

  • Share Professional Expertise

    Help young people understand the many possibilities available to them. Employees can introduce Club members to careers, industries, workplace skills, and educational pathways through presentations, workshops, workplace tours, mock interviews, mentoring, or other hands-on experiences.

  • Engage Your Employees

    Create opportunities for employees to contribute individually or as a team. They may volunteer regularly at a Club, participate in a one-time group project, help at a special event, or share their skills with young people.

    Explore ongoing, special-event, and group service opportunities on our Volunteer page.

  • Organize a Goods Drive

    Bring employees and customers together to collect items that support Club members and programs. Depending on current needs, drives may focus on school supplies, holiday gifts, summer essentials, program materials, or other requested goods.

    Contact us before beginning a drive so we can help identify the items that will be most useful to our Clubs.

  • Provide Leadership

    Contribute your professional experience, perspective, and community connections through committee service or another organizational leadership opportunity. We welcome people who share our commitment to helping every young person reach their full potential.

Get Involved

Help Build the Future of Bridge to Success

Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Maine is preparing to renovate and expand the Portland Clubhouse to create a stronger home for Bridge to Success and its workforce readiness programming.

The Bridge to Success Capital Campaign allows businesses, foundations, and community leaders to make a lasting investment in the spaces, resources, and experiences that will help teens explore careers, develop practical skills, and prepare for life after high school.

Learn more about why this renovation and expansion are needed—and how your organization can help bring the vision to life.

Learn More about our Bridge to Success Capital Campaign.