Grenville Baker Boys & Girls Club is a local affiliate of Boys & Girls Clubs of America, a national organization whose mission is to enable all young people, especially those who need us most, to reach thier full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens. BCGA serves 3.3 million boys and girls across America at over 4,000 club locations, employing 11,000 full-time and 40,000 part-time trained youth professionals, plus tens of thousands of volunteers.

Our Club was formed on May 12, 1947 when it was incorporated as the Associated Boys Club of Locust Valley, Inc.  Great efforts were made to serve area youth, but lack of an adequate meeting place was a hindrance.  Milward W. (Pidge) Martin, who was Pepsi-Cola’s chief attorney treasurer, and Edith Hay Wyckoff, editor of the Locust Valley Leader joined forces and initiated the first steps.  Mrs. George P. Baker Jr. and her family took the final step that made everything possible.  They made a donation to purchase the land on Forest Avenue and build the original clubhouse.  Dedication of the Grenville Baker Boys Club took place on December 5, 1950 in memory of Mrs. Baker’s son, Grenville, a decorated Air Force Captain and Harvard graduate, who met an untimely death in 1949. 

Mission:

To inspire and enable all young people to realize their potential as productive, responsible and caring citizens and community leaders of tomorrow.