R.W. Brown Boys & Girls Club
1701 North 8th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19122
Contact us:
Tel (215) 763-0900
Fax (215) 763-8088
Step inside the R.W. Brown Boys & Girls Club.
Often referred to simply as “RW," the R.W. Brown Boys & Girls Club is a home base for programs designed to educate and encourage youth of all ages. The 39,000-square-foot space hosts our Early Learning Center for preschool programming, the Boys & Girls Club of America and the Teen Club. Participants might learn to care for animals in our small on-site zoo one day and take an informative field trip the next. The community center also offers a competition-sized swimming pool, and computer lab.
Our R.W. Brown Boys & Girls Club is licensed to serve 254 children and is a STAR 4 Quality Status holder.
Programs at this Site
Early Learning Center
The Early Learning Center housed within the R.W. Brown Boys & Girls Club serves children from 1 to 5 years old and has achieved the highest Keystone STAR 4 program quality rating. We accept Pennsylvania Child Care Works (subsidy) and offer PA PreK Counts and PHL PreK high quality pre-kindergarten programs.
Daily activities include nutritious meals and snacks, learning and literacy activities, outdoor play in our secure playgrounds or indoor play in our gymnasium.
Boys & Girls Clubs
Our Boys & Girls Club at R.W. Brown offers after school, summer camp and a teen program for children ages 6–18. Activities include:
● Fitness, sports and recreation
● Arts, from drawing and painting to music and theater
● Homework help and tutoring
● Career development, health and life skills classes
● Character and leadership development
Our kids participate in local, state, regional and national contests and activities.
Caring Paws
Caring Paws is a Humane Education Program where we have a small zoo with various animals, including rabbits, guinea pigs, and pet rats. Youth have weekly opportunities to visit this zoo in small groups, where they gain experience with the animals by holding, petting, grooming, and feeding them. Youth may also assist with cleaning and other tasks related to animal care. Through their participation in Caring Paws, youth learn about animals’ needs and responsible pet ownership and develop compassion for the animals. For many of the youth, spending time with the animals is therapeutic. In addition, the STEM lab offers turtles, millipedes, and hissing cockroaches!
