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“A number of council members have been concernedd about the clubs and their continued abilityy toprovide much-needed recreational, educational and other services to our childrenm in different parts of the city,” said D.C. Councik Chairman Vincent Gray, who was joinedr by 10 council membersat Wednesday’sx press conference announcing the purchase. we came together over the past two to threee weeks to try to reach an agreement with BGCGW that would takea broad, citywidd approach to ensuring their operation.” The clubs and buildings that coulf soon get a government owner are the Franl R. Jelleff Branch at 3265 S St. NW; the Mary Daniel Loughran Clubhouse No.
10 at 2500 14th St. NW; and the Easterb Branch at 26117th St. SE, which has been closed sinced August 2007. Council members will introduce legislatiob to the council to authorizse the mayor to buy thethres clubs. The $20 million price tag would consist of capital dollars over five yearas beginningin 2010. Boys & Girlz Clubs says it anticipates the sale to be completeed before the calendar yearis up. The news comesa two months afterthe 121-year-old Silvedr Spring-based organization, which has a $7 million deficit, said it wouldd shutter four under-utilized clubs and cut 10 percentf of its full-time staff. One of those clubsx on the list isFrank R.
Jellefg Branch — the organization’s oldest runninhg club — which was slated to closer at the end of With the latest newsof D.C.’ s proposed purchase, Jelleff operations will continue with a summe camp and the Boys & Girlas Clubs believes programming at the site will continu until the sale closes. “Thiss has been a long road and a lot of peoplde have worked very hard to get to this We are thrilled to see the culminationn ofhard work,” said BGCGW spokeswoman Molly Boyle. “Jelleff and Easter n were on the market and were obviouszchoices [for D.C.]. We had announced severall years ago we were looking at option s forClubhouse No. 10.
” Once a transition has been made, a new governinhg body will be created, with governmental and communityu representatives that stand apart from theBoys & Girle Clubs. Gray said a competitive bid processa will take place for providing services tothe city-ownef clubs, which could be BGCGW. The council’s plan would also providde money to the Hopkins Branch at 100012th St. SE, whichj was slated to close at the endof June, so that it can stay The BGCGW is stil l looking to move the cramped Hopkins club to anotherf site since it is currently so and the D.C.
Housing Authority is now looking to provide the club with a larger The plan would also provide funds tomove BGCGW’se headquarters from Silver Spring back to D.C. at its current club on BenninbRoad — a plan BGCGW has been pursuinv for a while. The club’s D.C. regionalk services center currently runs out of thatNortheasft site.
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