Boys & Girls Club of Henderson’s origin has been a thrilling journey since its inception. Our story began a few years ago when a group of concerned citizens wanted to bring a positive, safe, and impactful youth organization to the community. A group decision was made, and the consensus was the Cliff Hagan Boys & Girls Club would be the 501 (c)(3) parent organization. Three criteria must be met in order to consider implementing a Boys & Girls Club in the area: 1) Is there a need for the Club in the community? 2) Does the Community want a Boys & Girls Club? 3) Will there be available financing to sustain it?

The answer was yes to all of the above. Boys & Girls Club of Henderson opened their doors in August 2019 as an Extension at the Community Baptist Church with the help of the Venture Grant from the United Way of Henderson County. The Club grew at an exponential rate. In 2020, the Board of Directors voted to evolve the Extension into a year-round Unit thus opening the door for community leaders to start looking for a permanent location the Club could call home. The Capital Campaign journey to finding the Club’s forever home started immediately, and the idea of the Armory was soon birthed. The state of Kentucky gave the surplus Armory property to the city of Henderson who in turn gave the Boys & Girls Club of Henderson the deed to the property. The $3.2 million dollar Capital Campaign process was started to establish not only a permanent location for our Henderson County Club members but also a community event center. The Henderson Advisory Board members, Capital Campaign committee, and BGC Staff still work tirelessly to this day to provide their Club members with their next Great Moments.