The Boys & Girls Clubs of Dorchester offer club members the chance to participate in programs that foster the intellectual, artistic and athletic interests of its members. Each program is age appropriate, supervised, structured and most importantly - designed to accommodate the wide variety of learning styles, social skills and intellectual abilities that our children bring to the Club each and every day. Members are grouped according to age and interests with activities falling into the following categories:
Triple Play – A comprehensive wellness program that weaves physical fitness, nutrition, stress reduction, healthy lifestyle choices together by drawing upon the 200+ programs that take place at the Club
The Arts – Painting & drawing, sculpture, photography and digital design
Music - Comprehensive music program including instruments, voice, and dance lessons. Also home to the Dorchester Music Clubhouse.
Partnership with Berklee College of Music Education - Daily homework help, one-on-one tutoring, reading & writing enrichment, MCAS & SAT preparation
Life Skills - Leadership groups for 13-17 year olds (Keystone Club) and 10-13 year olds (Torch Club) teach civic responsibility and pride
Technology - Three computer learning centers, each with 10 computers, are available to members for educational and research purposes
Athletics - Basketball, hockey, soccer, baseball, track, volleyball, gymnastics, Judo and more
Aquatics - Organized swim teams, swimming lessons and drop-in swimming for all ages and levels
Social Recreation - Chess and other strategic board games, puzzles, pool, foosball, and movies
Career Service – Career preparation, placement and guidance for teens seeking employment support
Child Care - Licensed care for infants, toddlers and pre-schoolers; after-school care for children ages 6-12
The annual Savin Hill Neighborhood Yard Sale will be on Saturday, September 10, 2011 (rain date: 9/11/11) from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. To obtain more information and to receive a personal copy of the map, please email: 
The Columbia Savin Hill Civic Association will hold a special community meeting on Tuesday, May 17th at 6:30 p.m. at Cristo Rey School, 100 Savin Hill Avenue. The purpose of the meeting is to update the community on the events of the recent homicide at the Savin Hill MBTA Station. The community will also learn about the best means for working with city agencies and public safety officials on "problem properties" and/or absentee landlords who are not managing their properties well in our neighborhood. Representatives from the Boston Police Department, Transit Police, Mayor's Office of Neighborhood Services, and Inspectional Services, the agencies involved with managing housing vouchers, and Senator Jack Hart, Representative Martin Walsh and City Councilor Maureen Feeney are planned to attend.
Savin Scoop will be having its official ribbon cutting ceremony as the spring season approaches us on Wednesday, April 6 at 4:30 p.m. Savin Scoop specializes in locally made ice cream, smoothies, frappes, coffee, espresso and many other scrumptious treats right here in the Savin Hill neighborhood. So, in hopes of a wonderful spring season of ice-cream indulgence right around the corner, join Savin Scoop and Mayor Menino as they cut the ribbon!
