BGCM Scholarship

05/17/2026

And it's official...BGCM Scholarship Program's 3rd Doctoral student...introducing Dr. LaTerra Jackson. Doctor of Dentistry, Tufts University, class of 2026. YES INDEED!

05/11/2026

🎓 From Club kids to college graduates—and beyond.
Today we celebrate our scholarship recipients graduating from 8 colleges, including Eboni earning a master’s degree and LaTerra achieving a Doctor of Dental Medicine. These milestones represent years of perseverance, support, and belief in what’s possible. These former Club kids are living proof that Great Futures Start Here.

05/06/2026

We are so proud of one of our amazing scholars who was honored yesterday by the UNO Office of Latino/Latin American Studies - OLLAS 🎓

She is double majoring in World Language and Literature (Spanish concentration) and Latino/Latin American Studies, and we loved being there to support her.

She also completed her OLLAS internship at the South Omaha Boys & Girls Club, where she connected with our youth and encouraged them to chase their goals and see themselves in her shoes one day. We’re so proud of you and can’t wait to see what’s next! 💙

04/16/2026

💥TEEN SIDE ANNOUNCEMENT💥

We are so excited to announce that we will be having a Teen Late Night next Friday, April 24th! This event is for our 7th-12th grade members, free of charge! It is a glow party, so wear neon clothes, and bring something white to die-dye! There will also be food, music, crafts, and plenty of gym games! Make sure to bring a friend as well to get an extra ticket in the raffle! See you all next Friday!🎉🎉🎉

04/13/2026

Last week our Carter Lake Boys & Girls Club, Council Bluffs Boys & Girls Club, and Millard Central Boys & Girls Club joined us in our Reality Store event. Thanks to Charles Schwab, we had many different life stations for the members to experience, stationed by their volunteers. Our teens learned how expensive it is to be an adult, why it's important to budget, and HOW to set up a budget. Overall, it was a success! We celebrated at the end with pizza and gift cards!💵🍕

04/13/2026

Ninel is one of our scholarship recipients who is doing amazing work in the Clubs and out. We are excited to see her graduate next month.

🌟 Internship Spotlight 🌟

We’re excited to spotlight Ninel Naveja-Gomez, who is interning at the South Omaha Boys & Girls Club this semester! Experiences like this allow our students to apply what they learn in the classroom to meaningful, hands-on work in the community.

A huge thank you to the South Omaha Boys & Girls Club for partnering with OLLAS to expand student access and support meaningful career development. Partnerships like these make all the difference!

Stay tuned for our next OLLAS Intern Spotlight!

University of Nebraska at Omaha | UNO College of Arts and Sciences | UNO Foreign Languages Department | Thompson Learning Community - University of Nebraska Omaha

04/10/2026

Scholar Visit to UNO today. Great conversations and lunch with our scholarship students as they approach the home stretch to the end of the school year. Finish strong scholars!!

04/07/2026

Nebraska & Iowa State Youth of the Year was such an amazing experience! 💙

Andrea had the opportunity to connect with other incredible candidates representing their clubs while enjoying bowling, laser tag, and arcade games before stepping up to deliver her speech and complete her interview.

We are beyond excited to share that Andrea officially won at the state level and will be advancing to regionals! 🎉 We are so proud of you, keep shining and leading the way! More pictures to come when we travel to Chicago for regionals.

Congratulations as well to all of the other candidates who did an amazing job. You all represented your clubs so well and should be incredibly proud!

04/03/2026

Today members of our Carter Lake Boys and Girls Clubs got the opportunity to see Iowa State! Although it was rainy and wet, they got to see a glimpse of life as a Cyclone. The highlights were the Student Innovation Center, Memorial Union, and of course the Dining Hall. We finished up the day at Spare Time and headed back to the club!

03/20/2026