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30 Non-Profits Receive Grants to Continue and Expand Programming to Invest in Underserved Youth    ST. LOUIS, April 4, 2023 – Today, the Panera Bread Foundation* announces 30 non-profit organizations will receive a collective $2 million from the Panera Bread Foundation Grant Program. The Panera Bread Foundation launched the grant program in 2021 to support […]





On Thursday, February 9th, the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Coastal Plain hosted its Annual Youth of the Year Celebration Dinner. Being named Youth of the Year is the highest honor a Boys & Girls Club member can receive. As Boys & Girls Clubs of America’s premier youth recognition program, the Youth of the […]





WINTERVILLE, NC – In partnership with Boys & Girls Clubs of America, Panda Express held a grand opening event for the newest Panda Cares Center of Hope, which took place at the Jack Minges Club (621 W. Fire Tower Rd., Winterville, NC) on December 1, 2022. The event featured Panda Express food for the youth, […]





  Boys & Girls Clubs of the Coastal Plain is seeking Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) Food Service Providers and Vendors that are able to serve in the following capacities: Monday – Friday delivery times between 2:30 – 4:30 p.m., roughly 800 – 1000 individually packaged meals and/or 400 – 600 snacks (following […]





Winterville, NC – Boys & Girls Clubs of the Coastal Plain (BGCCP) announced today that the Board of Directors has unanimously named Mark Holtzman as the next Chief Executive Officer effective October 1, 2022. Mark has more than twenty years of experience in various leadership positions within local government police organizations in Maryland and North […]





  Winterville, NC – Boys & Girls Clubs of the Coastal Plain (BGCCP) has announced the hiring of Brittany Creamer Spear as Director of Resource Development. Spear joins BGCCP from The Epiphany School of Global Studies, an independent school for K-12 students in New Bern, where she served as Director of Advancement since 2017. “We […]





Check out this article from the Carteret County News-Times! https://www.carolinacoastonline.com/news_times/sports/article_adba3cb2-c2fc-11ec-a018-7f20af0011db.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=user-share&fbclid=IwAR2pTFzcFAb4fbObMFfRnHL4wBZE8TgL0T0VmC1dD_Gs5IS2pd7TnTCJZ2A 





Winterville, NC – On Thursday, February 3, Boys & Girls Clubs of the Coastal Plain hosted its Youth of the Year Annual Recognition Dinner.  La’tecyia Johnson was named Youth of the Year and received a $3,000 college scholarship. La’tecyia has been a member of the Beaufort Teen Center 2018 and has displayed increased self-confidence by […]





Winterville, NC – Boys & Girls Clubs of the Coastal Plain announced it has received a $100,000 donation from First Citizens Bank to support the organization’s greatest needs and strategic initiatives. This contribution will have an immediate impact on all 17 Boys & Girls Clubs across seven counties in eastern North Carolina, specifically supporting child […]





GREENVILLE, NC – In light of recent updates from the CDC, state health department, and local hospital officials regarding the current Delta variant surge of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Boys & Girls Clubs of the Coastal Plain announced today that the 2021 Ultimate Pre-Game Party, Presented by First Citizens Bank and scheduled for Friday, September […]