{"id":437033,"date":"2026-09-15T21:54:16","date_gmt":"2026-09-15T21:54:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/437033\/"},"modified":"2026-09-15T21:54:16","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T21:54:16","slug":"boys-girls-clubs-announces-closure-temporary-pause-at-2-san-antonio-locations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/437033\/","title":{"rendered":"Boys &#038; Girls Clubs announces closure, temporary pause at 2 San Antonio locations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf jbiTJv kYFPaL article-text\">SAN ANTONIO \u2013 The Boys &amp; Girls Clubs of San Antonio (BGCSA) announced two of its locations will be impacted at the end of this month. <\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf jbiTJv kYFPaL article-text\">In an email to KSAT, CEO Debbie Powell said the Rayburn Club, located on Rayburn Drive, will permanently close on Sept. 25.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf jbiTJv kYFPaL article-text\">The Eastside Club, located on Martin Luther King Drive, will temporarily suspend programming for the remainder of this school year on Sept. 30.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" role=\"presentation\"  style=\"object-fit:cover;max-width:1920px;max-height:1080px;aspect-ratio:1.7777777777777777;width:100%\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/3HCRE6JWPVHYZAL5NR3DHC4J4I.png\"\/>The Boys &amp; Girls Clubs of San Antonio (BGCSA) announced two of its locations will be impacted at the end of this month. (Copyright 2026 by KSAT &#8211; All rights reserved.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf jbiTJv kYFPaL article-text\">Powell cited operational and financial challenges as the reason for the closures.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf jbiTJv kYFPaL article-text\">Despite the closures, she said BGCSA was working stakeholders and local foundations to strengthen their long-term sustainability.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf jbiTJv kYFPaL article-text\">For affected families, Powell said they are actively working to determine where children from the Eastside Club will transition, adding they were collaborating with nearby organizations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf jbiTJv kYFPaL article-text\">For children at the Rayburn Club, she said they were transitioning to an after-school care program, but the name of the program wasn\u2019t provided.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf jbiTJv kYFPaL article-text\">\u201cWe recognize that this news is difficult, and we are especially grateful to the partners who have stood alongside BGCSA and invested in our mission,\u201d Powell said. \u201cYour support has made a meaningful difference in the lives of countless young people and families across our community, and we are committed to strengthening our impact as we move forward.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf jbiTJv kYFPaL article-text\">KSAT has reached out to BGCSA for more information and will update the article when it is available.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf jbiTJv kYFPaL article-text\">Read also:<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 by KSAT &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"SAN ANTONIO \u2013 The Boys &amp; Girls Clubs of San Antonio (BGCSA) announced two of its locations will&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":437034,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[146311,96,6527,82,84,83,4937],"class_list":["post-437033","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-antonio","tag-boys-girls-club","tag-east-side","tag-ksatkids","tag-san-antonio","tag-san-antonio-headlines","tag-san-antonio-news","tag-south-side"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/437033","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=437033"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/437033\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/437034"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=437033"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=437033"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=437033"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}