Variety Boys & Girls Club of Queens

The staff is very friendly, not just with the parents with the kids too. My son says he has a great time when he’s there and everyone treats him well.
It’s a great place if you have a budget and would like for your kids to be doing something during the summer.
It’s difficult for me because I work and this was an awesome alternative then him having to spend his summer in front of the TV playing video games.

I like to do lap swim to relieve stress and benefit from some form of water exercise. This place offers adult lap swim every Saturday from 10a-​12p. single event pas is $ 5, not bad. The pool is well maintained, Temperature around 78 degrees. There are five swim lanes. sharing of lanes is expected if needed. Also available to use are kick baards and fins. The pool is located in building with a lot of ambient outside light from the glass blocks on one wall and skylight. So if you want a place to do lap swimming, this place is another option.

A few years back, I attended an event at the auditorium here. As I walked around, I noticed that they had an indoor basketball court, a swimming pool and some classrooms in the cellar.
It turns out that the Variety Boys & Girls Club of Queens is an after-​school program in Western Queens offered to children aged 6 – 17 years old. The after-​school program runs from 2:30 p.m. until 7 p.m. on weekdays, with some special programs continuing until 8:30 p.m. This organization has been in existence for 50 years and in a year, there are approximately 1,000 children helped by the Boys and Girls Club all living within the vicinity of Astoria. Each member pays $ 25 or less if the family cannot afford it. Most of the children come from lower income families whose parents need to hold down several jobs to keep life together.
I recently visited and spoke with the Executive Director who said that they need mentors for the children who attend the after-​school program. He mentioned several individuals who credit the Boys and Girls Club’s after-​school program for channeling their lives into productive pursuits and keeping them away from gangs. An hour or two a month seems like a reasonable investment of time for someone’s future. Don’t you think so?