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Florida Tax Watch Study

Friday, February 06, 2009
Florida TaxWatch Research Institute (TaxWatch) conducted a comprehensive study of the economic impact of the Boys & Girls Clubs on local communities throughout Florida. The study showed that programs conducted by Boys & Girls Clubs have established both short and long term outcomes such as:

• providing a place where youth are both physically and emotionally safe;
• shaping the character of members' attitudes toward school (including levels of engagement and school liking);
• helping youth avoid legal trouble, and
• fostering abstinence from illegal drug, alcohol, tobacco, and other self-injuring activities

Florida Tax Watch Study:
http://www.myboysandgirlsclub.com/upload/TAX_Watch_Florida_Boys__Girls_Club_Report_-_April_2008.pdf