Courtesy Boys & Girls Clubs of Utah County

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Utah County is bidding adieu to its long-standing Provo clubhouse.

For 60 years, the organization has worked to empower children to pursue their goals while unlocking their full potential.

While the Provo facility has provided decades of impactful experiences for families in Utah County, the aging clubhouse is in need of a revamp to meet safety codes and modernized accommodations, according to Executive Director David Bayles.

“After 60 years, buildings get old and are in need of replacement. We want to upgrade it to be seismically safe and better laid out for the kids,” he told the Daily Herald. “So we’ll be tearing down the old facility and building a brand-new facility.”

After more than half a century of serving Utah families and creating memories, community members are invited to help give the building a proper farewell before it’s torn down.

Courtesy Boys & Girls Clubs of Utah County

“It’ll allow folks who attended to be able to visit the club one more time, walk through the halls, share some memories that they have of staff or programs that impacted them,” Bayles said.

The open house-style event will happen Aug. 16 from 4-6 p.m. at the Provo Clubhouse, located at 1060 E. 150 North.

“This clubhouse has been a cornerstone of our community, shaping countless lives over the years, but the building is 60 years old and it’s time for it to be replaced. Our new facility will be built on the same location. We invite everyone to join us in celebrating the legacy of the Provo Clubhouse,” Bayles said in a press release.

Funding has come by way of various donors and Utah County, which offered a grant to build the new facility. “It’ll cost about $6.5 million, when all is said and done, to do the actual construction on the building. And then we’re hoping to raise another million on top of that for an endowment fund to be able to maintain the building so it’ll last another 60 years,” Bayles explained.

Most of the funding has been raised, but Bayles said the club is hoping to secure more donors.

“If there’re folks out there who have it in their heart to help out and make a difference, (we) would love to get them involved,” he noted.

The new clubhouse will have more than double the amount of space, expanding from 8,000 square feet to just over 20,000 square feet.

This will allow many current off-site resources like nutrition services, housing and administrative services to reside under one roof. “In addition, we’ll be adding a preschool to our program and a teen center,” Bayles said.

Tentative plans to bulldoze the current Provo clubhouse will happen sometime in late August or early September. The new clubhouse is set to break ground later this year.

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Utah County will temporarily operate out of Dixon Middle School while the new facility is being constructed.

“Our hope is to have kids in the (new) facility in time for the school year of 2026,” Bayles said.

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