Large and compelling statistics can grab your audience and encourage them to take action! Use these graphics in your PowerPoint presentations, websites or other marketing collateral to discuss the great impact a Club has on the community.

Download Impact Graphics to Drive the Message Home The zip file below has a series of national statistics regarding critical issues facing youth in America and Boys & Girls Club alumni survey results. See the source information listed below to accompany the graphics. Download this graphic and more!   Download File >>

Source information:  All of the downloadable graphics which use a percentage "of alumni say" may be attributed to a Harris Interactive 2007 Boys & Girls Clubs of America Alumni Survey.

The remaining graphics use the following sources:

• 3 in 10 won't graduate ... ¹ Editorial Projects in Education, “Diplomas Count 2010: Graduation by the Numbers: Putting Data to Work for Student Success” Education Week, 29, No. 34 (2010).
• 3-7 p.m. crime ... ² OJJDP Statistical Briefing Book (Link: http://www.ojjdp.gov/ojstatbb/offenders/qa03401.asp?qaDate=2008). Released on December 21, 2010.
• 3 in 10 kids are obese or overweight ... ³ Ogden, C.l., Carroll, M.D., Curten, L.R., et. Alt. Prevalence of High Body Mass Index in US Children and Adolescents, 2007-2008. Journal of the American Medical Association. (2010). 303(3): 242-249.
• 1 in 5 kids live in poverty ... ⁴ DeNavas-Walt, C., Proctor, B.D., Smith, J.C. Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2009 (2010).

Local Statistics:  Find statistics relating to your town, county and/or state to create an argument for support. Consider these sites when describing the challenges your community faces.

1. Kids Count Data Center, a Annie E. Casey Foundation resource.
2. U.S. Census
3. U.S. Census Quick Facts
4. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), State and Territorial Data
5. CDC:  State Health Departments
6. Local Law Enforcement Officials