Grantmakers in the News
September 1, 2003
Freddie Mac Supports Merger of Local Boys and Girls Clubs
with a $1 Million Gift
Metropolitan Police Boys & Girls Clubs (MPBGC) recently merged with Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Washington (BGCGW) in order to serve more area youth and provide more programs. The merger was made possible through a $1 million donation from Freddie Mac and the Freddie Mac Foundation - $450,000 from the company and $550,000 from the Foundation, as well as from donations from a host of other supporters. The long awaited merger of these two local youth service organizations will benefit children of all backgrounds, especially those at risk, in the Washington, DC metropolitan area.
The merger will preserve the facilities and services of MPBGC, a local organization that has provided youth in Washington, DC, with strong police mentors and athletic and educational programs for more than 70 years. The seven Metropolitan Police Boys & Girls Clubs will join the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Washington, expanding BGCGW to 27 clubs and four group homes in Maryland, Northern Virginia and Washington, DC, making BGCGW the largest affiliate of Boys & Girls Clubs of America. BGCGW has been serving area youth for 116 years with a wide variety of programs. Both organizations, combined, will reach over 35,000 youth annually.
Freddie Mac Foundation
is located at:
8250 Jones Branch Dr.
McLean, VA 22102
Telephone: 703-918-8888
Fax: 703-918-8895
E-mail: freddiemac__foundation@freddiemac.com
URL: http://www.freddiemacfoundation.org
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