The National Association of Realtors® has announced that it will be collaborating with the Boys and Girls Club of America in order to strengthen the community and to show more support to the youths of the United States.
"BGCA has been close to my heart for many years, and as I begin my NAR presidential term, I am very excited that Realtors® will be partnering with their local Clubs and offering their time and resources to make a difference in the lives of their communities' children," said NAR President Tom Salomone, broker-owner of Real Estate II Inc. in Coral Springs, Florida. "Every Realtor® knows building strong communities is an important part of the job, and working with BGCA allows us the chance to contribute meaningfully to the lives of children in the neighborhoods we help to create."
According to the press release of NAR in PR Newswire, the collaborative partnership between the National Association of Realtors and the Boys and Girls Club of America will officially begin in 2016. The State and Local Association of Realtors are to work hand in hand with their local club to meet the specific needs in their location. Activities to be performed by the collaborative partnership may include, but are not limited to, planning a clean-up day for the Club, sponsoring a holiday-themed party, offering tutoring assistance, or hosting a career day for teenagers.
"We are proud to partner with NAR, state and local Realtor® associations and the more than 1 million Realtors® nationwide. This partnership will have an immediate and profound impact on Clubs, communities and most importantly, young people across the country," said Jim Clark, president and CEO of BGCA. "Realtors® live and work in every zip code in the country and, like Boys & Girls Clubs, are woven into the fabric of the communities they serve. We look forward to this impactful partnership and working together, hand-in-hand, on volunteer projects, Clubs improvements and mentoring, as well as fundraising and awareness initiatives to enable more young people to achieve great futures."
The partnership between the two well-known organizations in the United States can bring a great impact on the development of the youth. Associations that will participate in the BGCA partnership can meet either their "Community Involvement" or "Community Investment" requirements under NAR's Organizational Alignment/Core Standards policy.
For more information on the collaborative partnership, you can visit www.realtor.org/BGCA.
