Boys & Girls Clubs to close 5 Northeast Ohio sites, affecting 300 kids amid funding shortfall

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Posted Thursday, November 12, 2026 5:54 pm

Andy Field, Cleveland.com Express Desk (via Cleveland.com)

Members of Cleveland’s Franklin D. Roosevelt Boys & Girls Club work on a STEM project in this file photo. Boys & Girls Clubs of Northeast Ohio will close five locations Dec. 18, including three in Lorain County, because of a funding shortfall.

ELYRIA, Ohio -- Boys & Girls Clubs of Northeast Ohio will close five locations Dec. 18, including three in Lorain County, as it faces a projected funding shortfall in 2027.

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