Our History

The HELP (Havre Encourages Long-range Prevention) Committee was started in Havre in 1979 to better educate youth about the effects of drugs and alcohol.  Over the years, the HELP Committee has been awarded numerous state and federal grants to do prevention work in this area.

In 2001, a member of the Board of Directors suggested opening a Boys and Girls Club.  The Club's mission: to inspire and enable all young people, especially those who need us the most, to achieve their full potential as productive, responsible and caring citizens.  After a year of planning, the Boys & Girls Club of the Hi-Line opened its doors on July 1, 2002.  The initial goal of signing up 250 members during the first year was met within six weeks, and the Club has continued to grow ever since.  To date, over 3500 youth have been members of the Club.

 Early in 2008 it became apparent that if the trend continued, the Club would be far over its capacity by the spring of 2009.  In order to maintain a safe environment, and to prevent our staff from being overwhelmed, the Club instituted a cap and limited our membership to 550 kids for the school year.  In late 2009, the Club's Board of Directors came up with a solution... the  Give More Kids the Clubcampaign.  This campaign was used to raise the funds necessary for a building expansion and renovation that would allow us to serve more of our community's youth.   The new facility was officially opened to Club members in June 2015, and we have not had to cap our membership since.

The Club is now Havre's premier youth development organization, and is well regarded around the state, providing services to over 700 kids every year, roughly 24% of the area's youth and children.  Our goal is to be able to welcome every  child, both now and in the future.