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New Covington clubhouse marks Boys & Girls Clubs ‘ first standalone site in St. Tammany Parish

Facility will serve ages 6–18 with afterschool and summer programs

CEO Angel Nelson plans to expand services with community partnerships

Board member Doug Brooks played a key role in funding support

Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Louisiana has broken ground on a new youth development center in Covington, marking the organization’s first standalone clubhouse in St. Tammany Parish.

The Doug A. Brooks Family Donor Fund Clubhouse will be located at the northeast corner of West 29th Avenue and North Tyler Street. The facility expands the nonprofit’s footprint, which currently includes nine sites across New Orleans, Slidell, Gretna and Baton Rouge.

The new clubhouse will ser

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