Usher’s Club Takeover: A Starry Afternoon with the Boys & Girls Club of Southeastern Michigan

After school, more than 25 million children in the United States don’t have access to programs. In Michigan, 750,000 children need after-school programs. This means they miss out on a safe and supportive environment for learning and growing. Usher Raymond and the Boys and Girls Club of Southeastern Michigan are changing that. The room erupted in screams and cheers when Usher Raymond entered the building and took over the Boys and Girls Club of Southeastern Michigan (BGCSM) on day 1 of his 2-day tour in Detroit for the ‘Usher Club Takeover’ for the ‘Lights on Afterschool’ program. Hundreds of excited youths greeted him as he flashed his signature smile. Taking a break from his highly anticipated tour, the Grammy-winning artist spent Thursday afternoon delivering a memorable experience for the youth in attendance. “I was telling our staff, there’s not a lot of people that get to wake up and inspire kids every day and change the course of someone’s life, really think about that. I’m trying to be in the moment and take it all in,” Shawn H. Wilson, President & CEO of Boys & Girls Clubs of Southeastern Michigan, said. “To understand that there are going to be kids...