UC&D Magazine Covers Eckman Construction of Boys & Girls Club in Utah

Everyone deserves a place to go. Boys & Girls Clubs of America, a nonprofit serving kids and teens across the United States, believes this to be true and serves more than 4 million children and youth each year through 5,500 local clubs. By providing mentors, meals, safe spaces after school, and programs for children of all ages, they support the success and safety of young people across the country.

At Eckman Construction, we are proud to have completed construction of one of these campuses in Brigham City, Utah. Completed over a 15-month construction schedule, this new $6.9 million project includes the 11,500-SF Community Center and the 13,700-SF New Hope Crisis Center.

The opportunity to build this project aligns with our mission at Eckman Construction to make a positive difference in the communities we serve. Utah Construction & Design (UC&D) magazine covered the completion of this project in a recent issue. An excerpt, written by Bradley Fullmer, is included below.

The development was designed as a collaborative “one-stop shop” model that places multiple services in a single location, helping reduce barriers for families seeking assistance. In addition to youth recreation and educational programming, the campus will provide infant and toddler care, preschool services, community gathering space, case management, and shelter resources for survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault.

The Community Center is a pre-engineered metal building with a large interior space that doubles as a regulation-size basketball court, which can be divided into two smaller courts with six basketball standards. Amenities include a kitchen, restroom facilities, and storage rooms to accommodate a wide variety of events and activities.

The New Hope Crisis Center is a secure, 24/7 facility that includes 12 residential units that can be subdivided to support up to 30 people. On-site resources include job training, court advocacy, and sexual assault and domestic violence support services. On-site amenities include full-service dual kitchens, some in-unit kitchenettes, independent temperature control in each unit, secure play areas, and laundry services.

JeuneElle Jeffries, CEO of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Northern Utah, said the project emerged from years of collaboration among nonprofits, local businesses, elected officials, and private donors.

“Businesses in Box Elder County stepped up and said, ‘Social services affect my business; social services affect my employees. This is good for my employees. This is good for my neighborhood,’” she said.

Funding for the project included local and private contributions alongside federal rural development assistance through the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
“We braided a lot of different funding for this,” Jeffries said. “We [utilized] money from the USDA that had never been done before, and they figured out how to do it with us.”

[…] The expanded New Hope Crisis Center facility will significantly increase the organization’s ability to provide shelter and support services.

“The new building will double our capacity,” said Anneli Robert, a victim assault advocate for New Hope. “We’re trying to make sure that we can help more people when it comes to having somewhere to stay within our program and helping [victims] get back on their feet. We’re trying to make it like a one-stop shop for services, just for the whole county.”

Thank you to UC&D for covering this project. We are grateful to have built it, and we look forward to the good the completed facilities will do for the Box Elder County community.