Boys and Girls Clubs of the Northtowns of New York is a nonprofit youth organization that provides medical, social and educational services. It works for the development of educational, creative, character building, leadership, health care and life skills in children between the ages of 6 and 18. Boys and Girls Clubs of the Northtowns of New York, an affiliate of Boys & Girls Clubs of America, conducts various fine arts, sports, educational and recreational activities and camps. It emphasizes the reduction of youth crime, gang membership and drug abuse. The organization serves more than 4,500 boys and girls in northern Erie and Niagara counties in New York annually. Boys and Girls Clubs of the Northtowns of New York maintains its administrative office in Buffalo, N.Y.