The Fort Wayne Club was started in 1989 by a small group of community leaders who felt the city had a need for a place young boys and girls could go after school and in the summer and get positive reinforcement in an open, accepting environment. The first Club was an old Parks & Recreation Building located on Minor Street. In the early 1990's the Club's added on two Public Housing Clubs and also began a capital campaign to build the current 21,000 square foot facility on Fairfield Avenue.