Month: July 2018

Jul 20

A Club is a Club is a Club?

CEO Blog

By Owen Charters In passing, colleagues have probably heard me say more than once that “if you’ve seen one Club, you’ve seen one Club.” It’s a truism about the unique collection of programs, services, and facilities at each Boys & Girls Club. The realities and implications of this statement create really interesting challenges and offer...
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Jul 10

Let’s empower youth to step up and speak out

CEO Blog

By Owen Charters  *this op-ed was recently published in the Toronto Star, Maclean’s, and Huffington Post. Brazen. Public. Daylight. More and more these words are showing up in news reports about gun crime. Shootings are happening on playgrounds now, and we know kids are scared. Toronto is experiencing its fourth straight year of ever-increasing gun violence. In the...
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