Month: November 2020

It’s time to invest in opportunity for those who need it most

Nov 30

BGC News

By Jully Black (published in The Toronto Star on November 30, 2020)   Opportunity changes everything. If this sentence doesn’t resonate with you, then maybe opportunity wasn’t something you had to think about. Or maybe you had to create your own opportunities — but doors were still open to you and so “changes everything” doesn’t...
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BGC Canada welcomes federal investment in youth, childcare, and other social supports that will benefit families

Nov 30

BGC News

November 30, 2020—Boys and Girls Clubs of Canada applauds the federal government’s immediate investments and strategic, long-term planning detailed in today’s Fall Economic Statement (FES). The FES focuses on several vital priorities that will support children, youth, and families now and as we look ahead to economic and social recovery: Childcare—As a leading provider of...
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BGC Canada respectfully acknowledges that its national team office is situated in Treaty 13 territory, the traditional territory of many nations including the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee and the Wendat peoples and is the home of many diverse First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples. BGC Canada’s mission statement is to provide safe, supportive places where children and youth can experience new opportunities, overcome barriers, build positive relationships, and develop confidence and skills for life. We recognize that these values are impossible to attain without the ongoing guidance and partnership with Indigenous peoples.