February, 2022 | BGC Canada - Part 2

Month: February 2022

Celebrating BGC Black Leaders – Meet Sentsetsa

Feb 18 2022

BGC News

Working with BGCBigs for over 15 years, Sentsetsa has been a mentor and role model to the younger frontline staff and volunteers, as well as the families and children who walk through the Club’s doors. She prioritizes the needs of the community they serve. For example, Sentsetsa recognized the need to create a multi-lingual reading program,...
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Celebrating BGC Black Leaders – Meet René

Feb 15 2022

BGC News

René, a staff member at BGC Maison Kekpart, is the coordinator for the Club’s Newcomers Program. As someone of Haitian origin, René understands the barriers young people face when they arrive in a new community.  René’s role in the Newcomers Program is to recruit youth and help them become leaders so they can welcome their...
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Lifting up all children and families

Feb 14 2022

CEO Blog

By Owen Charters In a previous role, I helped craft the Order of Canada nomination for my organization’s board chair, Patrick Johnston. In pulling together the nomination, I did a lot of research about the Sixties Scoop, as Patrick had been a social worker and researcher who among many other accomplishments wrote a significant paper...
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BGC Canada acknowledges that our work spans many Territories and Treaty areas and we are grateful for the traditional Knowledge Keepers and Elders who are with us today, those who have gone before us and the youth that continuously inspire us in the work that we do. 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.

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