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Building an Indigenous Advisory Circle to Advance Reconciliation and Support Children and Youth

Dec 15 2021

BGC News

View and download the Indigenous Advisory Circle call for interest here BGC Canada is committed to advancing reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples and increasing our support to Indigenous partners and communities. To guide our efforts, BGC Canada is creating an Indigenous Advisory Circle. Background BGC Canada is Canada's largest child and youth-serving organization, providing quality childcare,...
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Tech Spark Canada is partnering with BGC Canada to bring Tech Entrepreneurship program for BIPOC youth to BGC Clubs across the country

Dec 10 2021

BGC News Learning & Career Development

TORONTO, Dec. 10, 2021—Tech Spark Canada and BGC Canada (formerly Boys & Girls Clubs of Canada) are working together to launch a customized version of Tech Spark’s Tech Entrepreneurship program, designed specifically for BIPOC youth and offered in-person and virtually. The program will allow BGC Clubs to select from key subjects within the overall curriculum,...
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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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