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Youth need community while living apart

Jun 9 2020

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From Ontario Nonprofit Network blog (June 2020)   Nonprofits are collaborating and innovating to provide stability, a sense of community while people are living apart, and access to supports while families face some of the greatest economic, health, and social challenges in a century. As Canada’s largest agency serving children and youth, Boys and Girls Clubs...
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National Youth Council Statement on Anti-Racism

Jun 4 2020

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Resources We have teamed up with our friends at Kids Help Phone to provide 24/7 support. Text BGCHelp to 686868 to be connected with a Crisis Responder. Mental Health Resources acrossboundaries.ca - provides mental health services for racialized communities blackhealthalliance.ca - helps improve the health and well-being of Black communities camh.ca/en/your-care/programs-and-services/substance-use-program-for-african-canadian-caribbean-youth - support and counselling to...
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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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