Category | Youth Engagement | Boys and Girls Clubs of Canada

Developed with the Samara Centre for Democracy, Let's Talk Digital is a non-partisan initiative that engages youth in a series of digital, media and civic literacy workshops and engagement opportunities, with the aim of lessening the impact of misinformation, polarization, and disengagement.Boys and Girls Clubs of Winnipeg (BGCW) youth are excited to develop more knowledge...

Jun 20

Screen time versus school time: Youth debate phone use in school

BGC News Youth Engagement

With the rise of smartphones, questions about how tech is used and where are flaring up across the country. In Ontario, Premier Ford sparked debate by banning cellphones in classrooms. As experts trade barbs, the voices of young people are missing—those that researchers say are most at risk. We decided to go to the source...

Jan 15

Youth learn about asylum seekers in Toronto

BGC News Youth Engagement

Last year, Toronto Kiwanis Boys and Girls Clubs’ youth council, known as the Youth Advisory Squad (YAS), met to discuss ways to further engage and learn from their community in Toronto, Ontario. Their aim was to educate themselves on their community’s needs, find ways to engage with them, and support them through volunteering and fundraising. It...

Youth Engagement

Boys and Girls Clubs of Winnipeg is a Let’s Talk Digital grant recipient

Screen time versus school time: Youth debate phone use in school

Youth learn about asylum seekers in Toronto

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