Celebrating BGC Black Leaders | BGC Canada

Celebrating BGC Black Leaders

BGC Canada would like to acknowledge how your Club’s staff, volunteers, board members, or youth have helped or are helping Black youth, staff, or volunteers overcome barriers in your Club and community.

Stories about inspiring individuals or groups or Club activities that have made a difference for your local Black community will be featured on BGC Canada’s social media, websites, and SCOOP throughout the month of February and beyond.

Fill out the form linked here to nominate yourself, another Club leader, and/or share Club activities!

Meet Busayo and Faith
BGC Winnipeg members, Busayo and Faith, led a school-wide initiative to raise awareness about Black History Month, important Black leaders, and Black culture, with funding from a BGC Canada’s Anti-Racism Initiative Microgrant, sponsored by Hyundai Canada and Best Buy Canada. We are so proud of these young leaders!

Meet Jordan
BGC Albion Club’s very own Jordan plays an active role supporting, motivating, and listening to youth. He’s been key to providing opportunities and skill-building for youth so they can overcome barriers—because Opportunity Changes Everything. Thank you Jordan for embodying what the BGC movement is all about!

Read their full story here
Read his full story here
Meet René
René, from BGC Maison Kekpart, is actively helping youth overcome barriers through the Newcomers Program, where youth are mentored and become leaders for their BIPOC peers who are new to the community. Youth leaders accompany their peers during school and in programs held at their BGC Club.
Meet Sentsetsa
Sentsetsa has been a mentor, role model, and leader at BGC Edmonton for over 15 years! She is attentive to the needs of families and children who walk through the Club’s doors and has taught them to value and take pride in their culture. Now Sentsetsa is officially the EDI lead at BGC Edmonton.
Read his full story here
READ HER FULL STORY HERE
Meet Cole
Cole is an inspiring youth leader at his BGC Club who shares his story as a Black youth growing up in a small predominantly white community. He is a role model, answering questions about his experiences, and helping other youth overcome the barriers they face. Thank you for making a difference, Cole.

Meet Chester
As Executive Director of BGC Cape Breton, Chester is doing everything he can to ensure Club doors stay open—he wears many different hats and fills in where he can so the Club continues to run smoothly throughout the pandemic. He is dedicated to providing opportunities for youth and supporting them in overcoming barriers.

Read his full story here
Read his full story here

Meet BGC Preston
BGC Preston is celebrating Black Excellence at their Club by recognizing the successes of alumni that used to be a part of their Club and are now giving back to their community. An awesome way to show youth that with the right opportunities, they can overcome their barriers and thrive.

Meet BGC Dawson
Helping young people overcome barriers since 1959, @BGCDawson provides safety, connection, representation, and opportunity for Black youth in their communities and actively engage ALL Club youth in the practice of dismantling anti-Blackness and embracing Black humanity and liberation.

Read their full story here
Read their full story here

Meet Ismael
Youth member, Ismael, from @BGC St. Alban’s Club is a great leader, mentor, and big brother! Having grown up in Toronto, he understands the barriers Black youth and youth of colour face every day. He hopes to become a firefighter or a police officer and continue to be a part of the solution by removing barriers for young people. 

Read their full story here

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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