BGC Canada | News - Part 66

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What do you do?

CEO Blog

Apr 2

By Owen Charters When I visited our Boys & Girls Club in Cornwall, Ontario about a year ago, I met the after school homework group—teenagers who gathered after school to participate in our RBC Raise the Grade program, which boosts academic skills, increases digital literacy, and explores post-secondary options. I was told I had to...
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BGC Canada welcomes continued federal investments in youth

BGC News

Mar 19

Budget 2019 focuses on youth employment, volunteering, mental health, STEM education, and Indigenous communities  [March 19, 2019] Owen Charters, President & CEO of Boys and Girls Clubs of Canada, was in Ottawa today as Minister of Finance Bill Morneau unveiled the last federal budget before the 2019 election, Investing in the Middle Class. The budget has a heavy focus on helping children and...
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Calling kid chefs!

BGC News Healthy Active Living

Feb 18

You’ve seen the cookbooks. You’ve seen the YTV ads. Our Kid Food Nation recipe competition is back! The contest asks kids ages 7 - 13 across the country to share original, healthy recipes that highlight their culture or their Canadian pride. With the help of their parent/guardian, kid chefs can submit their recipe at:  www.kidfoodnation.com...
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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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