BGC Canada | News - Part 70

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Let’s empower youth to step up and speak out

CEO Blog

Jul 10

By Owen Charters  *this op-ed was recently published in the Toronto Star, Maclean’s, and Huffington Post. Brazen. Public. Daylight. More and more these words are showing up in news reports about gun crime. Shootings are happening on playgrounds now, and we know kids are scared. Toronto is experiencing its fourth straight year of ever-increasing gun violence. In the...
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A mile in moccasins

Youth Engagement

Jun 21

As part of our Youth Leading Reconciliation program, eleven youth and five staff members from BGC across Canada visited the Saddle Lake Cree Nation reserve in Alberta for a cross-cultural exchange. The Youth Leading Reconciliation (YLR) program was born out of BGC Canada’s partnership with the 4Rs youth movement, a youth-led initiative that seeks to...
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Real people, real connections.

BGC News Youth Engagement

Jun 8

By Shannon, Tyrell, Katie, and James, members of BGC Canada’s National Youth Council If, like us, you were born in the last 20 years, chances are you’re reading this on a smartphone and you haven’t looked up recently. In 2016, 76% of Canadians owned a smartphone, and that number is increasing rapidly every year. As...
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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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