BGC Canada | News - Part 76

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National Youth Council meets with Board of Directors

Youth Engagement

Dec 17

This past October, Boys and Girls Clubs of Canada’s National Youth Council (NYC) members Katie and Benita were invited to meet our Board of Directors in Edmonton, AB. As part of our Youth Engagement Initiative, we are committed to ensuring that youth voices are central to the Boys and Girls Club movement, particularly at the...
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A simple formula: Basic Needs, Brighter Future

BGC News Healthy Active Living

Nov 26

We are excited to share our latest video, featuring the Basic Needs, Brighter Future program, sponsored by PC Children’s Charity.Basic Needs, Brighter Future has two main objectives: feed more young people at BGC, and promote the importance of nutritional food. Our Clubs have served over 340,000 meals and snacks this year alone, and 1 in...
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Lest we forget

CEO Blog

Nov 9

By Owen Charters In the last couple of months, I’ve been wrestling with the issue of my boys playing with army toys and toy guns. It seems that no matter what a pacifist parent might try to control or contain, kids have a way of accessing these sorts of toys, or playing war. I remember...
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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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