BGC Canada | News - Part 82

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Meet our National Youth Council!

Youth Engagement

Apr 17

We are excited to introduce the exceptional young leaders that make up Boys and Girls Clubs of Canada’s 2018 – 2019 National Youth Council! Each member of the National Youth Council (NYC) is nominated by their local Club to represent youth interests at the national level. Together, the NYC works to ensure youth input into...
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Our Time Is Now

Youth Engagement

Mar 23

By: Ashley Whiteman, Emily Vandermeer, Karine Gauthier, Kianna Benson, and Shealah Hart As young Canadians, we watched with interest as youth in the United States mobilized in large numbers around the issue of gun violence, organizing marches and protests around the country. This kind of mass movement should give us confidence in young people’s leadership...
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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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