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The number of children using food banks has increased to 1 in 4

BGC Summerside Executive Director, Adam Binkley, says the breakfast program has been running for 25yrs, but numbers have doubled recently.

 

Canadian Youth Live in Food Insecure Households

Canadian Youth Live in Poverty

Note: Despite accounting for approximately 5% of Canada’s population, poverty rates amongst Indigenous peoples (First Nations, Inuit, and Metis) are disproportionately high. The experience of poverty amongst Indigenous populations is multifaceted and rooted in a long history of systemic violence and oppression. Communities that have faced systemic racial discrimination, exclusion, and other intersecting forms of oppression have higher poverty rates than White Canadians.

%

of Youth are reporting excellent or very good mental health.

Note: Since COVID, those aged 15 to 24 reported the greatest declines in mental health – 20 percentage point reductions from 60% (2019, pre-COVID) to 40% (July 2020) of those reporting excellent or very good mental health.
 

%

of Youth are are unemployed

Note: Youth employment was severely impacted by the shutdowns – the percentage of 15 to 24 years olds working declined from 58% in February 2020 to just over 38% in April – by August, it had partly rebounded to just over 49%. However, recent employment gains among youth have all been in part-time work. Full-time work among young Canadians has decreased since April 2020, with significant losses reflected among young women.
 

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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