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This article was originally published by SJ Today on September 11, 2025. Saint John has always been a city of firsts, and the Boys & Girls Club, now known as BGC, is another organization that got its start in the port city. What originally started as a way ...

Kids in Canada need more safe spaces both in their neighbourhoods and online. Keeping young people safe is central to the work BGC Clubs do across the country. With the rise in online harms, our work is needed more than ever. When kids have a place to go beyond ...

Employment is getting harder for young Canadians. Learning loss, systemic barriers, and increased automation make it difficult for young people to find and keep jobs—especially those in equity-seeking groups. With the right resources and opportunities, youth ...

Children and youth nationwide are facing a mental health crisis. The well-being of kids and teens is declining, and those in marginalized communities are at higher risk. When young people understand their own mental health, they’re better equipped to get the ...

TORONTO, July 12, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Today, the BGC Club in Airdrie, Alberta, which serves over 600 youth from the local community will unveil their newly remodeled goeasy easybites kitchen. The new kitchen will transform the Club’s ability to prepare and ...

Published on Globe Newswire January 17, 2024 MISSISSAUGA, Ontario, Jan. 17, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — goeasy Ltd. (TSX: GSY), one of Canada’s leading non-prime consumer lenders, announced today that it will donate $1.4 million over three years to BGC ...

National partners are donating funds and school supplies to support BGC ClubsPublished on Cision August 25, 2022 TORONTO, Aug. 25, 2022 /CNW/ - When kids and teens go back to school in September, BGC Clubs across the country will be there to support them, ...

BGC Winnipeg (formerly known as the Boys and Girls Club of Winnipeg) works in collaboration with their local Old Navy and their This Way ONward program to teach BGC Club youth important skills for the workforce and prepare them to land their first job at Old ...

Creating barrier-free opportunities for learning and development For more than 20 years, Best Buy Canada has supported BGC Club youth in a variety of ways, including the Best Buy Youth Innovators Microgrants Program, support to Youth of the Year through ...

Reducing food insecurity for countless families For more than 20 years, goeasy has stood beside BGC Canada in creating life-changing opportunities for children and youth across the country. Together, we have built 100 welcoming kitchen spaces through EasyBites, ...