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Queer kids in Canada need BGC Clubs now more than ever

Eight years ago, I came out for the first time in a room full of strangers—and they clapped. It was the first day of BGC Canada’s Get Loud National Youth Forum. I was standing in a room with other Club...

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Kelseys Original Roadhouse Invests $300K to Empower the Next Generation of Changemakers

Kelseys Original Roadhouse Invests $300K to Empower the Next Generation of Changemakers

Published on Cision on October 21, 2025 TORONTO, Oct. 21, 2025 /CNW/ - Kelseys Original Roadhouse is fueling Canada's future with a $300,000, five-year commitment to support young leaders nationwide. Through its ongoing partnership with BGC Canada (Boys and Girls Clubs of...

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BGC Canada launches #BGCBack2School campaign to support kids & teens across the country

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...

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BGC Clubs are a modern solution to help parents

By Owen Charters, President & CEO, BGC Canada October 25, 2024 Raising kids is difficult and it takes a village—that’s just the way modern society is built. But we live in an era where the village doesn’t live with us,...

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BGC Clubs want the best for Canadian kids

By Owen Charters, President & CEO, BGC Canada November 18, 2024 We don’t have to want to get down on the floor and play mini-stick hockey to love kids – and you don’t need to provide shoulder rides for photos. You...

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BGC Canada’s R2 Resilience Program Equips Staff to Meet the Mental Health Needs of Youth

BGC Canada’s R2 Resilience Program Equips Staff to Meet the Mental Health Needs of Youth

As Canada’s largest dedicated child- and youth-serving organization, we understand the importance of youth development and creating environments that foster resilience in young people. R2 isn’t a program, it’s an approach If you’ve seen one Club, you’ve seen one Club....

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BGC Clubs are a safe ’third place’

By Owen Charters, President & CEO, BGC Canada September 12, 2024 Social engagement for young people has an enormously outsized impact on their mental well-being, and that’s what BGC Clubs are about. Our kids are back to school. While getting back...

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BGC Clubs provide job opportunities for young people

BGC Clubs provide job opportunities for young people

By Owen Charters, President & CEO, BGC Canada July 30, 2024 BGC Clubs are some of the best employers of Club kids, and this is reflected at the national level too. With 6,500 staff and 150,000 children and youth nationwide, that’s...

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BGC Clubs need to grow to create opportunities for Canadian kids

BGC Clubs need to grow to create opportunities for Canadian kids

By Owen Charters, President & CEO, BGC Canada June 25, 2024 We face a future where BGC’s work is needed more than ever. We have spent the last six years building resiliency and strength—now we must put that strength to...

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