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To the Class of 2020

Jun 19 2020

CEO Blog

The latest message from Owen Charters, President & CEO, BGC Canada (June 19). Full transcript below. It’s the time of year when we celebrate graduation, the transition from secondary school to whatever path you have chosen to pursue next in life.At our Clubs, we work hard to help youth achieve high school graduation—an important milestone—and often...
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Youth need community while living apart

Jun 9 2020

BGC News

From Ontario Nonprofit Network blog (June 2020)   Nonprofits are collaborating and innovating to provide stability, a sense of community while people are living apart, and access to supports while families face some of the greatest economic, health, and social challenges in a century. As Canada’s largest agency serving children and youth, Boys and Girls Clubs...
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Actions over words

May 29 2020

CEO Blog

The latest message from Owen Charters, President & CEO, BGC Canada (May 29). Full transcript below. Pablo Picasso once said, “What one does is what counts. Not what one had the intention of doing.”Today is the Boys & Girls Clubs of Canada Annual General Meeting. AGMs are a time to reflect, a time to celebrate and...
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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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