Tag: Leadership

Aug 13

BGC Canada & Hyundai Canada announce Youth of the Year

BGC News

National initiative will provide a platform to amplify youth leadership and advocacy Boys and Girls Clubs of Canada, in partnership with Hyundai Canada, is thrilled to announce a national Youth of the Year initiative that celebrates youth leadership and achievement at Boys and Girls Clubs across the country. “Young people are actively building our collective...
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Sep 27

Youth voices

CEO Blog

By Owen Charters Greta Thunberg’s recent fiery address to the UN Summit on Climate Change is the most compelling five minutes of advocacy for immediate action to save the world. If you haven’t seen it, stop now and watch the entire speech. I’m not going to browbeat you about the environment. What I want to focus on...
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Apr 02

What do you do?

CEO Blog

By Owen Charters When I visited our Boys & Girls Club in Cornwall, Ontario about a year ago, I met the after school homework group—teenagers who gathered after school to participate in our RBC Raise the Grade program, which boosts academic skills, increases digital literacy, and explores post-secondary options. I was told I had to...
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BGC Canada respectfully acknowledges that its national team office is situated in Treaty 13 territory, the traditional territory of many nations including the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee and the Wendat peoples and is the home of many diverse First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples. 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.