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Investing in Canada’s Community Services Sector Is Investing in Canada’s Future

Investing in Canada’s Community Services Sector Is Investing in Canada’s Future

When Canadians struggle with the uneven impact of economic and social disruption, they turn to the community services sector for support. From child care, mental health, housing, and youth programs, to employment and training, culturally relevant support, and newcomer settlement...

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Media Release: BGC Canada and NAFC sign MOU to advance reconciliation and support youth

Media Release: BGC Canada and NAFC sign MOU to advance reconciliation and support youth

Published on September 29 from National Association of Friendship Centres BGC Canada and NAFC sign MOU to advance reconciliation and support youth ahead of National Day for Truth and Reconciliation OTTAWA – BGC Canada (formerly the Boys and Girls Club...

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Working Together: An Expert Panel on Canada’s Youth Mental Health Crisis

Working Together: An Expert Panel on Canada’s Youth Mental Health Crisis

Over the course of the pandemic, nearly half of Canadians say their mental health has worsened. This is particularly acute for children and youth, who have grappled with school and recreation program closures and the resulting social isolation. 70% of...

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An illustration features a woman playing the violin, an Indigenous dancer in traditional regalia, and a man playing a drum against a background of flowing green and blue lines and a golden sky.

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Eden Valley

By Owen Charters I’ve just returned from visiting the Eden Valley Reserve, which has a population of 700, and is part of the Bearspaw First Nation, again part of the Stoney Nakoda nation. I attended the graduation of two youth from...

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A group of people sit in a circle on the floor, holding onto a web of white string that connects them across the room.

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Address to the National Association of Friendship Centres

By Owen Charters Earlier this year, I was honoured to attend and speak at the opening ceremony of the National Association of Friendship Centres Annual General Meeting in Ottawa. It was a wonderful experience—I was part of the Grand Entry,...

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