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Poverty in Canada: The Kid Made It

Poverty in Canada: The Kid Made It

By Owen Charters, President & CEO, BGC Canada February 20, 2024 We love the success stories. We love to see and hear stories of the one kid who made it despite all odds. But I have bad news: the statistics...

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An apartment building with brick siding and multiple white balconies stands under a clear blue sky.

Hidden poverty in Canada

By Owen Charters, President & CEO, BGC Canada May 2, 2023 On my way to the office every day, I pass by an apartment building. It seems innocuous. Lots of green space. Near a ravine. Seems reasonably well-kept (from a...

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Group of kids walking away outside with Club staff

An open letter to first ministers

July 13, 2020 Dear Prime Minister and Premiers, As Canada’s largest child and youth serving organization, Boys and Girls Clubs from coast to coast to coast know the importance that school plays in our society. Continued school closures have been,...

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