Healthy Active Living

The Basic Needs, Brighter Future program provides young people with resources to enhance and expand their access to food, education relating to food, and the development of healthy habits and life skills. Grants allow Clubs to feed more young people and their families, promote the importance of healthy habits, and educate Club staff and members.

For children and youth of all ages

Our new trauma-informed sports program aims to improve the physical and mental health of Club members by combining organized sport with the power of being part of a team. Using cutting-edge clinical and academic trauma-informed approaches, the program equips kids to better handle the ups and downs of life.

For children aged 8 – 12

Cool Moves is a national activity and healthy eating awareness program designed to create a life-long appreciation for a healthy, active lifestyle. Cool Moves has two distinct parts: Eat Smart, in which participants are encouraged to make healthier eating choices, and Play Cool, in which participants are encouraged to engage in more physical activity.

For children aged 8 – 12

This program is designed to help youth be physically active in a variety of innovative ways aside from traditional sports and fitness. It is also designed to help youth increase their nutrition knowledge and ability to plan, shop for, and create healthy snacks and meals for themselves and their families. Fare Advantage aims to provide youth with the resources and training they need to develop positive nutrition and active lifestyle habits that serve them for life.

For youth aged 12 – 18

Flex Your Head was developed to help youth think about, talk about, and understand issues of mental health and wellness within a safe, fun, and welcoming environment. In an active, peer-based format, youth are given the knowledge, skills, and strategies to cope with stress and distress and promote positive mental health and wellness. Visit bgccflex.ca to learn more.

For youth aged 13+

Kid Food Nation is a national initiative that helps kids and families develop food skills through hands-on experiences related to planning, preparing, and cooking. The program also features an online hub with resources for healthy eating and meal preparation, and a national recipe competition that encourages kids to put their food literacy skills into practice and submit original, healthy, and nutritious recipes. Our Kid Food Nation online hub was created by Corus Entertainment, and our program is developed through collaboration with Dietitians of Canada.

For children aged 7 – 12

Project Backpack is designed to help reduce food insecurity for young people and their families. Once a week, program participants (selected with discretion by the Club) are given a food-filled backpack to bring home, with nutritious food that they can easily assemble into healthy meals over the weekend or during time periods when Clubs or schools are unable to provide meals.

For children and youth of all ages

Respect2Connect provides youth with the tools and techniques to develop and sustain healthy relationships. The program takes a positive strengths-based and trauma-informed approach to help members develop skills that will help them navigate healthy relationships of all kinds, while also recognizing that there is a diverse range of perspectives and approaches to relationships.

For aged 12 - 14