{"id":2315,"date":"2025-09-25T18:39:15","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T18:39:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bgccan.com\/?page_id=2315"},"modified":"2026-04-15T19:10:42","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T19:10:42","slug":"building-safer-communities","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bgccan.com\/en\/the-issues\/building-safer-communities\/","title":{"rendered":"Building Safer Communities"},"content":{"rendered":"
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THE ISSUE<\/p><\/div>

Kids in Canada need more safe spaces<\/mark> both in their neighbourhoods and online.<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>

Keeping young people safe is central to the work BGC Clubs do across the country. With the rise in online harms, our work is needed more than ever. When kids have a place to go beyond home and school, they can just be kids.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_section css=”.vc_custom_1758819560562{margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}” el_class=”pbottom-54 position-r”][vc_row][vc_column offset=”vc_col-md-offset-1 vc_col-md-10″][vc_row_inner equal_height=”yes”][vc_column_inner offset=”vc_col-md-4″] \n

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young people have been exposed to online hate and violence.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Youth ages 15-18<\/h3> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

are more likely to be victims of crime.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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1 in 5<\/h3> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

people among Black and Indigenous communities have little or no confidence in the criminal justice system.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Statistics Canada<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_class=”row-up-150″ css=”.vc_custom_1758819575906{margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner offset=”vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs”][vc_empty_space height=”5rem”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_single_image image=”3592″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” css=”.vc_custom_1767731554577{padding-bottom: 0px !important;}”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section full_width=”stretch_row” css=”.vc_custom_1758221797167{background-color: #003B4A00 !important;}”][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” css=”.vc_custom_1775676028658{background-color: #003B4A !important;}” el_class=”wave-container navy ptop-7 pbottom-10 stretch-row max-width-1320″][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner el_class=”custom-padding” offset=”vc_col-md-offset-2 vc_col-md-8″]

HOW WE HELP<\/p><\/div>

BGC Clubs are built on connections that strengthen communities.<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner content_placement=”middle” el_class=”pbottom-10″][vc_column_inner el_class=”custom-padding” offset=”vc_col-md-6″]

6,753<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

Staff members coast to coast to coast<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

Clubs are a place where kids develop positive relationships with caring staff.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

On top of finding a place of belonging, access to community services, and exposure to opportunities. When young people walk through Club doors, they find encouragement, support, and mentorship from Club staff or volunteers. Because of a Club, 94% of our kids are more connected to other people.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner offset=”vc_col-md-6″][vc_single_image image=”2779″ img_size=”full” css=”” el_class=”custom-image-padding”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner equal_height=”yes” el_class=”custom-column-padding”][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″]\n\t\t\t

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Program Highlight<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Project Compass<\/strong> is a program that provides training for Club staff to help address youth radicalization and grievance-based violence for youth 15-24.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″]\n\t\t\t

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Studies indicate that supportive relationships with adults and peers serve as protective factors for children and youth against various negative outcomes, including mental health problems, substance abuse, and academic failure.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section el_class=”ptop-0″][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” el_class=”wave-container white ptop-8 pbottom-4″ css=”.vc_custom_1758469066438{background-color: #FFFFFF !important;}”][vc_column][vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1758468963206{margin-top: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;}”][vc_column_inner offset=”vc_col-md-offset-2 vc_col-md-8″]

HELP US HELP KIDS<\/p><\/div>

BGC Clubs need to grow in order to create opportunities for kids in Canada.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

We face a future where BGC\u2019s work is needed more than ever. Building strong communities today means strong communities for generations.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>[vc_btn title=”Donate” style=”solid” color=”donate_btn” align=”center” css=”” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fbgcdonors.donorsupport.co%2Fpage%2FFUNBFVAKRMA%3Fform%3Ddonatenow|title:Donate|target:_blank”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner]\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t

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Help us create more BGC Clubs where children, youth, and their families can thrive.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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