{"id":33,"date":"2025-04-21T19:25:22","date_gmt":"2025-04-21T19:25:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bgccan.com\/?page_id=33"},"modified":"2026-08-19T15:29:49","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T15:29:49","slug":"sustained-wellbeing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bgccan.com\/en\/our-impact\/our-outcomes\/sustained-wellbeing\/","title":{"rendered":"Sustained Wellbeing"},"content":{"rendered":"
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BGC Clubs help young people stay active, healthy, and confident through evidence-based programming.<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>[vc_btn title=”Donate now” style=”solid” color=”donate_btn” align=”center” css=”” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fbgcdonors.donorsupport.co%2Fpage%2FFUNBFVAKRMA%3Fform%3Ddonatenow|title:Donate%20now|target:_blank”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_section full_width=”stretch_row” css=”.vc_custom_1758221797167{background-color: #003B4A00 !important;}”][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” css_animation=”bottom-to-top” css=”.vc_custom_1775686336037{background-color: #003B4A !important;}” el_class=”wave-container navy ptop-7 pbottom-10 stretch-row max-width-1320″][vc_column][vc_row_inner content_placement=”middle” el_class=”pbottom-5″][vc_column_inner el_class=”custom-padding” offset=”vc_col-md-6″ css=”.vc_custom_1768602780244{padding-right: 30px !important;padding-left: 30px !important;}”]

Learning to make safe choices allows young people to grow into mentally, emotionally, and socially resilient adults.<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>

Developing habits that sustain a positive well-being during childhood creates a crucial foundation for the rest of a person\u2019s life. When kids walk through Club doors every day, they’re learning to make decisions about how to spend their time\u2014helping them explore their personal identity, build confidence, and develop resilience.<\/p>\n

At BGC, Sustained Wellbeing is one of four key outcomes of a Club, and encompasses 5 factors: healthy choices, nutrition, physical activity, positive outlook, and resilience. Our most recent survey data from 2026 reveals that:<\/mark><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner offset=”vc_col-md-6″][vc_single_image image=”86643″ img_size=”full” css=”” el_class=”custom-image-padding”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner offset=”vc_col-md-offset-2 vc_col-md-8″]

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\u201cI think they [BGC Clubs] help steer them [young people] in the right direction in life. Some of them live in difficult circumstances\u2014this helps to provide them with a path forward that I think will make life better for them and their families.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

– Art Eggleton, Canada\u2019s longest running Mayor of Toronto & BGC Canada<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>[vc_btn title=”Alumni Hall of Fame Recipient” style=”solid” color=”green_btn” css=”” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bgccan.com%2Fabout%2Falumni-hall-of-fame%2F|title:Alumni%20Hall%20of%20Fame%20Recipient”][\/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][vc_column_inner]\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t

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Our Mental Health Fund equips BGC Clubs with the resources they need to support their communities’ mental health needs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBECOME A PARTNER\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>[\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section]\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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