{"id":35,"date":"2025-04-21T19:25:39","date_gmt":"2025-04-21T19:25:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bgccan.com\/?page_id=35"},"modified":"2026-08-19T15:34:26","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T15:34:26","slug":"positive-relationships","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bgccan.com\/en\/our-impact\/our-outcomes\/positive-relationships\/","title":{"rendered":"Positive Relationships"},"content":{"rendered":"
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BGC Clubs help kids develop healthy social connections by providing a network of people who care about them.<\/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_1775686448051{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;}”]

Positive relationships and meaningful social connections are key to a healthy childhood.<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>
A positive connection to self, along with supportive relationships with peers and adults, protects young people from negative outcomes and helps them develop social skills that will serve them throughout their lives. BGC Clubs are an environment where positive relationships are intentionally developed and nurtured\u2014where extraverted and introverted kids alike can create connections that matter.<\/div>\n

At BGC, Positive Relationships is one of four key outcomes of a Club and encompasses 5 factors: connection, conflict resolution, belonging, self-acceptance, and acceptance of others. Our most recent survey data from 2026 reveals that:
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\u201cIt\u2019s crucial that we have children working alongside adults and other children learning problem solving, understanding the perspective of the other, becoming self-aware; all those things are what happens at Boys & Girls Clubs (BGC Clubs), intentionally!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

– Dr. Jean Clinton, Child Psychiatrist & 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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Positive relationships make a difference. Let\u2019s connect!<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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Contact our Partnerships & Philanthropy team to help create lasting impact in the lives of children and youth in Canada.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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