{"id":18553,"date":"2019-03-19T18:06:15","date_gmt":"2019-03-19T22:06:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bgccan.com\/?p=18553"},"modified":"2026-04-01T15:22:04","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T15:22:04","slug":"boys-and-girls-clubs-of-canada-welcomes-continued-federal-investments-in-youth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bgccan.com\/en\/boys-and-girls-clubs-of-canada-welcomes-continued-federal-investments-in-youth\/","title":{"rendered":"BGC Canada welcomes continued federal investments in youth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><span class=\"TextRun SCXW140532726 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-CA\" xml:lang=\"EN-CA\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW140532726 BCX0\">Budget 2019 f<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW140532726 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-CA\" xml:lang=\"EN-CA\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW140532726 BCX0\">ocuse<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW140532726 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-CA\" xml:lang=\"EN-CA\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW140532726 BCX0\">s<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW140532726 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-CA\" xml:lang=\"EN-CA\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW140532726 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW140532726 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-CA\" xml:lang=\"EN-CA\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW140532726 BCX0\">on youth e<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW140532726 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-CA\" xml:lang=\"EN-CA\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW140532726 BCX0\">mployment,\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW140532726 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-CA\" xml:lang=\"EN-CA\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW140532726 BCX0\">volunteering, m<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW140532726 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-CA\" xml:lang=\"EN-CA\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW140532726 BCX0\">ental\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW140532726 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-CA\" xml:lang=\"EN-CA\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW140532726 BCX0\">h<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW140532726 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-CA\" xml:lang=\"EN-CA\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW140532726 BCX0\">ealth<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW140532726 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-CA\" xml:lang=\"EN-CA\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW140532726 BCX0\">,<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW140532726 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-CA\" xml:lang=\"EN-CA\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW140532726 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW140532726 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-CA\" xml:lang=\"EN-CA\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW140532726 BCX0\">STEM education, and Indigenous communities<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW140532726 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:2,&quot;335551620&quot;:2,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>[March 19, 2019]<\/strong>\u00a0Owen Charters, President\u00a0&amp;\u00a0CEO of Boys and Girls Clubs of Canada, was in Ottawa today as Minister of Finance Bill Morneau unveiled the last federal budget before the 2019 election,\u00a0<em>Investing in the Middle Class<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The budget has a heavy focus on helping children and youth access education, skills training,\u00a0and employment, which aligns with the important\u00a0work Boys and Girls Clubs\u00a0do for youth\u00a0across the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cInvestment in Canada&#8217;s Innovation and Skills Plan, through programs like CanCode that support the engagement of underrepresented young people in STEM fields, will give children and youth a giant leap forward in terms of building a successful future,\u201d said Owen Charters.<\/p>\n<p>Boys and Girls Clubs of Canada was excited about the following youth-focused investments announced in Budget 2019:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>CanCode<\/strong>\u2014An\u00a0investment of $46M over four years to ensure our young people are workforce ready in an increasingly tech-driven world.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mental health<\/strong>\u2014Budget 2019\u00a0has a strong focus on mental health support for young people, which\u00a0is exactly what our Club youth\u00a0have been asking for. Bilingual, 24\/7 crisis responders, up-to-date tech, and an emphasis on preventative strategies to stop cyberbullying.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The next generation of Indigenous leaders<\/strong>\u2014Important investment of $1.2B to help Canada move forward in our Reconciliation efforts, including improved access to health, social, and educational supports for Indigenous communities.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Canada Service Corps<\/strong>\u2014Exciting investment of $314.8M in Canada Service Corps, which funds our national leadership and volunteer program Lead UP, means an additional 15,000 new service placements for young Canadians.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cWe also welcome\u00a0the special budget document, <em>Investing in Young Canadians<\/em>, that focuses on the next generation,\u201d said Charters.\u00a0\u201cWe look forward to continuing\u00a0our\u00a0work with this government on programs that improve the lives of children and youth across the country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">***<\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Media contact:<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Jared Morrow<br \/>\n<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Media Relations Manager<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"mailto:jmorrow@bgccan.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">jmorrow@bgccan.com<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">905-477-7272 x202<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Budget 2019 focuses\u00a0on youth employment,\u00a0volunteering, mental\u00a0health,\u00a0STEM education, and Indigenous communities\u00a0 [March 19, 2019]\u00a0Owen Charters, President\u00a0&amp;\u00a0CEO of Boys and Girls Clubs of Canada, was in Ottawa today as Minister of Finance Bill Morneau unveiled the last federal budget before the 2019 election,\u00a0Investing in the Middle Class. The budget has a heavy focus on helping children and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11074,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[67],"tags":[702,392,703,145],"class_list":["post-18553","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bgc-news","tag-budget-2019","tag-federal-budget","tag-investment","tag-youth"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bgccan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18553","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bgccan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bgccan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bgccan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bgccan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18553"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.bgccan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18553\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bgccan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11074"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bgccan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18553"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bgccan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18553"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bgccan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18553"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}