{"id":18553,"date":"2019-03-19T18:06:15","date_gmt":"2019-03-19T22:06:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bgccan.com\/?p=18553"},"modified":"2019-03-20T08:54:48","modified_gmt":"2019-03-20T12:54:48","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":"[et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243;][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.1.1&#8243;]\n<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[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.1.1&#8243;]\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[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.1.1&#8243;]\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">***<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.1.1&#8243;]\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[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Budget 2019 focuses\u00a0on youth&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11074,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[411,412,413,379],"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}]}}