{"id":82231,"date":"2024-02-20T09:50:07","date_gmt":"2024-02-20T14:50:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bgccan.com\/?p=82231"},"modified":"2024-02-20T09:52:32","modified_gmt":"2024-02-20T14:52:32","slug":"la-pauvrete-au-canada-quand-lenfant-sen-sort","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bgccan.com\/fr\/la-pauvrete-au-canada-quand-lenfant-sen-sort\/","title":{"rendered":"La pauvret\u00e9 au Canada: quand l\u2019enfant s\u2019en sort"},"content":{"rendered":"[et_pb_section fb_built=\u00a0\u00bb1&Prime; _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb3.22&Prime; global_colors_info=\u00a0\u00bb{}\u00a0\u00bb][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb3.25&Prime; background_size=\u00a0\u00bbinitial\u00a0\u00bb background_position=\u00a0\u00bbtop_left\u00a0\u00bb background_repeat=\u00a0\u00bbrepeat\u00a0\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00a0\u00bb{}\u00a0\u00bb][et_pb_column type=\u00a0\u00bb4_4&Prime; _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb3.0.47&Prime; custom_padding=\u00a0\u00bb|||\u00a0\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00a0\u00bb{}\u00a0\u00bb custom_padding__hover=\u00a0\u00bb|||\u00a0\u00bb][et_pb_text admin_label=\u00a0\u00bbArticle Copy\u00a0\u00bb _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.14.2&Prime; header_text_color=\u00a0\u00bb#66cc00&Prime; header_6_text_color=\u00a0\u00bb#66cc00&Prime; vertical_offset_tablet=\u00a0\u00bb0&Prime; horizontal_offset_tablet=\u00a0\u00bb0&Prime; z_index_tablet=\u00a0\u00bb0&Prime; text_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=\u00a0\u00bb0px\u00a0\u00bb text_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=\u00a0\u00bb0px\u00a0\u00bb text_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=\u00a0\u00bb1px\u00a0\u00bb link_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=\u00a0\u00bb0px\u00a0\u00bb link_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=\u00a0\u00bb0px\u00a0\u00bb link_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=\u00a0\u00bb1px\u00a0\u00bb ul_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=\u00a0\u00bb0px\u00a0\u00bb ul_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=\u00a0\u00bb0px\u00a0\u00bb ul_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=\u00a0\u00bb1px\u00a0\u00bb ol_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=\u00a0\u00bb0px\u00a0\u00bb ol_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=\u00a0\u00bb0px\u00a0\u00bb ol_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=\u00a0\u00bb1px\u00a0\u00bb quote_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=\u00a0\u00bb0px\u00a0\u00bb quote_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=\u00a0\u00bb0px\u00a0\u00bb quote_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=\u00a0\u00bb1px\u00a0\u00bb header_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=\u00a0\u00bb0px\u00a0\u00bb header_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=\u00a0\u00bb0px\u00a0\u00bb header_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=\u00a0\u00bb1px\u00a0\u00bb header_2_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=\u00a0\u00bb0px\u00a0\u00bb header_2_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=\u00a0\u00bb0px\u00a0\u00bb header_2_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=\u00a0\u00bb1px\u00a0\u00bb header_3_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=\u00a0\u00bb0px\u00a0\u00bb header_3_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=\u00a0\u00bb0px\u00a0\u00bb header_3_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=\u00a0\u00bb1px\u00a0\u00bb header_4_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=\u00a0\u00bb0px\u00a0\u00bb header_4_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=\u00a0\u00bb0px\u00a0\u00bb header_4_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=\u00a0\u00bb1px\u00a0\u00bb header_5_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=\u00a0\u00bb0px\u00a0\u00bb header_5_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=\u00a0\u00bb0px\u00a0\u00bb header_5_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=\u00a0\u00bb1px\u00a0\u00bb header_6_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=\u00a0\u00bb0px\u00a0\u00bb header_6_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=\u00a0\u00bb0px\u00a0\u00bb header_6_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=\u00a0\u00bb1px\u00a0\u00bb box_shadow_horizontal_tablet=\u00a0\u00bb0px\u00a0\u00bb box_shadow_vertical_tablet=\u00a0\u00bb0px\u00a0\u00bb box_shadow_blur_tablet=\u00a0\u00bb40px\u00a0\u00bb box_shadow_spread_tablet=\u00a0\u00bb0px\u00a0\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00a0\u00bb{}\u00a0\u00bb]\n<p>Par <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgccan.com\/fr\/who-we-are\/notre-equipe\/equipe-de-direction\/owen-charters\/\">Owen Charters<\/a>, pr\u00e9sident-directeur g\u00e9n\u00e9ral, BGC\u00a0Canada<\/p>\n<p>20\u00a0f\u00e9vrier\u00a02024<\/p>\n<h4><em>Nous adorons les exemples de r\u00e9ussite. Nous aimons voir et entendre l\u2019histoire de l\u2019enfant qui, contre toute attente, a r\u00e9ussi \u00e0 s\u2019en sortir. Malheureusement, les statistiques sont l\u00e0 pour nous montrer que bien des enfants ne s\u2019en sortent pas ou, du moins, ne deviennent pas des exemples de r\u00e9ussite. Bien souvent, une seule g\u00e9n\u00e9ration ne suffit pas \u00e0 briser le cycle de la pauvret\u00e9.<\/em><\/h4>\n<p>R\u00e9cemment, j\u2019ai visit\u00e9 un Club BGC situ\u00e9 dans un quartier \u00e0 faible revenu. Je me suis alors mis \u00e0 songer aux communaut\u00e9s au sein desquelles nous offrons nos services partout au pays. Un trop grand nombre de communaut\u00e9s et de familles ont un acc\u00e8s limit\u00e9 aux logements s\u00e9curitaires, \u00e0 des services de garde, \u00e0 des aliments nutritifs et \u00e0 des repas r\u00e9guliers.<\/p>\n<p>Pour le d\u00e9cile inf\u00e9rieur de la population canadienne, le\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.statista.com\/statistics\/1394621\/average-income-lowest-highest-earners-canada-province\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">revenu moyen apr\u00e8s imp\u00f4t \u00e9tait de 12\u00a0700\u00a0$<\/a>\u00a0en 2021. Pensez-y\u00a0: on parle d\u2019un revenu\u00a0<em>MOYEN\u00a0<\/em>de 12\u00a0700\u00a0$ pour un m\u00e9nage. \u00c0 titre comparatif, la m\u00eame ann\u00e9e, le\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www150.statcan.gc.ca\/t1\/tbl1\/fr\/tv.action?pid=1110024101&amp;request_locale=fr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">seuil de faible revenu<\/a>\u00a0pour une famille de 3\u00a0personnes dans les plus grandes villes du Canada \u00e9tait de 34\u00a0555\u00a0$.<\/p>\n<p>Le probl\u00e8me, c\u2019est que la mobilit\u00e9 sociale ascendante est difficile. L\u2019in\u00e9galit\u00e9 des revenus continue d\u2019augmenter. On entend souvent dire que l\u2019\u00e9cart entre les riches et les pauvres s\u2019accro\u00eet. En 2021, la\u00a0tranche de 1\u00a0% des personnes ayant les revenus les plus \u00e9lev\u00e9s au Canada a vu son <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/10085442\/canada-top-income-earners-post-covid\/#:~:text=Income%20among%20the%20top%200.1,2021%20from%20%2422%2C500%20in%202020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">revenu\u00a0moyen<\/a>\u00a0augmenter de 9,4\u00a0% pour s\u2019\u00e9tablir \u00e0 579\u00a0100\u00a0$, alors que celui de la tranche de 50\u00a0% de personnes ayant les revenus les plus faibles a diminu\u00e9 pour s\u2019\u00e9tablir \u00e0 21\u00a0100\u00a0$. R\u00e9sultat\u00a0: la situation est extr\u00eamement d\u00e9favorable pour les familles \u00e0 faible revenu qui essaient tant bien que mal de sortir la t\u00eate de l\u2019eau. Les outils dont elles ont besoin pour se b\u00e2tir une nouvelle vie et prosp\u00e9rer sont de plus en plus hors de leur port\u00e9e.<\/p>\n<p>Les prix des logements ne cessent d\u2019augmenter. Nourrir sa famille co\u00fbte plus cher qu\u2019avant (vous avez vu les prix \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9picerie r\u00e9cemment?) et les frais de garde d\u2019enfants, notamment avant et apr\u00e8s l\u2019\u00e9cole, sont exorbitants dans la plupart des provinces. Comment aller au travail quand on doit rester \u00e0 la maison pour s\u2019occuper des enfants? Comment une famille peut-elle payer son loyer, son \u00e9picerie et ses v\u00eatements avec 12\u00a0700\u00a0$ par ann\u00e9e?<\/p>\n<p>J\u2019ai observ\u00e9 les enfants qui participaient \u00e0 un programme apr\u00e8s l\u2019\u00e9cole \u00e0 ce Club. Ils faisaient ce que font les enfants; quelques-uns mangeaient leur yogourt, d\u2019autres couraient partout et il \u00e9tait difficile de leur faire \u00e9couter les instructions\u2026 Bref, des enfants ordinaires. De jeunes personnes heureuses, pour la plupart. Qui se f\u00e2chaient si leur ami leur donnait accidentellement un coup dans l\u2019\u0153il. Qui se taquinaient. Qui semblaient \u00e0 l\u2019aise, qui avaient manifestement l\u2019habitude de l\u2019horaire \u00e0 suivre au Club. Qui participaient avec int\u00e9r\u00eat. Et je me suis demand\u00e9 s\u2019il y avait dans ce groupe une future ing\u00e9nieure, un futur politicien, ou peut-\u00eatre une mairesse. Une \u00e9crivaine? Un enseignant, une m\u00e9decin, une professeure? Une infirmi\u00e8re, un d\u00e9veloppeur d\u2019applications, une camionneuse? Un entrepreneur, une propri\u00e9taire de petite entreprise? Un chef cuisinier?<\/p>\n<p>Il n\u2019est pas n\u00e9cessaire que tous les enfants deviennent astronautes, ministres ou vedettes de la LNH. En fait, il est fort probable que ce ne soit pas le cas. \u00c0 vrai dire, m\u00eame pour les aspirations plus modestes, les chances ne sont pas de leur c\u00f4t\u00e9. C\u2019est \u00e7a qui est vraiment inqui\u00e9tant. Ces jeunes peuvent c\u00e9der \u00e0 la tentation de s\u2019enrichir rapidement en se joignant \u00e0 une gang de rue, ou \u00eatre dans l\u2019obligation d\u2019abandonner leurs \u00e9tudes pour occuper de petits boulots afin de payer les factures. \u00c0 cause de l\u2019absence d\u2019occasions \u00e0 leur disposition. \u00c0 cause des coups durs r\u00e9p\u00e9t\u00e9s qui, petit \u00e0 petit, effritent leur ambition. \u00c0 cause des d\u00e9fis en apparence insurmontables qui se dressent sur leur chemin. Il y a des enfants qui s\u2019en sortiront. Il y aura des exceptions aux statistiques.<\/p>\n<h6><strong>Mettons les chances de leur c\u00f4t\u00e9<\/strong><\/h6>\n<p>La bonne nouvelle, c\u2019est que nous vivons dans un pays offrant un bon soutien social, meilleur que dans bien d\u2019autres pays d\u00e9velopp\u00e9s. Et la mobilit\u00e9 sociale interg\u00e9n\u00e9rationnelle est elle aussi meilleure que dans d\u2019autres pays d\u00e9velopp\u00e9s. Cela donne de meilleures chances \u00e0 ces enfants. Et nos Clubs augmentent ces chances. Les enfants sont en contact avec de vraies occasions dans les Clubs BGC; on leur montre des exemples concrets de ce qui est possible. On les aide \u00e0 acqu\u00e9rir les comp\u00e9tences qu\u2019il leur faut pour atteindre leurs buts, et on les \u00e9loigne des choix qui pourraient les distraire de ces buts ou avoir des effets destructeurs.<\/p>\n<p>Les membres du personnel du Club que j\u2019ai visit\u00e9 ne m\u00e9nageaient aucun effort pour int\u00e9resser les enfants aux activit\u00e9s, m\u00eame si le d\u00e9sordre qui r\u00e9gnait les frustrait parfois. Mais leur d\u00e9votion inconditionnelle \u00e9tait palpable, tout comme l\u2019importance des jeunes \u00e0 leurs yeux. Ils connaissent chaque enfant. Ces enfants peuvent s\u2019en sortir. Leur \u00e9cole, leur Club et le filet de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 sociale un peu effiloch\u00e9 de notre pays sont l\u00e0 pour les soutenir. Ce ne sera pas toujours beau \u00e0 voir, et \u00e7a ne sera assur\u00e9ment pas facile.<\/p>\n<p>Mais la bonne nouvelle, c\u2019est que\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgccan.com\/fr\/quels-sont-les-reels-effets-des-clubs-bgc\/\"><strong>69 % des anciens membres des Clubs BGC affirment que leur Club leur a sauv\u00e9 la vie<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Si les histoires des Clubs BGC sont inspirantes, ce n\u2019est pas parce que ses membres deviennent des vedettes. Nos Clubs sont inspirants \u00e0 cause du travail que nous y faisons chaque heure de chaque jour de chaque ann\u00e9e pour donner une chance aux jeunes d\u2019exploiter leur potentiel, un potentiel dont ils n\u2019ont pas forc\u00e9ment conscience pour le moment. Parce que BGC leur montre les possibilit\u00e9s qui se profilent \u00e0 l\u2019horizon et les guide vers celles-ci, pour leur permettre de devenir des exemples de r\u00e9ussite \u00e0 leurs propres conditions. 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Des programmes qui changent des vies. Des effets importants.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgccan.com\/en\/?form=donatenow\">Faites un don aujourd\u2019hui<\/a> pour avoir des effets positifs sur la vie des enfants et des ados partout au Canada. 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plus:<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgccan.com\/fr\/la-face-cachee-de-la-pauvrete\/\">La face cach\u00e9e de la pauvret\u00e9 au Canada<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgccan.com\/fr\/histoire-de-club\/\">L\u2019histoire d\u2019une ancienne de BGC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgccan.com\/fr\/un-club-est-un-club\/\">Chaque Club BGC est unique<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Par Owen Charters, pr\u00e9sident-directeur g\u00e9n\u00e9ral,&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2232,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=\"1\" _builder_version=\"3.22\" global_colors_info=\"{}\" theme_builder_area=\"post_content\"][et_pb_row _builder_version=\"3.25\" 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We love to see and hear stories of the one kid who made it despite all odds. But I have bad news: the statistics tell us that kids don\u2019t make it\u2014at least, they don\u2019t become success stories. Often, they can\u2019t break the cycle of poverty in a generation.<\/em><\/h4><p>I recently visited a BGC Club in a low-income neighbourhood. It got me thinking about the communities we serve across the country. So many communities and families have limited access to secure housing, childcare, nutritious food, and consistent meals.<\/p><p>The lowest decile of Canadians had an average\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.statista.com\/statistics\/1394621\/average-income-lowest-highest-earners-canada-province\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">after-tax income of $12,700<\/a>\u00a0in 2021. Think about that\u2014the\u00a0<em>AVERAGE\u00a0<\/em>household income was $12,700 per year. That same year, the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www150.statcan.gc.ca\/t1\/tbl1\/en\/tv.action?pid=1110024101\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">low-income cut-off<\/a>\u00a0for a family of 3 in the largest cities across Canada was $34,555.<\/p><p>Here\u2019s the problem\u2014upward mobility is hard. Income inequity is growing. You often hear that the gap between rich and poor is growing. In 2021, the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/10085442\/canada-top-income-earners-post-covid\/#:~:text=Income%20among%20the%20top%200.1,2021%20from%20%2422%2C500%20in%202020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">average income<\/a>\u00a0of the top 1% of earners in Canada rose by 9.4% to $579,100, and that of the bottom 50% of earners decreased to $21,100. The effect of that is hugely detrimental to low-income families trying to get a leg up. The tools they need to access to build a new life and prosper are increasingly out of reach.<\/p><p>Housing prices are up. Feeding your family costs more (have you paid for groceries lately?). Daycare, before- and after-school care, is exorbitantly priced in most provinces. How can you go to work when you need to be home for your kids? How can a family make $12,700\/year and pay for rent, food, and clothes?<\/p><p>I looked at the kids in our Club in that after-school program. They were doing what kids do\u2014some were snacking on yogurt, some were hard to settle down and listen to instructions\u2014but they were typical kids. Happy, mostly. Unhappy when their friend accidentally poked them in the eye. Teasing each other. They looked comfortable \u2013 used to the routine of the Club. Engaged. And I wondered if there was a future engineer, future politician \u2013 maybe a mayor amongst them. Maybe a writer. A teacher, doctor, professor. A nurse, truck driver, app developer. An entrepreneur, a small business owner. A chef.<\/p><p>They don\u2019t need to be astronauts, prime ministers, NHL superstars. In fact, the odds are they won\u2019t be. And the odds are also against them for the more modest wish list too \u2013 that\u2019s what is really scary. Temptations for fast riches that come with gangs, the need to drop out of school and work in menial jobs to pay the bills. Lack of opportunity. Beaten down until there\u2019s no ambition. Seeing the challenges around them that seem insurmountable. Some will make it \u2013 they will be exceptions in the statistics.<\/p><h6><strong>Opportunity Changes Everything<\/strong><\/h6><p>Some good news: we live in a country with good social support. We enjoy better social support than many other developed countries. And we generally have better inter-generational mobility than other developed countries, too. This gives these kids a chance. And our Clubs boost their odds. Kids can see real opportunities in BGC Clubs\u2014real-life examples of what\u2019s possible\u2014seeing options. Getting support to build skills they\u2019ll need to make it to where they want to go\u2014guiding them away from the choices that could distract or destroy them.<\/p><p>The Club staff were focused and frustrated trying to corral these kids into activities. But they were dedicated, and they cared, no matter what. They know each kid. These kids will be saved. They\u2019ve got a safety net reaching out to them from the school, the Club, and our country\u2019s fraying social safety net. It won\u2019t be pretty, and it\u2019s definitely not easy.<\/p><p>The good news is that\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgccan.com\/en\/what-impact-looks-like\/\"><strong>69% of BGC Club alumni claim that the Club saved their life<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p><p>The stories of BGC Clubs aren\u2019t inspiring because we foster a few superstars \u2013 our Clubs are inspiring because they do the daily, hour-to-hour, week-to-week, year-to-year work that gives kids a chance to be something more than what they might see in front of them today. Because BGC shows them what could be on their horizon and how to get there. They can be a success story on their terms. 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