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Giving Guide: BGC Ottawa

What we do

BGC Ottawa provides children and youth with a safe place between the realities of home life and the pressures of school — a place of positivity and belonging where they can play, create and learn what it takes to become their best selves.

We aim to be Ottawa’s leading champion of children and youth; corporations, communities and families will look to us first to understand what children and youth need to thrive today and in the future.

For 101 years, BGC Ottawa has provided FREE programs and services directly to children and youth in vulnerable neighbourhoods. Tailored to the needs of communities across the city of Ottawa, our programs encourage and empower children and youth, and help them set a path for success. Programs are developed and delivered based on four foundational pillars of physical activity and healthy lifestyle, creative arts, leadership and social skills, and education. As one of Ottawa’s largest child and youth-serving charitable organizations, we serve more than 5,000 young people each year.

How you can help

Funding priorities

Over the past year, BGC Ottawa’s membership has increased to more than 5,000 children and youth, who made more than 100,000 visits to our Clubhouses and satellite locations to participate in multiple programs. Additionally, our community outreach team that includes our Neighbourhood Ambassador Program, Provincial Youth Outreach Workers and the Ottawa Youth Diversion Program had nearly 20,000 interactions throughout the 19 neighbourhoods that we currently serve. The Club has doubled its impact in recent years, but the need is growing. As a team, we are working hard to meet the demand and the ever-changing needs of our community by expanding our reach to 30 priority neighbourhoods over the next year.

We need your support to keep our Clubhouses open when children, youth and their families need us the most. Additionally, BGC Ottawa needs financial resources to provide the life-changing programs and services that our Members have grown to love and rely on, including our Sports and Leadership League – Ottawa’s only FREE, year-round competitive sports program for children and youth ages 6-18.

Give

Thanks to the incredible generosity of the community, BGC Ottawa has provided programming directly to children and youth in vulnerable neighbourhoods for 101 years. That’s a century of laughter, learning, family, community, passion and fun. By investing in the Club, you are providing young people with countless opportunities to obtain skills for life in a safe, supportive and barrier-free environment. They are our leaders of tomorrow, and they need your support today.

  • One-time donation
  • Monthly or annual gift
  • Honour a loved one 
  • Leave a legacy
  • Gifts of publicly traded securities/mutual funds
  • Sponsor an event

Volunteer

Volunteers are an integral part of BGC Ottawa. Without them, we wouldn’t be able to offer many of our life-changing programs and services, or host special events. Help make a meaningful difference in the lives of children and youth in our community by volunteering your time.

  • Clubhouse volunteering
  • Post-secondary student placements
  • High-school students
  • Special event volunteering
  • Group and corporate volunteering
  • Board of Directors

If you are interested in volunteering your time, please contact Melissa Marion at
mmarion@bgcottawa.org.

If you would like to learn more about this charity, please visit the latest issue of the Giving Guide here:

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