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The Right Program Makes All The Difference
Every week at John A. MacDougall School (JAM), there’s a team huddle. The principal, three teachers, and the All In For Youth team all get together to see if anyone has noticed if any of their students could use extra support. Last school year, a sweet girl in Grade 2 named Sophie* came up in…
Read MoreSummer Programs Help Kids Dream Big
Summer programs are so important for kids. Not only do they give them something constructive to do with their free time in the warmer months, they also provide valuable opportunities for continued learning. For kids who are new to Canada, these programs help give them a hand up before they start school, sometimes for the…
Read More10 Reasons to Come to Lobster Lovers!
We are so excited for November 3 – the date of our Lobster Lovers Feast proudly presented by Flaman Group of Companies at the Edmonton Inn & Conference Centre. It’s an East Coast causal dinner in support of our community’s children and you’re invited! Lobster Lovers isn’t just one of our largest fundraisers, it’s also…
Read MoreMaking The Most Of The Summer
Every summer, Boys & Girls Clubs Big Brothers Big Sisters grows. With kids getting out of school and parents still working, children need somewhere safe, fun, and educational to spend their days. For hundreds of kids, that place comes in the form of one of our summer programs. We run over a dozen of these,…
Read MoreA Path To Success
It was the Fall semester of Emma’s* Grade 12 year at Eastglen School and to say she was feeling overwhelmed would probably be an understatement. She had her sights set on graduating from high school and getting into a nursing program. But she didn’t know what she needed to do to get accepted, or even…
Read MoreFood Security
According to End Poverty Edmonton, 40,000 children live in poverty. To put that number into perspective, imagine Rogers Place filled to capacity with children. Now times that image by two and a half. The number is staggering. Since food insecurity is a symptom of poverty, we know that many of those children don’t get the…
Read MorePutting Our Children First
With our annual Golf Tournament just a month away, we have been reflecting on the impact our sponsors, donors, and golfers have made on the children in our community. Our focus has always been ensuring that all children have the tools they need to succeed, to receive a good education, to develop positive friendships, and…
Read More“Building” Brighter Futures – One Roof at a Time
February in Edmonton brought unseasonably warm weather. With the sun, came the thaw and with the thaw, came a quick realization that the home away from home for so many of our community’s kids, was no longer sound. As the dripping, and sometimes streaming, began, our team scrambled. Rain barrels caught what they could, furniture…
Read MoreRuth Kelly, Long Time Advocate and Volunteer for Children and Families, Dies at 60
The staff and board of Boys & Girls Clubs Big Brothers Big Sisters are deeply saddened by the passing of Ruth Kelly. Ruth was a longtime volunteer with our organization and served as Chair of the former Big Brothers Big Sisters of Edmonton as well as the Marketing and Communications Committee. She also was…
Read MoreCelebrate Canada150!
Boys & Girls Clubs Big Brothers Big Sisters of Edmonton & Area (BGCBigs) is proud to launch #MyBGCBigsStory in celebration of #Canada150. We’ll share the stories of the people who helped create the fabric of our country. All individuals connected now or in the past to BGCBigs are invited to submit stories, photos, videos, or…
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