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In 2018, RBC donated $30,000 in support of the implementation of Youth Employment Programs in our agency. These youth employment programs provide job readiness coaching and skill training, as well as professional networks and job opportunities for youth who have neither. According to Statistics Canada, 73% of youth get their first job from their parent’s…

Here at the Boys and Girls Club we care about kids. Our programs are committed to the healthy development of all children. But perhaps you don’t realize just how much of an impact our programs can make. One of our Club Coordinators observed the impact our club had on not just kids, but an entire…

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For the third year, our BGCBIG clubs put on a talent show where all of our clubs came together to showcase talent, skill and teamwork in front of each another and for their parents/guardians. During the talent show, acts are featured from all the club sites across Edmonton featuring club art projects that the children…

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CKUA Radio broadcasts across Alberta through 16 FM frequencies, from Fort McMurray to Lethbridge. Last week, we had the opportunity to send 64 children and youth to learn about what goes on “behind the scenes” in radio broadcasting. This opportunity exists through our “It All Starts with Me” program, running in its 7th year and…