For more than 100 years, BGC Ottawa has provided 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.
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As one of Ottawa’s largest child and youth-serving charitable organizations, BGC Ottawa provides free life-changing programs and services to more than 12,000 young people each year. The Club serves 31 neighbourhoods through its Neighbourhood Ambassador Program, operates four Clubhouses located throughout the city and Camp Smitty, our overnight camp in Eganville.
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We provide safe, supportive places where all kids and teens, of all backgrounds, can experience new opportunities, overcome barriers, and develop confidence and skills for life. From anti-racism to Reconciliation to 2SLGBTQ+, food security to scholarships to job readiness, our Clubs battle systemic issues with systemic solutions – equity, acceptance, support, opportunity.