BGCO 2016 Annual Report

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2016
Annual
Report

WELCOME

From the Executive
Director & Board Chair

At the Boys and Girls Club of Ottawa, we aim to create a safe and
inclusive space for our Members to belong, believe and achieve regardless
of race, religion, social or economic status. We tailor our programs in all
seven strategically located Clubhouses to support working families and
the communities’ needs, and to give children and youth a supportive place
to experience new opportunities, overcome barriers, build positive
relationships and develop confidence and skills for life. We strive for this
every day because we believe that it takes an active community to raise
children and youth into healthy and successful participants in society.  

Thanks to generous donor support, in 2016 the Club provided essential
after-school, weekend, and summer programming to 4,500 children and
youth across the city’s most vulnerable communities and hosted more than
114,000 Member visits. We also revitalized the senior girls’ basketball team
at the Police Youth Centre Clubhouse, were recognized as a National
leader in the Raising the Grade program, had our Members speak in front
of MPs about the Club, and actively welcomed Syrian refugees into the
Homework Club to participate in English language and reading sessions.

Our Members' strong sense of community, leadership skills and focus on
civic responsibility is truly inspiring. It is due to dedicated staff, Board of
Directors, volunteers and donors that we are able to keep youth engaged
in innovative and results-driven programs. On behalf of the children and
youth we serve, thank you for everything you do to help make this possible.

Sincerely,

Collen Mooney                                         Graham Macmillan
Executive Director                                    Board Chair

who we are

Serving the Ottawa area since 1923, the Boys and Girls Club of Ottawa
is a leader in after-school, weekend and summer programs for children
and youth aged six to 18 years. Each year, through its seven locations
strategically located in vulnerable areas throughout the city, the Club
offers approximately 4,500 children and youth barrier-free access to a
supportive place where they can experience new opportunities,
overcome barriers, build positive relationships and develop confidence

and skills for life. Membership and programs are completely free.

After-school and weekend hours are a critical time for youth. That time
can represent either an opportunity to learn and grow through quality
after-school programs or be a time of risk to youth's health and safety.
Experts agree that after-school programs offer a healthy and positive
alternative. They keep kids safe, improve academic achievement and
help relieve the stresses on today's working families. They can serve as
important intervention strategies for youth.

The Boys and Girls Club of Ottawa operates under four specific pillars
of programming: Education; Physical Activity/Healthy Lifestyle;
Leadership and Social Skills; and Creative Arts. These pillars are
comprehensive and encapsulate the overarching goal of social skills
development to build strong and productive community members.

education

Fostering knowledge-inspired
development and applied learning
skills to promote positive attitudes
towards education.

2016 highlights

52,000+ total program pillar visits

86% of Members said the BGCO
helped improve their grades

87% of Members said the BGCO
makes them want to try harder in
school

12 scholarships awarded to
BGCO Members

Members from Rasing the Grade
were asked to present at a
national conference because of
their high success rate

Outreach was done for Syrian
refugees who were welcomed
into the Homework Club for
English language reading
sessions

New Reading Clubs were
introduced

physical activity &
healthy lifestyle

Fostering self-development through
constructive group and individual
physical activities that promote a
positive attitude towards physical
well-being.

2016 highlights

180,000+ total program pillar visits

91% of Members said I am learning
how to make healthy choices at the
BGCO

95% of Members say I have the
opportunity to be physically active
at the BGCO

Sens Sports and Leadership League
membership has increased by 44%
since 2014

Walk This Way program brought in
on average of 87 Members and
more than 150 Members for Ottawa
Race Weekend 

New Baseball team from Don
McGahan Clubhouse won first place
in the community league

Tower Gardens introduced in three
main Clubhouses to teach youth
about healthy eating

leadership &
social skills

Fostering character building and
confidence through participation in
leadership and skill development
activities that promote both self-
actualization and civic responsibility. 

2016 highlights

8,000+ total program pillar visits

93% of Members said I want to make
the world a better place

87% of Members said at the BGCO I
am given the opportunity to help
others

2,000+ Member volunteer hours to the
community

Leaders-4-Life expanded to four
locations, now has 80 Members

Better Software Company ran
entrepreneurship program which
culminated in a "Dragon's Den" style
competition, the winner received a
scholarship

Established a Youth Leadership
Roundtable for the City of Ottawa
with the goal of developing a city-
wide leadership certificate

creative arts

Fostering creative expression and
identity development through active
participation in the arts to promote
positive self-attitude. 

2016 highlights

30,000+ total program visits

89% say at the BGCO I learn to
express myself creatively

85% say at the BGCO I can show
others who I am through creativity

Be in the Band, a program that
partners with Bluesfest, was
introduced at Ron Kolbus Clubhouse
to provide Members the opportunity
to be in a band

The Club unveiled a new mural at
Heartwood House painted by our
Members

Art Now, a pilot project, was so
successful that it is a now a core
program for this pillar

Drama Club was introduced at the
Heatherington location and
attracted 15 participants in its first
year

camp smitty

Opened in 1924 as Camp Minwassin, Camp Smitty began as a way to get
Ottawa youth outside of the city and into nature for the summer. Now, more
than 90 years later, the camp still meets this goal summer after summer.
Located near Eganville, Ontario, on 26-acres along the shores of Mink Lake,
the BGCO-operated camp runs four 10-day overnight sessions for children
and youth ages eight to 16 each summer. 

In 2016, more than 400 kids had the opportunity to attend Camp Smitty
including 20 Syrian refugees.

community support programs

The Ministry of Child and Youth Services funds the BGCO to run community
support programs, which include the Ottawa Community Youth Diversion
Program (OCYDP) and the Youth Outreach Worker program (YOW).

The OCYDP was developed in order to meet the mandate of the Youth
Criminal Justice Act that young persons aged 12 to 17 years be diverted from
the formal justice system whenever possible and appropriate. Through the
OCYDP, the young person is provided with an opportunity to avoid further
involvement in the justice system, be held accountable for their actions and
reduce recidivism.

The YOW program connects and refers youth aged 12 to 21 years and their
families to a broad range of social, recreational, and legal services in the
Ottawa area. The program's priority is to bridge the gap that exists between
youth in the community and the larger organizations to which they require
access. 

Measuring

SUCCESS 

The Boys and Girls Club of Ottawa implements an evidence-based
framework to ensure quality programming reaches all of our Members.
Programming decisions are evaluated on eight Development Assets for
Adolescents® that help influence choices young people make and help
them become caring, responsible, successful adults: support;
empowerment; boundaries and expectations; social competence; positive
identity; constructive use of time; positive values and commitment to
learning.

Club Members are surveyed regularly to ensure they are receiving the most
effective and efficient support. Here are some of the highlights of the
2016 General Member Survey:

83% I feel like I can talk to a program
93% staff if I have a problem

I want to make the world a
better place

86% I feel I am important within the
BGCO community

86% The BGCO has helped me
improve my grades

88% Program staff encourage me to
be the best I can be

community 91% I am learning that my behaviour
has an impact on others and my
community

91% I am learning how to make
healthy choices at the BGCO

92% I can be proud of my culture at
the BGCO

DONORS

We sincerely appreciate the support and contributions of all individuals,
foundations and corporations. A huge thank you to the foundations and
corporate donors whose generous gifts helped us through 2016!

1251 Capital Group Farm Boy Panera Bread, ULC
Algonquin College
Alterna Savings and Jays Care Foundation Rainbow Natural Foods
Credit Union
Arnon Corporation Leacross Foundation RBC Foundation
Avenai
Best Buy Canada Lift Foundation Rogers Group of
BMO Bank of Montreal
Boys and Girls Club of Lixar IT Companies
Canada
Bridgehead Loblaws Inc. Ron Eastern Construction
Canadian Tire—
Jumpstart Charities Mark Motors of Ottawa Ltd.
Canyon Foundation
Capital Taxi McGahan Family Fund Royal Canadian Legion
CIBC Wood Gundy Inc.
CLV Group Merkburn Holdings 480
Community Foundation
of Ottawa Limited Scotiabank
Costco Wholesale
Dentons Canada LLP Ministry of Tourism, Sears Canada Inc.
District Realty
Enterprise Holdings Culture and Sport Sprott Asset

Minto Group Inc. Management

Morguard Investments Stantec

Ltd. Taggart Parkes

Motorsport Club of Foundation

Ottawa TD Bank Financial Group

Ottawa Boys Club TELUS

Foundation The MATT Foundation

Ottawa Muslim The Properties Group

Association United Way / Centraide

Ottawa Senators Ottawa

Foundation WCPD Foundation

VOLUNTEERS

We were fortunate to have the help of several corporate and community
volunteer groups, including: 

Alterna Savings
Amsted Design-Build
Ashbury
Avenai
Capital City Chorus
Elmwood
Enterprise
Home Depot
Leon’s Furniture
MBNA
Ottawa Metro Rotary
Ottawa Police Services
Ottawa Rising Tide Society
RCMP
Rogers Group of
Companies
Scotiabank
Stantec
TELUS
WestJet

THYAONUK!

leadership

2016 Board of Directors

Graham Macmillan, President
Mark Groper, Treasurer 
Jane Bachynski, Secretary

Stephen Beckta
Joel Bernardi
Roberto Campagna
Dr. Tasleem Damji
Brittany Forsyth
Ed Keeley
Sean Lundy
Doris Ramphos
Meredithe Rechan
Darcy Walsh
Michael A.R. Wilson
Gary Zed

2016 Executive Team

Colleen Mooney, Executive Director
Adam Joiner, Director of Programs
Jennifer Baca, Director of Advancement
Jorge Monterrosa, Director of Finance

financial snapshot

2016 Revenue

United Way
City of Ottawa
Province of Ontario
Fundraising
Other

2016 Expenditures

Programs
Fundraising
Administration

Statement of Operations for the year ending Dec. 31, 2016

For year ended                                       2016                   2015                    2014

Revenue                                                $5,023              $4,876               $4,650
Expenditures                                         4,728                4,480                 4,471

Revenue less                                          295                     396                      179
Expenditures

Depreciation                                         281                    249                    173  

Surplus (deficit)                                      14                       147                      6

"We all belong and we should all be
treated the same. We are all a
community, we are a family that respects
each other. I feel safe and loved at the
Boys and Girls Club of Ottawa."
                                            - Hailey, age 9

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