Community Supports

• Mental health and wellness.
• School re-integration and success at learning. Supporting parents and children with developmental difficulties or are at risk of developing them.
• Prevention and early intervention supports.
• Restorative practices.
• Social engagement and responsibility.
• Strengthening children, youth and families.
• Flexible supports to children and youth who may be at increased risk because of complex social and personal problems.
• Mentoring, leadership and engaging youth in the community as advisors and leaders.
• Empowering youth as valuable partners in addressing and making decisions.

• To a safe and secure environment.
• To be treated with dignity and respect, and without discrimination.
• To be informed of your rights and responsibilities.
• To be made aware of our privacy and confidentiality policies.
• To be informed on procedures for making a complaint.
• To receive an orientation at the start of the service.
• To actively participate in service (e. assessments, service plans).
• To have service, benefits, risks and other options explained in order to be able to provide informed consent

The objective of Take It Easy is to create strategies to help foster the self-esteem and confidence of preteen participants and enable them to make more informed decisions about the challenges they face in life.

Candidates for the school programs will be selected by school staff.

Topics: Self-Esteem, Body Image, Gender Stereotypes, Healthy Relationships, Bullying and Online Safety.

Ongoing skills and themes throughout the session are leadership, conflict resolution, problem-solving, respect and social skills.

This program is set up in a group atmosphere. The content of this program is delivered through discussion and activities. Certain topic material may be sensitive to some participants. Age-appropriate information will be delivered to the program participants. 

To request the Take It Easy Program for your child, please talk to your child’s school. If you would like more information or if you have any questions, please contact Carly Veitch at 324-4493 ext.221 or cveitch@bgckawarthas.com.

• Canadian Tire Jumpstart Chapter partnership
• Coats for Kids
• Family workshops, special events, activities, trips and outings
• Youth leadership initiatives 
• Club events for families i.e. Christmas dinner
• Coordination of Enhanced Support
• Cop Shop Christmas support program
• Financial assistance for families -No child will be denied access due to lack of means
• Referrals to & from other agencies
• Telephone Santa
• Tim Horton’s camp partnership
• Some of the Club staff assist on designated, and meaningful networks & committee’s.

Please Contact Us if you would like more information.

The profile for students participating in Adventure Quest will be:

• struggling significantly at school and has exhausted the school board’s available resources;
• there is a known or highly suspected mental health issue;
• there may be the presence of a learning disability / delay;
• may be struggling emotionally and socially;
• is not actively suicidal;
• does not have a serious addiction requiring specialized treatment;
• is not physically aggressive or assaultive so as to jeopardizing the emotional, mental and physical safety of others (staff and other students).

Additionally, students and their families / caregivers must be committed to actively participating in all aspects of the program.

Some of these profile indicators may be known at the time of pre-screening, however, a thorough assessment, including a psychiatric consultation, would also help in their determination.

Referrals to the program are intiated two ways:

• School Board staff have a conversation with a student and their caregivers(s) about exploring the program and if interested the student and their caregiver(s) will contact Chimo directly to start the pre-screening and assessment process.
• A student who is already accessing Chimo supports and for whom it is felt that Day Treatment may be of benefit. Chimo staff would talk with the child/youth and their caregiver(s) about exploring this option. With appropriate consent, Chimo staff would connect with the student’s home school to work collaboratively on the referral.

Treatment goals are developed collaboratively with the child or youth, their family and other community partners as appropriate within 30 days of admission to the program. This is referred to as the Plan of Service. The goals will relate to the presenting concerns and utilize the strengths and the abilities of the child or youth and their families where possible to help achieve these goals. The Plan of Service should be considered a living document that can be changed/updated as the child or youth and the family progress throughout treatment. The plan of service is reviewed twice yearly in December and May. The evaluation of the plan of service is conducted in collaboration with the youth, their family and members of the multidisciplinary team, which may or may not include the consulting child psychiatrist (as determined by the team). 

Re-Integration and discharge planning begins at the time of admission to the program. It is important that all those participating and supporting the student are preparing for the return of the student to their home school right from the start. Re-integration planning should be a continuous process carried out by the staff of the Adventure Quest program in collaboration with School Board personnel.

Adventure Quest contact: Bruce Scott (705) 324-4493 ext. 210 or bscott@bgckl.com

Community Capacity Building Program contact: Ashley Bourguignon (705) 324-4493 ext. 239 or abourguignon@bgckl.com.

My 14 year-old-son and I were having a few problems that turned into more than I would have ever expected.

I also have two older daughters and never went through this before, so we went to Children’s Aid Society for help. My son thought foster care would be better than our house but when the CAS worker came to our house, he said he would not take my son out of a perfectly good home, that’s not what they are for. So he suggested that we seek help from BGC Clubs. He was so right. We met with a wonderful girl Michelle, who took us under her helpful wing and taught both my son and myself a lot about how we treated each other and in our tone of voice.

We would light each other’s wick so the word “bear,” which means one of us was talking way too loud and it sure made me stop and think, my son also. Michelle was such a great help to us. We started looking forward to coming each week to see what we could change in our lives to always make life better.

So after we were finished the program with Michelle, we always used what she taught us. As a mother, I couldn’t thank Michelle enough for what she did to help us. We have been out of Michelle’s program for seven months and my son’s and my life has changed so much we still use a lot of what we learned at BGC Clubs program with Michelle.

As a mother who loves her children so much, I would want any other parents that are having problems with their children to seek out this program at BGC Clubs. Thank you so very much to Michelle and the clubs.

Letter to the Editor Lindsay post

Purpose: Home-based Program

• Provide in-home supports to families with children from birth to school entry who are potentially at risk of developmental delay through a routines-based service model.
• Build a strong rapport with families to ensure consistent and continued program engagement.
• Complete age appropriate screening tools to identify children that require further investigation and/or referrals beyond Infant Child Development Program supports.
• Inform and educate families regarding community partners available to provide additional supports.
• Support families through a referral process, attend appointments and maintain open communication with community partners, therapists and medical practitioners.
• Establish collaborative working partnerships with community agencies that provide services to families with children from birth to school entry.
• Participate in public awareness and parent education initiative that support children from birth to school entry.

How to make a referral?

To make a referral to the Infant and Child Development Program, simply call, email, fax, or complete the ICDP referral to the contact information listed below.

Infant & Child Development Program
BGC Kawarthas
107 Lindsay Street South
Lindsay, Ontario   K9V 2M5
Fax 705-878-8605

Kareem Burgess
Phone 705-324-4493, ext 212
Email: kburgess@bgckawarthas.com

Maddie Tucker
Phone 705-324-4493, ext 213
Email: mtucker@bgckawarthas.com

To request for your child to participate in Reach, please connect with your child’s school. For all other questions, please contact: Carly Veitch, at (705) 324-4493 ext. 239 or abourguignon@bgckl.com.