Thank you for making the holidays brighter.
Because of you, the spirit of community showed up in the most meaningful way.
Through BGC Okanagan’s Adopt-A-Family program, generous donors stepped forward to ensure local families and youth felt supported, seen, and cared for during the holiday season. Your kindness helped ease stress, restore dignity, and bring moments of comfort and joy when they were needed most.
We are deeply grateful to everyone who donated, sponsored, and shared this campaign.
Your Impact, By the Numbers
Thanks to your generosity, together we supported:
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121 children, youth, and families across the Okanagan
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66 families directly supported through sponsorships
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2 families and 3 youth helped through emergency requests
Each number represents a real story, a real household, and a reminder that community care changes lives.
From All of Us, Thank You
Adopt-A-Family is now closed for the season, but the impact of your support continues well beyond the holidays. Because of you, families were able to focus on what matters most: spending time together, feeling supported, and starting the new year with hope.
Together, we showed families they are not alone.
Your Impact Doesn’t Have to End Here
The same generosity that supported families through Adopt-A-Family continues to change lives all year long at BGC Okanagan. If you’re looking for another way to help, here are a few meaningful options.
Help Prevent Youth Homelessness
For many young people, one crisis can change everything. Through our Prevent Youth Homelessness programs, we work upstream to support youth before they ever reach the shelter system — keeping them connected to school, family, and safe housing. We also provide a safety net through Shelter Diversion and the Youth Shelter.
Your support helps create stability, build life skills, and open doors to brighter futures.
Support the Prevent Youth Homelessness campaign
Stand Up for Kindness on Pink Shirt Day
Pink Shirt Day is about more than a single moment — it’s about creating safe, inclusive spaces where kids and youth feel accepted for who they are. Your support helps fund programs that build confidence, empathy, and belonging in our Clubs and communities.
Together, we can keep kindness front and centre.
Host a Third-Party Fundraiser
Want to turn your birthday, workplace initiative, or community event into something powerful? Hosting a third-party fundraiser is a meaningful way to support kids and families while bringing people together around a cause that matters.
We’ll help you every step of the way.
Photo: BGC Okanagan staff purchasing food for hampers.