SIGNATURE PROGRAMS
SIGNATURE PROGRAMS
THE OSEG FOUNDATION is committed to building stronger and healthier communities by leveraging the power of sports to improve the lives of children and youth.
THE OSEG FOUNDATION is committed to building stronger and healthier communities by leveraging the power of sports to improve the lives of children and youth.
GIRLS ON THE RUN OTTAWA
The OSEG Foundation is proud to announce that it is an Affiliate Council of Girls on the Run International and the first charitable foundation in Canada to bring the Girls on the Run program to its local community.
In alignment with the OSEG Foundation’s mission, Girls on the Run is committed to the development of important life skills through participation in sport, augmented by an evidence-based curriculum that helps girls manage emotions, resolve conflicts, and make good decisions. Girls on the Run is a physical activity, positive youth development-based program that creatively integrates running and serves girls between grades 3-8.
IMPACT
Youth involved in Girls on the Run improve:
The OSEG Foundation is proud to announce that it is an Affiliate Council of Girls on the Run International and the first charitable foundation in Canada to bring the Girls on the Run program to its local community.
In alignment with the OSEG Foundation’s mission, Girls on the Run is committed to the development of important life skills through participation in sport, augmented by an evidence-based curriculum that helps girls manage emotions, resolve conflicts, and make good decisions. Girls on the Run is a physical activity, positive youth development-based program that creatively integrates running and serves girls between grades 3-8.
IMPACT
Youth involved in Girls on the Run improve:
Critical life skills including resolving conflict, helping others, or making intentional decisions
Confidence, caring, competence, character development, or connection to others
Physical activity levels
Critical life skills including resolving conflict, helping others, or making intentional decisions
Confidence, caring, competence, character development, or connection to others
Physical activity levels
COMMUNITIES
Since the Fall of 2021, the OSEG Foundation has held the Girls on the Run Ottawa Program at the following locations:
COMMUNITIES
Since the Fall of 2021, the OSEG Foundation has held the Girls on the Run Ottawa Program at the following locations:
❢ Banff Avenue Community House
❢ Bayshore Public School
❢ BGC Heatherington
❢ Blossom Park Public School
❢ Cambridge Street Public School
❢ Charles H. Hulse Public School
❢ Confederation Court Community House
❢ Connaught Public School
❢ Hawthorne Public School
❢ Pinecrest Public School
❢ Russell Heights Community House
❢ Valoris of Prescott-Russell
❢ W.E. Gowling Public School
❢ Bayshore Public School
❢ Blossom Park Public School
❢ Charles H. Hulse Public School
❢ Confederation Court Community House
❢ Hawthorne Public School
❢ Russell Heights Community House
GET INVOLVED
We are always looking for more volunteers and communities to get involved in Girls on the Run Ottawa! Learn more.
GET INVOLVED
We are always looking for more volunteers and communities to get involved in Girls on the Run Ottawa! Learn more.
GIRLS ON THE RUN SPONSORS
National Sponsor
Founding Sponsor
Official Sponsor
REDBLACKS MENTORSHIP PROGRAM
The REDBLACKS Mentorship program aims to help at-risk youth from vulnerable communities with high rates of failure to graduate (42% at program inception) and high rates of poverty (31% vs 13% overall in Ottawa) by connecting youth to Ottawa REDBLACKS players who will act as athlete mentors and role models to inspire the youth to pursue their dreams. Many of the Ottawa REDBLACKS players attribute their own personal and professional success to coaches and mentors they’ve had along the way and are looking to “pay it forward” to the next generation.
Youth participating in the program are of diverse ethnicities between the ages of 14-18, living in low-income communities in complex family structures, who have experienced racism and discrimination. Youth will benefit from mentoring relationships with Ottawa REDBLACKS players who share lived experience, can promote a strong cultural identity, and provide encouragement, support, guidance, and strategies for the youth to reach their fullest potential.
IMPACT
Youth involved in the REDBLACKS Mentorship Program:
The REDBLACKS Mentorship program aims to help at-risk youth from vulnerable communities with high rates of failure to graduate (42% at program inception) and high rates of poverty (31% vs 13% overall in Ottawa) by connecting youth to Ottawa REDBLACKS players who will act as athlete mentors and role models to inspire the youth to pursue their dreams. Many of the Ottawa REDBLACKS players attribute their own personal and professional success to coaches and mentors they’ve had along the way and are looking to “pay it forward” to the next generation.
Youth participating in the program are of diverse ethnicities between the ages of 14-18, living in low-income communities in complex family structures, who have experienced racism and discrimination. Youth will benefit from mentoring relationships with Ottawa REDBLACKS players who share lived experience, can promote a strong cultural identity, and provide encouragement, support, guidance, and strategies for the youth to reach their fullest potential.
IMPACT
Youth involved in the REDBLACKS Mentorship Program:
Reduce involvement in risky behaviour
Increase sense of belonging and cultural identity
Increase confidence and self-esteem
Improve academic success
Increase employment seeking skills and networking opportunities
Reduce involvement in risky behaviour
Increase sense of belonging and cultural identity
Increase confidence and self-esteem
Improve academic success
Increase employment seeking skills and networking opportunities
REDBLACKS MENTORSHIP PROGRAM SPONSORS
NEED MORE INFO? CONTACT US
For more information about our Signature Programs and how to get involved, please contact Kim McLean, Senior Manager – Community Impact and Engagement at kmclean@oseg.ca
NEED MORE INFO? CONTACT US
For more information about our Signature Programs and how to get involved, please contact Kim McLean, Senior Manager – Community Impact and Engagement at kmclean@oseg.ca