{"id":98,"date":"2026-08-19T21:42:59","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T01:42:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bridgealliancecanada.org\/get-involved\/"},"modified":"2026-08-19T23:04:33","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T03:04:33","slug":"get-involved","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bridgealliancecanada.org\/fr\/get-involved\/","title":{"rendered":"Get Involved"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"98\" class=\"elementor elementor-98\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-gihero e-con-full ba-dark ba-hero-fx ba-grain ba-fxp e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"gihero\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0303169 ba-fxlayer elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"0303169\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ba-aurora\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i><\/i><i><\/i><i><\/i><\/span><span class=\"ba-mesh\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-giheroin e-con-boxed e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"giheroin\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-gihr ba-rv elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"gihr\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ba-rule\" style=\"display:block\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-gihh ba-split elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"gihh\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Get involved<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-giht ba-measure ba-rv elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"giht\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>None of this runs on good intentions. It runs on people who show up, organisations that back it, and gifts that cover the hall, the food and the sound system.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-gipaths e-con-full ba-fxp e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"gipaths\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-gipathsin e-con-boxed e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"gipathsin\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-gipath1 ba-rv elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"gipath1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ba-path\"><div class=\"ba-path-h\"><h2>Volunteer<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"ba-path-b\"><p>The most useful thing you can give us is a few hours and a willingness to be told where to stand. Events need setting up, welcoming, feeding, photographing and clearing away. Young people need mentors who turn up twice, not once.<\/p><ul><li>Event set-up, hosting and welcome tables<\/li><li>Youth mentoring and workshop support<\/li><li>Photography, video and social media<\/li><li>Fundraising, sponsorship and admin<\/li><\/ul><a class=\"ba-cta\" href=\"https:\/\/bridgealliancecanada.org\/volunteer\/\">Volunteer with us<\/a><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-gipath2 ba-rv elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"gipath2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ba-path\"><div class=\"ba-path-h\"><h2>Partner with us<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"ba-path-b\"><p>Schools, employers, faith groups, city services, other non-profits and local businesses. If your work touches the same people, there is almost always something better we can do together than separately.<\/p><ul><li>Event sponsorship and programme partnership<\/li><li>In-kind support: venue, food, printing, equipment, sound<\/li><li>Funding and grant collaboration<\/li><li>School and community partnerships<\/li><\/ul><a class=\"ba-cta\" href=\"https:\/\/bridgealliancecanada.org\/partner-with-us\/\">Start the conversation<\/a><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-gipath3 ba-rv elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"gipath3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ba-path\"><div class=\"ba-path-h\"><h2>Give<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"ba-path-b\"><p>Community events cost money before anyone walks through the door: the hall, the chairs, the sound system, the food, the printing, and the bus fare for a young person who would otherwise stay home. A gift covers real line items.<\/p><ul><li>A one-time or monthly gift<\/li><li>Sponsoring a specific event or programme<\/li><li>In-kind donation of goods, venue or services<\/li><\/ul><a class=\"ba-cta\" href=\"https:\/\/bridgealliancecanada.org\/donate\/\">Support our work<\/a><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-gistrip e-con-full ba-fxp e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"gistrip\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-gistripslider elementor-arrows-yes elementor-skin-carousel elementor-widget elementor-widget-media-carousel\" data-id=\"gistripslider\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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