Beat the Streets Blog
Welcome to the Beat the Streets blog, a labour of love crafted by BTS staff, consultants, guest writers, and program participants. Based in Toronto, we focus on youth development programs, charity initiatives, and empowering active and healthy youth through sports and skill-building programs. Discover insightful articles on fitness, training, health, wellness, employment empowerment, program updates and the impactful stories that shape our journey.
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Get to know the Social Media Community Manager of WorkIt 2023!
Learn more about how Jasreen Sahota is building her employment skills this summer at Beat the Streets.
Empowering Black Youth: Gratitude to SBCCI and Tropicana Community
Tropicana Community and Supporting Black Canadian Communities Initiative award Beat the Streets a Top-Up grant to build capacity to better serve the needs of Black youth in the GTA.
Unleashing the Power of Wrestling: Physical and Mental Benefits for Low-Income Youth
Wrestling offers many physical and mental benefits for young individuals, particularly those from low-income backgrounds. It promotes total body fitness, builds mental resilience, and instills discipline.
Social-Emotional Learning for Youth: Promoting Well-being and Academic Success
This blog post explores the concept of SEL, its significance in education and health policies, and the benefits it offers to low-income youth.
BTS Spring Newsletter 2022 is out!
Hot off the presses - our latest newsletter! Learn all about what we've been up to since January and all the great partners supporting BTS activities and helping us impact youth.
Media Advisory: ivari Healthy Steps Program encourages active and confident youth
$10,650 ivari Healthy Steps Program grant encourages healthy habits through boxing and life skills program for youth
Latest BTS Newsletter is out!
Hot off the presses :) Read what we have been up to since last year!
Our New Charity Status!
March 15th of 2021 was a big day for Beat Street Toronto. We officially became a charity with the CRA. This marks the resolution of a two-year campaign that started with the loss of our partnership with Wrestling Canada and began as a result our inability to clear donated funds. This is often a huge challenge for nonprofits to overcome. We are elated, we now have the ability to process donations and give tax receipts to our donors.
BTS Executive Director Neal Ewers on #engage416 podcast
Coach Neal Ewers talks to Toronto Police Services about his journey and Beat the Streets on episode 3 of the Project #engaged416 Podcast.
Media Advisory
Beat the Streets receives Canadian Red Cross Community Grant to deliver online personal development workshops and fitness classes to encourage resilience and confidence of children and youth in the GTA during COVID-19.
What is Jiu-Jitsu?
Learn more about Jiu-Jitsu, one of our featured activities in our upcoming You Grow Girl program.
BTST Summer Newsletter 2020 / Special Student Edition
Latest Newsletter from BTS, the special student edition - hot off the…. computer ;)
Media Advisory
Beat the Streets Receives 2 Ontario Trillium Foundation grants to deliver programs encouraging active, confident and resilient youth.
Favourite wrestling moments
Check out these three different people involved with the sport of wrestling in three very different ways talk about their favourite moment in wrestling
A Farewell to Something Awesome
It is truly amazing to me that I have had the opportunity to work with Beat the Streets for these past four months. In some ways, the summer has seemed long, but in other ways, I closed my eyes for a moment and it was over.