{"id":29,"date":"2025-06-09T23:20:50","date_gmt":"2025-06-10T02:20:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/youthforchrist.flywheelsites.com\/chapter-starter\/?page_id=29"},"modified":"2026-09-24T08:18:44","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T11:18:44","slug":"our-community","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/yfc.ca\/moncton\/our-community\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Community"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n\r\n<section class=\"y-logo-banner guten-block\">\r\n\t<div class=\"grid-narrow\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"y-logo-banner--row\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-logo-banner--left\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"y-logo-banner--title\">Greater Moncton<\/h1>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-logo-banner--content\"><p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Greater Moncton is a growing and diverse community in southeastern New Brunswick, bringing together Moncton, Dieppe, Riverview, and surrounding communities. More than <strong>170,000 people<\/strong> call the Greater Moncton area home, including families and newcomers from many different cultures.<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-logo-banner--right\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-logo-banner--bg-container gallery\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"y-logo-banner--svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 76 113\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<polygon fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000000\" stroke-width=\"0.5\" points=\"26 0, 76 0, 76 75, 38 113, 38 75, 0 75, 0 25\"\/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<polygon fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000000\" stroke-width=\"0.5\" points=\"31 12, 64 12, 64 46, 57 53, 57 19, 24 19\"\/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-logo-banner--gallery\" id=\"stage\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-logo-banner--gallery--single\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/yfc.ca\/moncton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2026\/09\/IMG_9105-2_web-e1789686947566.jpg);\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-logo-banner--gallery--single\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/yfc.ca\/moncton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2026\/09\/IMG_4661-2_web-e1789686978136.jpg);\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-logo-banner--gallery--single\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/yfc.ca\/moncton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2026\/09\/IMG_4037-3_web-e1789686564430.jpg);\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-logo-banner--gallery--single\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/yfc.ca\/moncton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2026\/09\/IMG_4599_web-e1789686998359.jpg);\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Original JavaScript code by Chirp Internet: www.chirp.com.au\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Please acknowledge use of this code by including this header.\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\twindow.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function(e) {\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tvar stage = document.getElementById(\"stage\");\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tvar fadeComplete = function(e) { stage.appendChild(arr[0]); };\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tvar arr = stage.getElementsByTagName(\"div\");\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tfor(var i=0; i < arr.length; i++) {\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tarr[i].addEventListener(\"animationend\", fadeComplete, false);\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t}, false);\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/script>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\n\n<section class=\"y-spacer large white  guten-block\" ><\/section>\n\n<section class=\"y-spacer small white  guten-block\" ><\/section>\n\n\r\n<section class=\"y-vfbc  guten-block triangle white single-col-align-right\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"y-vfbc--triangle top-left primary has-bg-img\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/yfc.ca\/moncton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2026\/09\/IMG_8524-e1789687060525.jpg);\"><\/div>\r\n\t<div class=\"grid-narrow\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"y-vfbc--row\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-vfbc--container type-one-wide color-default bg-transparent\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"y-vfbc--content\"><h2>The Hub City<\/h2>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Known as <strong>the Hub City<\/strong>, Moncton has long been a central transportation, distribution, and economic hub for the Maritime provinces. Its strategic location connects the region to <strong>Fredericton, Saint John, Charlottetown, and Halifax<\/strong>, making Moncton an important place for people, businesses, and communities across Atlantic Canada.<\/p>\n<p>Moncton is also Canada&#8217;s first officially bilingual city, where English and French are part of everyday life.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\n\n<section class=\"y-spacer small white  guten-block\" ><\/section>\n\n<section class=\"y-columned-content image one center  guten-block\" style=\"background: linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6), rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6)), url(https:\/\/yfc.ca\/moncton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2026\/09\/IMG_3922-e1789529386472.jpg);\">\r\n\t<div class=\"grid-narrow\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-columned-content--inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-columned-content--column y-color-responsive-text\"><h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Strong Growth<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Greater Moncton is one of the fastest-growing communities in Canada, welcoming new families and newcomers from around the world.<\/p>\n<ul data-spread=\"false\">\n<li><strong>5.4% population growth<\/strong> in 2022\u2014the highest growth rate among Canadian metropolitan areas.<\/li>\n<li><strong>87% of population growth<\/strong> between 2016 and 2021 was attributed to immigrants and non-permanent residents.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This growth is changing the community and creating new opportunities to connect with young people from diverse cultures and backgrounds.<\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\n\n<section class=\"y-spacer small white  guten-block\" ><\/section>\n\n\r\n<section class=\"y-vfbc  guten-block triangle white single-col-align-right\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"y-vfbc--triangle bottom-left primary has-bg-img\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/yfc.ca\/moncton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2026\/09\/IMG_7526-e1789687035719.jpg);\"><\/div>\r\n\t<div class=\"grid-narrow\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"y-vfbc--row\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-vfbc--container type-one-wide color-default bg-transparent\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"y-vfbc--content\"><h1>A Generation in Need<\/h1>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>The youth of New Brunswick, and especially in the Greater Moncton area<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>are facing a deep crisis that is not only social and emotional, but also spiritual.<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li data-start=\"123\" data-end=\"204\"><strong data-start=\"125\" data-end=\"141\">1 in 3 youth<\/strong> needed to talk to someone about a mental or emotional problem.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"205\" data-end=\"301\"><strong data-start=\"207\" data-end=\"223\">44% of youth<\/strong> in the Moncton and Southeast area reported symptoms of anxiety or depression.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"302\" data-end=\"373\"><strong data-start=\"304\" data-end=\"334\">21% of New Brunswick youth<\/strong> reported using one or more substances.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"374\" data-end=\"478\"><strong data-start=\"376\" data-end=\"397\">24.1% of students<\/strong> in the Moncton and Southeast area identify as immigrants, newcomers or refugees.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Behind every statistic is a young person searching for belonging, identity, and hope.<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-29","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yfc.ca\/moncton\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/29","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yfc.ca\/moncton\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yfc.ca\/moncton\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yfc.ca\/moncton\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yfc.ca\/moncton\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29"}],"version-history":[{"count":52,"href":"https:\/\/yfc.ca\/moncton\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/29\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1728,"href":"https:\/\/yfc.ca\/moncton\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/29\/revisions\/1728"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yfc.ca\/moncton\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}