Tri-Country Expansion in Motion. Leadership Strengthening. The Window to Act is Now.
Q2 2026
Movement in Three Nations
A Message from Ozzie Stewart, President & Founder
When we closed Q1, I told you that BTC was evolving — from an annual gathering into a living movement that connects survivors to support, partners institutions with communities, and transforms empathy into action. This quarter, that evolution stopped being aspirational. It became operational.
BTC is now actively on the ground in three countries. Conversations that began as exploratory in Q1 have moved into the design phase in Toronto and into convening logistics in Trinidad & Tobago. Institutions that were watching from the sidelines are stepping forward. And our governance is stronger than it has ever been.
But progress is not the same as completion. Every week we delay is a week that survivors wait, that displaced communities go unseen, that healing is deferred. Q2 is a quarter of momentum — Q3 must be a quarter of mobilization. I am writing to ask you, plainly, to move with us.
With urgency and resolve,
Ozzie Stewart | President & Founder
The 2026 tri-country window is open NOW. Funders, partners, and advocates who move this quarter shape what gets built — and where.
Centerpiece: Tri-Country Expansion — On the Ground in Three Nations
BTC’s tri-country strategy is no longer a 2026 plan. It is a 2026 reality. Across Q2, what was scoped in the first quarter has moved into active execution across three theatres of work.
United States — Deepening the Anchor
New York continues as our operational anchor. Q2 has seen the formalization of two healthcare-system conversations into named partnership tracks, advancement of survivor-led advisory circles, and continued production of On The Call w/Ozzie, which now serves as the movement’s primary storytelling spine.
Canada — Toronto Programming Takes Shape
Toronto has moved from scoping into program design. BTC is in active coordination with Caribbean diaspora organizations and cultural-policy advisors to host the inaugural Toronto convening — centering trauma-informed cultural healing and survivor visibility within the diaspora context. Venue and partner identification is underway.
Caribbean — Trinidad & Tobago Convening Logistics
Our Caribbean theatre has advanced furthest in Q2. Convening logistics for Trinidad & Tobago are in motion, including local NGO partner alignment, community advisor recruitment, and the integration of BTC’s Culture as Medicine Series into the Caribbean programming model. This is where culture, dignity, and lived experience meet institutional support — exactly the bridge BTC was built to be.
“Tri-country is no longer a strategy slide. It is a calendar, a roster of partners, and a set of communities waiting to be served.”
Leadership: A New Chair for a Critical Committee
NEW BOARD MEMBER
Welcoming Nicole Christopher
Chair, Government and Institutional Partnerships Committee
BTC is honored to welcome Nicole Christopher to our Board of Directors as the inaugural Chair of our Government and Institutional Partnerships Committee. This committee — formed to match BTC’s tri-country growth — is charged with building the infrastructure that connects our movement work to public-sector, multilateral, and large-institution partners across the United States, Canada, and the Caribbean.
Nicole’s appointment marks a deliberate step in BTC’s institutional maturity. As we expand into three countries, we are not building parallel programs in three places — we are building one movement with three regional faces. That requires a partnerships function with discipline, vision, and trust. Nicole brings exactly that.
Why this matters now: Government and institutional partners move on quarterly cycles. Having a dedicated Chair seated in Q2 means BTC can engage Q3 funding cycles, policy windows, and convening invitations with the seriousness they require — and the speed our communities cannot afford to lose.
Philanthropy & Scholarship
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Direct Intervention
Philanthropy fuels direct intervention.
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Breaking Cycles
Scholarship breaks cycles of vulnerability.
Philanthropy
Your support fuels direct intervention into BTC’s six Hard Issues: Abuse, Addiction, Trafficking, Homelessness, Animal Welfare, Climate Change. Q2 philanthropic activity has prioritized resource flow toward Caribbean program build-out and survivor support continuity in New York.
Scholarship
Education remains one of the most powerful long-term tools for breaking cycles of vulnerability. BTC scholarships continue to support students in any of our six Hard Issues — and in Q2 we have begun scoping how to extend scholarship pathways to qualifying students in our Canada and Caribbean theatres for 2026–2027.
Memberships & Voluntary Contributions
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On The Call
“On the Call” — Annual Memberships
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Beyond The Call
“Beyond the Call” — Voluntary Contributions
Annual Membership reminder: The 2026 annual subscription is $49, reflecting the doubled reach of On The Call w/Ozzie and the scope of our tri-country programming.
Voluntary contributions directly support 9/10 of our movement costs — scholarships and grants, charity and community-based partner organizations, program development across new regions, and the operational infrastructure for safe, compliant growth. Kindly make voluntary contributions by the 16th of each month. Tax refundable.
Operational Strengthening
BTC continues to harden its internal foundation in step with external growth. Q2 milestones:
- Government and Institutional Partnerships Committee formed and chaired
- Tri-country operational protocols documented across U.S., Canada, and Caribbean theatres
- Continued advisory council formalization
- Financial compliance and nonprofit reporting cycle on schedule
- Internal workflow systems extended to support multi-region coordination
Strong systems remain part of ethical service.