PEACH - OM for/pour Parents Against Racism Simcoe County

PEACH - OM for/pour Parents Against Racism Simcoe County

Grant programYouth Opportunities Fund
Grant typeYOF - Family Innovations
Amount awarded$296,200
Duration36 months
Year2023-2024
Location served
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Muskoka, Nipissing, Parry Sound & Timiskaming, Simcoe York
Population servedBlack parents, guardians, and caregivers, Racialized parents, guardians, and caregivers, Newcomer parents, guardians, and caregivers
Age groupNot applicable
Description Delivering a project at the idea or conceptual stage with a $296,200 grant over 3 years to address the impacts of racism, oppression and discrimination as well as provide support against systemic racism in the education system and the wider society for Black parents, guardians and caregivers in Simcoe County by providing mental health workshops, group therapeutic sessions, as well as hosting conversations and cultural, social and recreational activities.
Grant resultSupporting parents, guardians and caregivers to effectively navigate, access, and influence systems that affect family well-being