Integrative Canadian Group Organization - OM for/pour Beauty is Me

Integrative Canadian Group Organization - OM for/pour Beauty is Me

Grant programYouth Opportunities Fund
Grant typeYOF - Family Innovations
Amount awarded$255,000
Duration36 months
Year2022-2023
Location served
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Essex, Kent, Lambton
Population servedBlack parents, guardians, and caregivers, Parents, guardians, and caregivers at risk of contact or in contact with child welfare services
Age groupNot applicable
DescriptionDelivering a project at the idea or conceptual stage with a $255,000 grant over 3 years to create space to learn the history of, and cultural appropriateness for the care and upkeep of Black hair for non-Black parents, guardians and caregivers of Black children engaged with the child welfare system in Windsor Essex and for Black parents, guardians and caregivers to share their hair care journey.
Grant resultSupporting parents, guardians and caregivers to effectively navigate, access, and influence systems that affect family well-being