Dnaagdawenmag Binnoojiiyag Child & Family Services
Dnaagdawenmag Binnoojiiyag Child & Family Services
Grant programYouth Opportunities Fund
Grant typeYOF - System Innovations
Amount awarded$500,000
Duration24 months
Year2022-2023
Location served
Algoma, Cochrane, Manitoulin & Sudbury, Champlain, Durham, Haliburton, Kawartha & Pine Ridge, Essex, Kent, Lambton, Grand River, Grey, Bruce, Huron & Perth, Halton Peel, Hamilton, Muskoka, Nipissing, Parry Sound & Timiskaming, Niagara, Northwestern, Quinte, Kingston, Rideau, Simcoe York, Thames Valley, Toronto, Waterloo, Wellington & Dufferin?
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Population servedIndigenous youth (i.e. First Nations, Métis and/or Inuit)
Age group12 to 14 years, 15 to 19 years, 20 to 25 years, 12 to 29 years for youth living with special needs
DescriptionSupporting collaborative work with a $500,000 grant over 2 years to research how data is collected by agencies regarding the wellbeing of Indigenous young people, and develop a respectful Indigenous Information System to support a data management process that is grounded in First Nations data sovereignty for Indigenous youth in the child welfare system in Ontario.
Grant resultAddressing racism and its impacts on youth in urban, rural and/or Northern communities