Green Venture - OM for/pour Roots to Justice

Green Venture - OM for/pour Roots to Justice

Grant programYouth Opportunities Fund
Grant typeYOF - Youth Innovations
Amount awarded$254,800
Duration36 months
Year2022-2023
Location served
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Hamilton
Population servedRacialized youth, Youth in low-income situations or from low-income families
Age group15 to 19 years
DescriptionDelivering a project at the idea or conceptual stage with a $254,800 grant over 3 years to design and deliver a series of paid-participation workshops and drop-in sessions about growing food for low-income, racialized youth in Hamilton, focusing on mentoring youth on food justice and building their skills in growing their own food and learning the basics of business management for a small garden.
Grant resultSupporting youth who are not connected to education programs, employment programs, and training programs (i.e. NEET) to exit poverty and social assistance