Carolinian Canada Coalition - OM for/pour Bkejwanong Eco-Keepers

Carolinian Canada Coalition - OM for/pour Bkejwanong Eco-Keepers

Grant programYouth Opportunities Fund
Grant typeYOF - Youth Innovations
Amount awarded$450,000
Duration36 months
Year2023-2024
Location served
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Essex, Kent, Lambton
Population servedIndigenous youth (i.e. First Nations, Métis, and/or Inuit)
Age group15 to 19 years, 20 to 25 years
Description Delivering a project that builds on the success of a proven model or program with a $450,000 grant over 3 years to offer skills training, environmental fieldwork, cultural activities, community engagement and career-based activities to address racism and intergenerational traumas for Indigenous youth aged 15-25 in Bkejwanong/Walpole Island First Nation.
Grant resultAddressing racism and its impacts on youth in urban, rural and/or Northern communities