Frontlines - OM for/pour Afrika Outbound

Frontlines - OM for/pour Afrika Outbound

Grant programYouth Opportunities Fund
Grant typeYOF - Youth Innovations
Amount awarded$251,000
Duration36 months
Year2021-2022
Location served
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Essex, Kent, Lambton; Hamilton; Niagara; Toronto
Population servedBlack youth, Youth in low-income situations or from low-income families
Age group15 to 19 years, 20 to 25 years
DescriptionDelivering a project at the idea or conceptual stage with a $251,000 grant over 3 years to assist with staffing, programming and administrative costs to create a space for addressing the impacts of the historical displacement and erasure of Black people for youth in the Black Creek community, and access place-based education on Black history, developing cultural connections and exploring identities.
Grant resultCreating safe spaces for Indigenous and/or Black youth to build strong community and cultural connections
Grant statusActive