Jane Alliance Neighbourhood Services - OM for/pour Rising from our Roots

Jane Alliance Neighbourhood Services - OM for/pour Rising from our Roots

Grant programYouth Opportunities Fund
Grant typeYOF - Youth Innovations
Amount awarded$200,000
Duration24 months
Year2023-2024
Location served
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Halton Peel, Toronto
Population servedIndigenous youth (i.e. First Nations, Métis, and/or Inuit), Black youth
Age group15 to 19 years, 20 to 25 years, 12 to 29 years for youth living with mental health needs and/or addictions
Description Delivering a project at the idea or conceptual stage with a $200,000 grant over 2 years to address the housing crisis, race-based discrimination, urban isolation, and food insecurity for low-income Black & Indigenous youth who self identify as LGBTQ+ living with mental health conditions in North York, by providing a safe space for sharing circle, peer-led mental health advocacy, arts-based education, an employment program and educational workshops.
Grant resultCreating safe spaces for Indigenous and/or Black youth to build strong community and cultural connections