INDIGENOUS FRIENDSHIP CENTRE IN SAULT STE. MARIE - OM for/pour Maada'oonidiwag - Sharing gifts

Grant programYouth Opportunities Fund

Grant typeYOF - Family Innovations

Amount awarded$100,000

Duration12 months

Year2025-2026

Location served

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Algoma, Cochrane, Manitoulin & Sudbury

Population servedIndigenous parents, guardians, and caregivers (i.e., First Nations, Metis and/or Inuit), Parents, guardians, and caregivers and/or their children who are two-spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and/or questioning, intersex, asexual (2SLGBTQIA+), Parents, guardians, and caregivers and/or their children living with disabilities or special needs, Parents, guardians, and caregivers living in rural, remote and/or Northern communities, Parents, guardians, and caregivers and/or their children in conflict or at risk of being in conflict with the law, Parents, guardians, and caregivers at risk of contact or in contact with child welfare services, Parents, guardians, and caregivers in low income situations, Parents, guardians, and caregivers who are homeless or at risk of being homeless, Parents, guardians, and caregivers whose children are at-risk of dropping out or have dropped out of school, Parents, guardians, and caregivers and/or their children living with mental health needs and/or addictions, Parents, guardians, and caregivers whose children are not engaged or are at risk of not being engaged with education, employment, or training programs

Description Delivering a project at the idea or conceptual stage with a $100,000 grant over 1 year to create safe spaces and opportunities to build strong community and cultural connections through teaching traditional crafts for Indigenous parents, guardians and caregivers in the Algoma region.

Grant resultCreate opportunities for Indigenous and/or Black parents, guardians and caregivers to help families build strong community and cultural connections, strengthen relationships, and heal from trauma

Grant statusActive