Elizabeth Fry Society of Peel-Halton - OM for/pour Brampton Black Youth Farming Project Steering Committee

Elizabeth Fry Society of Peel-Halton - OM for/pour Brampton Black Youth Farming Project Steering Committee

Grant programYouth Opportunities Fund
Grant typeYOF - Youth Innovations
Amount awarded$248,900
Duration36 months
Year2020-2021
Location served
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Halton Peel
Population servedBlack youth
Age group12 to 14 years, 15 to 19 years
Description Delivering a project at the idea or conceptual stage with a $248,900 grant over 3 years to enhance cultural and community connections by developing a youth-led steering committee and piloting food leadership and employment training programs for Black youth at a youth-centred research farm in Brampton.
Grant resultSupporting Indigenous, Black, and/or newcomer youth to enter the labour market and transition to sustainable career pathways