Manifesto - OM for/pour The Burgeoning Bodies Project

Manifesto - OM for/pour The Burgeoning Bodies Project

Grant programYouth Opportunities Fund
Grant typeYOF - Youth Innovations
Amount awarded$255,000
Duration36 months
Year2020-2021
Location served
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Toronto
Population servedBlack youth
Age group15 to 19 years, 20 to 25 years
Description Delivering a project at the idea or conceptual stage with a $255,000 grant over 3 years to address racism and body-size discrimination by implementing 10-week writing programs, involving editorial mentorship opportunities, for creating nuanced and representational literary and visual art for young Black women and femmes in Toronto.
Grant resultCreating safe spaces for Indigenous and/or Black youth to build strong community and cultural connections