Empowerment Squared

Empowerment Squared

Grant programYouth Opportunities Fund
Grant typeYOF - System Innovations
Amount awarded$806,400
Duration60 months
Year2019-2020
Location served
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Hamilton
Population servedBlack/Afro-diasporic/Afro-Caribbean and/or Afro-Latinx youth, Racialized youth (other than Black youth), Newcomer youth
Age group12 to 14 years, 15 to 19 years, 20 to 25 years
Description$806,400 over 48 months for groundwork and implementation of strategies through this collaborative initiative that will strengthen the education system and outcomes for Black and racialized newcomer youth between 12-25 years-old in Hamilton. The collaborative will conduct research that informs and tests the School Readiness Academy model to improve education outcomes.
Grant resultSupporting Indigenous, Black, and/or newcomer youth to enter the labour market and transition to sustainable career pathways