LAMP CHC

Grant programYouth Opportunities Fund

Grant typeYOF - System Innovations

Amount awarded$492,500

Duration24 months

Year2019-2020

Location served

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Durham, Haliburton, Kawartha & Pine Ridge; Halton Peel; Toronto

Population servedBlack/Afro-diasporic/Afro-Caribbean and/or Afro-Latinx youth, Newcomer youth, Lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, transgender, two-spirit, queer (LGBTTQ+) youth, Youth living with disabilities or special needs between the ages of 12 to 29, Youth vulnerable of becoming or are in conflict with the law, Youth in care or leaving care, Youth in low-income situations or from low-income families, Youth at-risk of dropping out or have dropped out of school

Age group12 to 14 years, 15 to 19 years, 20 to 25 years, 12 to 29 years for youth living with special needs

Description$492,500 over 24 months to strengthen the work of child and youth workers by improving post-secondary education experiences of Black and racialized young adults in the Greater Toronto Area. The collaborative will address systemic racism by decolonizing the child and youth care curriculum while expanding research and knowledge production that benefits students, professionals and service users. The grant will be used for staffing, hosting meetings and workshops, as well as buying equipment and developing information materials

Grant resultAddressing racism and its impacts on youth in urban, rural and/or Northern communities