The Neighbourhood Group - OM for/pour Kinxfolk

The Neighbourhood Group - OM for/pour Kinxfolk

Grant programYouth Opportunities Fund
Grant typeYOF - Youth Innovations
Amount awarded$255,000
Duration36 months
Year2019-2020
Location served
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Toronto
Population servedBlack/Afro-diasporic/Afro-Caribbean and/or Afro-Latinx youth, Youth vulnerable of becoming or are in conflict with the law, Youth in low-income situations or from low-income families, Youth at-risk of dropping out or have dropped out of school
Age group15 to 19 years, 20 to 25 years
DescriptionDelivering a project at the idea or conceptual stage with a $255,000 grant over 36 months to work with Black youth between the ages of 16-20 from under-served communities, creating greater access to arts and positive mental health spaces through 16 workshops and activities
Grant resultCreating safe spaces for Indigenous and/or Black youth to build strong community and cultural connections