Somali Centre for Family Services - OM for/pour Level U

Somali Centre for Family Services - OM for/pour Level U

Grant programYouth Opportunities Fund
Grant typeYOF - Youth Innovations
Amount awarded$255,000
Duration36 months
Year2019-2020
Location served
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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 provide career-skills training that involves training workshops, mentorship and job-shadowing opportunities for Black youth between 18 to 25 in Ottawa, enabling them to find meaningful employment opportunities
Grant resultSupporting Indigenous, Black, and/or newcomer youth to enter the labour market and transition to sustainable career pathways