The Arab Community Centre of Toronto - OM for/pour Say Somaali

The Arab Community Centre of Toronto - OM for/pour Say Somaali

Grant programYouth Opportunities Fund
Grant typeYOF - Youth Innovations
Amount awarded$160,000
Duration24 months
Year2019-2020
Location served
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Toronto
Population servedBlack/Afro-diasporic/Afro-Caribbean and/or Afro-Latinx youth, Newcomer 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 $160,000 grant over 24 months to deliver bi-weekly, employment mentorship opportunities and workshops for Somali students in Grade 12 to post-secondary school and who are living in Toronto's west end
Grant resultCreating safe spaces for Indigenous and/or Black youth to build strong community and cultural connections