TAIBU Community Health Centre - OM for/pour Girl Power'd

TAIBU Community Health Centre - OM for/pour Girl Power'd

Grant programYouth Opportunities Fund
Grant typeYOF - Youth Innovations
Amount awarded$499,600
Duration48 months
Year2019-2020
Location served
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Toronto
Population servedBlack/Afro-diasporic/Afro-Caribbean and/or Afro-Latinx youth, Youth in low-income situations or from low-income families
Age group12 to 14 years, 15 to 19 years
DescriptionDelivering a project that builds on the success of a proven model or program with a $499,600 grant over 48 months to address issues around self-identity and confidence for 12-16 year-old Black young women in Toronto. The grant assist with a culturally-driven component to hiphop and gymnastics programs that promote leadership abilities. Girl Power’d will offer four cycles of 10-week programs, with an additional two cultural sessions, and annual performances involving program participants
Grant resultEmpowering girls and young women to lead, including women's economic empowerment initiatives
Grant statusActive