Nepean, Rideau and Osgoode Community Resource Centre - OM for/pour East African Parents Association

Nepean, Rideau and Osgoode Community Resource Centre - OM for/pour East African Parents Association

Grant programYouth Opportunities Fund
Grant typeYOF - Family Innovations
Amount awarded$267,600
Duration36 months
Year2023-2024
Location served
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Champlain
Population servedRacialized parents, guardians, and caregivers, Newcomer parents, guardians, and caregivers
Age groupNot applicable
Description Delivering a project at the idea or conceptual stage with a $267,600 grant over 3 years to create opportunities through workshops, trainings and one-to-one sessions, and develop a networking platform for Ethiopian newcomer parents (Oromo, Amharic, and Guragie speaking) in the Nepean community in Ottawa, to develop digital literacy system navigation skills and awareness of mental wellness in an emotionally, culturally and linguistically safe space.
Grant resultSupporting parents, guardians and caregivers to effectively navigate, access, and influence systems that affect family well-being