SKETCH Working Arts for Street-involved and Homeless Youth - OM for/pour Street Voices
SKETCH Working Arts for Street-involved and Homeless Youth - OM for/pour Street Voices
Grant programYouth Opportunities Fund
Grant typeYOF - Youth Innovations
Amount awarded$255,000
Duration36 months
Year2018-2019
Location served
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Population servedBlack/Afro-diasporic/Afro-Caribbean and/or Afro-Latinx youth, Indigenous youth (i.e. First Nations, Métis or Inuit youth), Lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, transgender, two-spirit, queer (LGBTTQ+) youth, Newcomer youth, Racialized youth (other than Black youth), Youth at-risk of dropping out or have dropped out of school, Youth in low-income situations or from low-income families, Youth living with disabilities or special needs between the ages of 12 to 29, Youth vulnerable of becoming or are in conflict with the law
Age group12 to 14 years, 15 to 19 years, 20 to 25 years, 12 to 29 years for youth with special needs or disabilities
Description$255,000 over 36-months to develop an online services directory and app connecting street youth to their communities. The program will help marginalized, racialized and street-involved youth in Toronto who are not currently connected to education, employment or training programs to break-free of poverty and social assistance.
Grant resultSupporting youth who are not connected to education programs, employment programs, and training programs (i.e. NEET) to exit poverty and social assistance