Taibu Community Health Centre

Taibu Community Health Centre

Grant programYouth Opportunities Fund
Grant typeYOF - System Innovations
Amount awarded$1,387,400
Duration72 months
Year2018-2019
Location served
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Hamilton; Toronto
Population servedBlack/Afro-diasporic/Afro-Caribbean and/or Afro-Latinx youth, Newcomer youth, Youth at-risk of dropping out or have dropped out of school, Youth in low-income situations or from low-income families
Age group12 to 14 years, 15 to 19 years, 20 to 25 years
Description$1,387,000 over 72 months to develop a model of support for Black youth that will enable institutions to understand the barriers they face and make changes collaboratively so that they can access employment and education systems that provide services that meet their needs based on their lived experience.
Grant resultSupporting youth who are not connected to education programs, employment programs, and training programs (i.e. NEET) to exit poverty and social assistance
Grant statusActive