Arab Community Centre of Toronto - OM for/pour The Eastmall Steering Committee

Arab Community Centre of Toronto - OM for/pour The Eastmall Steering Committee

Grant programYouth Opportunities Fund
Grant typeYOF - Grassroots Innovation
Amount awarded$140,000
Duration24 months
Year2017-2018
Location served
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Toronto
Population servedBlack/Afro-diasporic/Afro-Caribbean and/or Afro-Latinx youth, Newcomer youth
Age group15 to 19 years, 20 to 25 years
DescriptionDelivering a project at the idea or conceptual stage with a grant of $140,000 over 24 months to connect Black youth to positive role models whom they share the same ethnic background with in the Etobicoke community, as well as organize a summer camp for Black Youth living in the Eastmall/Westmall/Capri community to celebrate their identity. Youth will have access to mentors and a camp experience, which in most cases, they wouldn't be able to afford otherwise. The program will also promote equal participation of young women in leadership activities in the camp as well as in the mentorship program.
Grant resultYouth have at least one consistent, caring person in their lives
Grant statusClosed