Urban Pilots Network - OM for/pour Youth Taking Flight

Urban Pilots Network - OM for/pour Youth Taking Flight

Grant programYouth Opportunities Fund
Grant typeYOF - Grassroots Innovation
Amount awarded$207,700
Duration36 months
Year2017-2018
Location served
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Toronto
Population servedBlack/Afro-diasporic/Afro-Caribbean and/or Afro-Latinx youth
Age group12 to 14 years, 15 to 19 years, 20 to 25 years
DescriptionDelivering a project at the idea or conceptual stage with a $207,700 grant over 36 months offer a summer program focused on aerospace and aviation for racialized youth in Toronto’s Rexdale community. The group will engage youth in interactive learning, build a support system between participants, link youth to mentors in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (stem), expose youth to new pathways and potential careers in STEM, and increase their awareness of the achievements of Black inventors and innovators.
Grant resultYouth have educational experiences that respond to their needs and prepare them to lead
Grant statusClosed