East Metro Youth Services - OM for/pour REVIVE

East Metro Youth Services - OM for/pour REVIVE

Grant programYouth Opportunities Fund
Grant typeYOF - Grassroots Innovation
Amount awarded$205,300
Duration36 months
Year2017-2018
Location served
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Durham, Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge; Halton Peel; Toronto; Simcoe York
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 $205,300 grant over 36 months to conduct a community-based research project, co-led by vulnerable Black youth living in the Greater Toronto Area, to learn about the barriers they face and opportunities to grow their engagement with local service organizations. Their co-leadership in producing a practice/service delivery framework will improve the capacity of those in the the youth service sector to effectively respond to and serve the needs of vulnerable Black youth.
Grant resultYouth are engaged in their community
Grant statusClosed