Sault Ste Marie Indian Friendship Centre - OM for/pour Youth Social Infrastructure Collaborative

Sault Ste Marie Indian Friendship Centre - OM for/pour Youth Social Infrastructure Collaborative

Grant programYouth Opportunities Fund
Grant typeYOF - Grassroots Innovation
Amount awarded$210,000
Duration36 months
Year2017-2018
Location served
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Toronto; Algoma, Cochrane, Manitoulin, Sudbury; Northwestern
Population servedBlack/Afro-diasporic/Afro-Caribbean and/or Afro-Latinx youth, Racialized youth (other than Black youth), Indigenous youth (i.e. First Nations, Métis or Inuit youth), Youth living in rural or remote communities
Age group15 to 19 years, 20 to 25 years, 12 to 29 years for youth with special needs or disabilities
DescriptionDelivering a project at the idea or conceptual stage with a $210,000 grant over 36 months to create and test a new governance model for Indigenous and racialized youth in Toronto, Algoma and Thunder Bay. It will give youth access to tools and resources to self-organize to create change in these communities by using a model developed by youth that values their unique gifts and skills.
Grant resultYouth are engaged in their community
Grant statusClosed