Lynwood Charlton Centre - OM for/pour Hamilton Youth Poets

Lynwood Charlton Centre - OM for/pour Hamilton Youth Poets

Grant programYouth Opportunities Fund
Grant typeYOF - Grassroots Innovation
Amount awarded$285,600
Duration36 months
Year2016-2017
Location served
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Hamilton
Population servedBlack/Afro-diasporic/Afro-Caribbean and/or Afro-Latinx youth, Racialized youth (other than Black youth), Youth at-risk of dropping out or have dropped out of school, Youth in care or leaving care, Youth in low-income situations or from low-income families, Youth vulnerable of becoming or are in conflict with the law
Age group12 to 14 years, 15 to 19 years, 20 to 25 years
DescriptionDelivering a project that builds on the success of a proven model or program with a $285,600 grant over 36 months to expand its artist residency initiative, teaching spoken word to disengaged and vulnerable students at 12 high schools and seven middle schools in Hamilton. The program will reinvigorate educational spaces, engaging youth in their schools and communities.
Grant resultYouth form and maintain healthy, close relationships
Grant statusClosed