SKETCH Working Arts for Street-involved and Homeless Youth - OM for/pour Toolbox

SKETCH Working Arts for Street-involved and Homeless Youth - OM for/pour Toolbox

Grant programYouth Opportunities Fund
Grant typeYOF - Grassroots Innovation
Amount awarded$210,000
Duration36 months
Year2016-2017
Location served
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Toronto
Population servedLesbian, gay, bi-sexual, transgender, two-spirit, queer (LGBTTQ+) youth, Newcomer youth, Racialized youth (other than Black youth), Youth in low-income situations or from low-income families
Age group15 to 19 years, 20 to 25 years
DescriptionDelivering a project at the idea or conceptual stage with a grant of $210,000 over 36 months to deliver a multi-dimensional trades mentorship and training program to LGBTTQ+ youth in Scarborough. It will utilize a diverse, gendered perspective to create a trades work curriculum, teaching tangible and creative skills in woodworking, bike mechanics and electronics, while enabling youth to foster and maintain healthy, close relationships.
Grant resultYouth form and maintain healthy, close relationships
Grant statusClosed