Rapport Youth Services - OM for/pour World Changers Society

Rapport Youth Services - OM for/pour World Changers Society

Grant programYouth Opportunities Fund
Grant typeYOF - Grassroots Innovation
Amount awarded$140,000
Duration24 months
Year2015-2016
Location served
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Halton Peel
Population servedBlack/Afro-diasporic/Afro-Caribbean and/or Afro-Latinx youth, Racialized youth (other than Black youth), Newcomer youth, Youth with all the experiences
Age group12 to 14 years, 15 to 19 years, 20 to 25 years, 12 to 29 years for youth with special needs or disabilities
Description$140,000 over 24 months to provide mentorship and life skills training for youth coming out of care to support their transition to independence. Funds will be used for staffing, equipment and resources to hold regular sessions between mentors (youth once in care now independent) and youth still in care in the Greater Toronto Area.
Grant resultYouth have at least one consistent, caring person in their lives
Grant statusClosed