Youth Action Network - OM for/pour BrAIDS for AIDS

Youth Action Network - OM for/pour BrAIDS for AIDS

Grant programYouth Opportunities Fund
Grant typeYOF - Grassroots Innovation
Amount awarded$92,000
Duration36 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), Lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, transgender, two-spirit, queer (LGBTTQ+) youth, Newcomer youth, Youth living with disabilities or special needs between the ages of 12 to 29, Youth with all the experiences
Age group12 to 14 years, 15 to 19 years
Description$92,000 over 36 months to deliver one-to-one sexual health education, counseling and referral sessions with young males in detention at the Roy McMurtry Youth Centre in Brampton. The information will be delivered through culturally-relevant mediums and community sexual health resources. Funds will be used for program staffing, transportation and supplies.
Grant resultYouth form and maintain healthy, close relationships; Youth are engaged in their community
Grant statusClosed