VIBE Arts - OM for/pour RISE Edutainment

VIBE Arts - OM for/pour RISE Edutainment

Grant programYouth Opportunities Fund
Grant typeYOF - Grassroots Innovation
Amount awarded$70,000
Duration12 months
Year2015-2016
Location served
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Toronto
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 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
Description$70,000 over 12 months to create community gatherings for racialized youth in Scarborough and Toronto to address key social issues important to them (such as poverty, gang-violence or racism) in both artistic and non-artistic ways, with fellow youth and adult mentors. Funds will be used for staff salaries and the delivery of programming, conferences, and events.
Grant resultYouth are engaged in their community; Youth form and maintain healthy, close relationships
Grant statusClosed