SKETCH Working Arts for Street-involved and Homeless Youth - OM for/pour Power to Girls Foundation

SKETCH Working Arts for Street-involved and Homeless Youth - OM for/pour Power to Girls Foundation

Grant programYouth Opportunities Fund
Grant typeYOF - Grassroots Innovation
Amount awarded$185,000
Duration36 months
Year2015-2016
Location served
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Toronto; Halton Peel; Simcoe York
Population servedBlack/Afro-diasporic/Afro-Caribbean and/or Afro-Latinx youth, Racialized youth (other than Black youth), Youth in low-income situations or from low-income families
Age group12 to 14 years, 15 to 19 years, 20 to 25 years, 12 to 29 years for youth with special needs or disabilities, Parents or guardians of young people
Description$185,000 over 36 months to run ‘Growing Independent Resilient Ladies (GIRL)’ a program for racialized female youth from lower income neighbourhoods in order to foster positive life decisions and build self-esteem through media literacy, access to resources, mentorship, and improved mother-daughter relationships. Funds will be used for staff salaries, workshops and program expenses.
Grant resultYouth form and maintain healthy, close relationships; Youth have families and caregivers to help them thirve
Grant statusClosed