Hope Blooms Youth Social Entrepreneurial Ventures Inc.
Hope Blooms: The Halifax-based SEED program, which consists of an equitable marketplace in the heart of their Nova Scotia community, is a cryptocurrency-inspired micro-economy. This new system allows the donors and recipients to be completely anonymous, providing a greater sense of dignity for those receiving food assistance. The program has served to reduce food waste, […]
Girls Incorporated of Durham
Girls Incorporated of Durham The GirlZone Leadership and Community Action Program Location: ON Description: The GirlZone Leadership and Community Action program is a unique leadership program for social change which caters to girls and young women ages 13 –18. Through this program, they are emplowered to become healthy, educated, self-confident, and independent adults, while becoming […]
WRDC Educational Resource Centre
WRDC Educational Resource Centre STEMforGIRLS Team Building Location: NL Description: WRDC will scale up the STEMforGIRLS Team Building program, which is an empowerment community for female and gender diverse youth to ensure they have equitable access to skills training and confidence to pursue productive STEM-related careers. STEMforGIRLS programs are designed to be available free of […]
International Development and Relief Foundation
International Development and Relief Foundation Women in Tech: Disrupting the Algorithm Location: ON Description: Women in Tech trains the next generation of BIPOC young women to become Web and App Web developers and close the gender and diversity gaps in the world’s most impactful industry. Website: https://idrf.ca/ Amount Awarded: $144,000
OCH Foundation for Healthy Communities
OCH Foundation for Healthy Communities Youth Futures Location: ON Description: Youth Futures is a six-month program that provides advanced leadership and skills training, mentorship support, post-secondary preparation and a paid employment experience to 150 marginalized and racialized youth 16-21 years old from vulnerable Ottawa neighborhoods. Website: https://ochfoundation.ca/ Amount Awarded: $145,000
JAYU Festival Inc.
JAYU Festival Inc. iAM Program Location: ON Description: The iAM Program provides arts and social justice mentorship to equity-seeking youth aged 12-26 leading to exhibition, leadership, and employment opportunities. Website: https://www.jayu.ca/ Amount Awarded: $185,000
Weston Frontlines Centre
Weston Frontlines Centre B-You and Find Your Fit Location: ON Description: B-YOU and Find Your F.I.T. is part of an overall innovative initiative under the Black Youth Opportunities Over Unemployment (B-YOU) initiative of Frontlines that seeks to address the issues of economic disparities in Black young adults between the ages of 18-29 by helping them […]
Foodshare Toronto
Foodshare Toronto Black Creek Community Farm (BCCF) Youth Program Location: ON Description: BCCF Youth Program supports youth in our Jane and Finch community build leadership capacity in urban agriculture and food justice. Website: https://foodshare.net/ Amount Awarded: $227,533
Helping Hands Platform
Helping Hands Platform Helping Hands Location: ON Description: Helping Hands, will help youth facing barriers to education find early career exploration/volunteer opportunities in order to fulfill their graduation requirements and in turn improve their employment and civic engagement outcomes. Website: https://helpinghandsapp.com/ Amount Awarded: $250,000
Power to Girls Fdn.
Power to Girls Fdn. Power of a Girl Location: ON Description: Power of A Girl is a virtual and in person program for girls between the ages of 12-19 to develop their entrepreneurial skills as a tool for leadership and economic freedom. The program will be available online and in-person at Toronto Catholic District School […]