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2007-2008

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November 1 deadline

The Community grants listed below were ratified on March 6, 2008.

Arising Women Place
$150,000 over two years for a co-ordinator, instructors, facility rental and insurance to provide recreational and fitness programs for women and seniors in Scarborough, encouraging social activity and physical well-being.

Arts for Children of Toronto
$225,000 over three years for artist-teachers, supplies and overhead to expand the Community Sharing Program. Children and youth from priority neighbourhoods will develop art projects to be donated to a social service program in the community.

b current performing arts corp
$150,000 over three years for staff, marketing and production costs. These improvements will help build this performing arts company's capacity to develop programs, and attract audiences and volunteers in underserved neighbourhoods in Toronto.

Big Day Out Collaborative c/o World Literacy of Canada
$35,000 to support a two-week excursion and literacy day-camp. Middle- and high-school students from North York's Jane and Finch area will then have an opportunity to increase their success as students and participate in healthy physical activity.

Canadian Artists' Representation Ontario
$14,900 to purchase computer hardware, software and storage equipment for the organization's facility in Toronto. This will increase its capacity to provide effective and efficient service to visual artists in Ontario.

Canadian Children's Dance Theatre
$150,000 over nine months to refurbish and repair a dance facility in downtown Toronto. The upgrades will increase energy efficiency and improve safety so the facility can continue to offer dance programs to children and youth aged 8 to 18 years.

Circle of Home Care Services (Toronto)
$64,400 over six months for a 10-passenger vehicle, which will increase access to medical care and decrease isolation for seniors and people with disabilities in North Central Toronto.

Communauté jeunesse afro-francophone de Regent Park a/s La Passerelle (Centre des Jeunes Francophones de Toronto)
$38,000 over two years for Espoir des jeunes de Regent Park, an after-school program and summer camp for Francophone children and youth that will help enhance school success and improve literacy, computer skills and math scores.

Community Development for Children's Learning c/o Frontier College
$223,700 over three years for an outreach co-ordinator, conferences and expenses. The organization will engage parents, community resources and volunteers in local homework programs across Toronto that support children and youth's learning needs.

Consortium des organismes MREF de Toronto a/s Auberge Francophone d'Accueil et de Service aux Refugiés
$80,000 over two years for staff, rent and computers to help consolidate three organizations into one location in West Toronto. This will improve efficiency and resource utilization to better serve the Toronto ethnoracial Francophone community.

Coopérative Collection Academia a/s Réseau de développement économique et d'employabilité de l'Ontario
$105,000 over two years to purchase sewing equipment and offer training to primarily Francophone-immigrant women in Scarborough. A co-operative sewing social enterprise will be created to enhance employability skills.

Davenport Perth Neighbourhood Centre
$148,000 over two years for Hip Hop Humanities, an intercommunity education and enrichment project that will provide opportunities for youth and adults in three Toronto communities to gain skills for addressing issues that affect their lives.

East Metro Youth Services
$149,600 over two years for a community worker, materials and administrative costs to train students to deliver a violence prevention program, expanding it into Catholic schools in Toronto's west end.

Eco Ambassadeurs a/s Réseau de développement économique et d'employabilité de l'Ontario
$90,000 over two years for a pilot project on environmental sustainability. Volunteer leaders will be trained as eco-ambassadors who will create activities and workshops for Francophone students in Toronto elementary and secondary schools.

Etobicoke Basketball Association
$4,700 over one year to purchase five shot clocks. This will enable the club to adhere to the Federation of International Basketball Association's rules and improve the quality of its programs.

Etobicoke Diving Club
$74,300 over one year to purchase equipment and rent gym space. This will increase the club's ability to meet the needs of current users and its capacity to accommodate more people interested in participating in the sport of diving.

The Factory Theatre Lab
$130,000 over one year in order to replace the theatre's roof, obtain new lighting equipment and purchase new velour drapery. These upgrades will help preserve the physical infrastructure of this heritage building for the Toronto community to enjoy.

First United Pentecostal Church of Toronto
$150,000 over two years for technical expertise, administration, equipment and software to operate a film and video post-production training program for youth in Scarborough. The program will promote youth engagement and employability.

FrancoQueer a/s Oasis Centre des Femmes Inc.
$10,000 over one year to co-ordinate a symposium on verbal abuse within relationships for lesbian, bisexual, transgender and transsexual Francophone-minority individuals living in Toronto.

Franklin Carmichael Art Group
$57,000 over one year for an administrator, consultant and computer equipment. These will allow this Etobicoke visual arts promotion group to launch its business plan strategies and help support a growing number of members and participants.

Friends in Trouble Youth Initiative (FITYI)
$14,900 over six months for furniture, computer equipment and supplies to renovate this youth drop-in centre in Downsview Park in Toronto. The appearance, comfort and safety of the space will be enhanced for youth, volunteers and staff.

Gallery 44 Centre for Contemporary Photography
$127,700 over one year to renovate the gallery and purchase computers and equipment. This will provide the downtown Toronto facility with better physical and technological tools to meet the needs of community photographers and participants.

Goodwill Industries of Toronto
$100,000 over six months to purchase material handling equipment, storage containers and computers to ensure more efficient operations of this community organization located in Toronto.

Grand Ravine Youth Centre Collaborative c/o St. Alban's Boy's and Girl's Club
$125,000 over one year to build an addition to the Jane and Finch Boys and Girls Club facility in North York. The expanded program space will increase access to safe recreation for children and youth in the community.

Heritage York
$14,300 to purchase an industrial dishwasher, whiteboard, screen and LCD projector. These items will help to upgrade the community meeting space at Lambton House, a volunteer-run historic building in the old city of York.

The Hockey Association for the Developmentally Challenged (HADC)
$16,000 to help fund an annual international special hockey tournament in North York. Six hundred players with disabilities on 40 teams from across North America and England will attend, promoting healthy recreation for people of all abilities.

Humewood House Association
$132,100 over two years to support parenting programs, volunteer development and community partnerships at a young-parent resource centre. Local supports for young-parent families in North York will then be improved.

Interval House Toronto
$150,000 to renovate and retrofit the organization's basement and main floor. This will double its space, increasing efficiency and better accommodating program growth to help more women across Toronto live free of violence.

Justice for Children and Youth
$131,000 over two years to increase Toronto street youth's awareness of their legal rights and responsibilities. Funds will be used for drop-in services, workshops, education materials and training as well as a city-wide needs assessment.

Ko-Ach Adventures
$6,000 over eight months to support an outdoor experience program for Toronto youth at risk and people with autism by purchasing four new canoes designed for wilderness adventures. Participants will develop skills, character and improved well-being.

Latin-Afro Fest a/s CANORAA Inc.
$10,000 over one year to co-ordinate this four-day multidisciplinary festival that features music, dance, video, DJs and visual arts exhibits from Latino, African and West-Indian artists in various downtown venues in Toronto.

Local Enhancement and Appreciation of Forests
$179,800 over three years for staff, materials and expert help to strengthen the organization's capacity to develop volunteer resources, and implement revenue-generation plans to help protect and improve Toronto's urban forest.

North York Central Meals on Wheels
$7,200 to purchase and install an upright freezer and obtain insulated delivery bags. These will facilitate more efficient delivery of better-quality meals to seniors and people with disabilities who rely on Meals on Wheels in North Central Toronto.

Once Upon A Time c/o Iranian-Canadian Centre for Art and Culture (ICCAC)
$29,500 over nine months for staff resources and volunteer expenses to produce an Iranian-Canadian integrated arts and cultural summer festival to be held at Harbourfront in Toronto, in July 2008.

Parkdale Golden Age Foundation
$225,000 over three years for staff resources, materials, building rental and computers. An after-school intergenerational program will be provided to help children and youth in the Malvern community of Toronto learn and develop skills.

Peach: Promoting Economic Action and Community Health
$172,500 over 28 months for staff resources to strengthen organizational capacity. These will help sustain and expand programs for youth at risk in North York's Jane and Finch area, encouraging them to stay in school and make positive life choices.

Regent Park Film Festival
$15,000 for computers, office furniture and exhibition equipment. These will help enhance the technological and operational capacity of this Toronto festival, helping it to expand programming, reduce expenses and engage more volunteer participation.

Le Regroupement des Femmes Immigrantes Francophones
$15,000 over eight months for a consultant who will lead the organization through a visioning process, program evaluation and a capacity-building exercise to strengthen its ability to better serve the Francophone immigrant community in Toronto.

San Romanoway Revitalization Association
$225,000 over three years to support leadership development and creative programming at a youth-led studio and drop-in. Youth in the Jane and Finch community will then have positive alternatives to violence using creative writing and music production.

Senior Peoples' Resources in North Toronto Incorporated
$124,600 over two years to improve the health and wellness of low-income seniors living in central and north Toronto by offering volunteer-supported, preventative, multicultural programs at locations throughout the community.

Shakespeare In Action
$90,500 over three years to hire an experienced education, marketing and development co-ordinator, and develop program and marketing materials for three programs across Toronto, including the Shakespeare Student Festival.

Somali Youth Association of Toronto
$136,200 over two years to add a recreational program to the association's activities, helping to broaden this youth-led organization's impact in Toronto. Youth will be engaged in basketball, soccer, cultural dance and yoga classes.

South-west Scarborough Transportation Network c/o Call-A-Service Inc.
$185,800 over three years for a van, driver and travel expenses to improve transportation services for seniors and adults with disabilities, specifically Tamil and Bangladeshi seniors who face cultural, language and financial barriers.

St. James Town Multipurpose Community Space Project c/o Thorncliffe Neighbourhood Office
$150,000 over one year to complete renovations to a multipurpose facility in Toronto's St. James Town. Funding will provide residents and agencies with a centre for community services and provide a shared space for tenant and community groups.

Toronto Free Gallery
$90,000 over three years for staff support for this downtown artist-run centre. This will help it enhance its administration, expand its revenue sources and build its capacity to better serve emerging and mid-career artists of diverse communities.

Toronto Hakka Collaborative c/o Tsung Tsin Association of Ontario
$40,000 over nine months for facility rental, marketing and volunteer training to hold a two-day conference in Toronto on the Hakka community's history and culture. The program will build leadership and promote civic engagement and awareness.

True Davidson Meals on Wheels (East York) Inc.
$69,800 over three years for a part-time co-ordinator, training and program supplies to expand a volunteer-run grocery-shopping program that assists seniors and adults with disabilities in East York.

Weston King Neighbourhood Centre
$65,400 over two years to strengthen volunteer co-ordination and purchase and install air conditioning. This will enhance service provision to homeless and disadvantaged residents of Toronto's York-Weston community.

Wexford Soccer Club
$15,000 over eight months to purchase equipment for house-league and representative programs that will ensure safety and help the Scarborough club give more children and youth a chance to participate in healthy recreation.

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July 1 deadline

The Community grants listed below were ratified on November 1, 2007

The Arab Community Centre of Toronto
$75,000 over one year to produce a historical on-line publication. Arab-Canadian seniors will share their stories of migration with an Arab-Canadian youth who will record and document them, increasing intergenerational interaction and understanding.

Artists' Health Centre Foundation
$128,700 over three years to increase the health, economic potential and quality of life for low-income professional artists in Toronto. Workshops and clinics will help to provide effective self-care tools and strategies.

B.A.A.N.N. Theatre Centre
$75,000 over eight months to help obtain the professional skills and advice needed to begin converting a city-owned heritage building into a performance venue and community space for the Theatre Centre in Toronto.

Beatz to da Streetz c/o Touchstone Youth Centre
$130,700 over three years for an executive director and operating costs to build the capacity of this Toronto organization's youth-driven urban arts program for street-involved youth.

Best Buddies - Vrais Copains Canada
$121,100 over two years to support the expansion of a high school program in Toronto that pairs students with intellectual disabilities with students without these disabilities. Student success will be increased and volunteerism enhanced.

Blake Boultbee Youth Outreach Service
$138,100 over three years to hire a youth community outreach worker who will expand outreach into the youth shelter system and help meet increasing demand for the organization's unique approach to counselling youth at risk in Toronto.

Brockton Collaborative c/o FoodShare Toronto Inc.
$100,000 over one year for capital improvements including a walk-in cooler, bolt-down benches and picnic tables for a community garden. These improvements will help the organization better deliver its community-based food and nutrition programs.

Building Evaluation Capacity c/o Earth Day Canada (1991) Inc.
$106,600 over two years to evaluate capacity building in five Toronto-based environmental organizations. This will help participants deliver programs that raise awareness about environmental issues. (Another OTF grant will support this activity)

Cahoots Theatre Projects
$60,000 over one year to create The Cahoots Greenhouse, which will provide accessible space for culturally diverse artists of all ages to develop their artistic and performance skills.

Canadian Organic Growers, Toronto Chapter c/o Canadian Organic Growers Inc.
$36,000 over one year to increase community awareness and knowledge of the health and environmental benefits of local organic growing and consuming by organizing and delivering a Toronto-based conference.

Centre d'Orientation des talents et d'apprentissage de Toronto
$23,800 over one year for a workshop series and a community event to increase awareness of obesity, its causes and prevention. The program is designed for and targets racial minority families from the ethnocultural Francophone community in Toronto.

Centre for Information and Community Services of Ontario (CICS)
$100,000 over one year to improve access to the centre by installing an elevator and automatic door openers. Washroom renovations and landscaping will also be done to facilitate access to settlement services for people of all abilities in Scarborough.

Chinese Canadian National Council Toronto Chapter
$225,000 over three years for leadership and community-based research training and increased civic engagement among Chinese Canadian youth in Toronto. The program will develop individual and community participation in alternative social planning.

CHRY Community Radio Incorporated
$15,000 over six months to digitize the station's music library to create a more efficient and physically accessible workspace. Improvements will optimize volunteer experiences for broadcast enthusiasts, including youth from across Toronto.

Community Association for Riding for the Disabled
$50,800 to revitalize the arena and paddocks used by therapeutic horses, which will provide a safer recreational and therapeutic riding program to children and adults with disabilities in Toronto.

Creative City: Block by Block Symposium II c/o Art Starts Neighbourhood Cultural Centre
$30,000 to organize a symposium on community arts hubs that will convene 150 community artists and key stakeholders in Toronto to develop new skills, exchange ideas and build new partnerships.

Crescent Town Swim Club
$56,000 over one year to increase the number of youth club members by creating a long-term, sustainable, affordable alternative to swimming lessons. Funding will be used to acquire equipment and train new coaches during program start-up.

Distress Centres of Toronto
$61,700 over six months for a communications system, a computer system and workstations. This will enhance the organization's capacity to provide psycho-social support responses in Toronto in the event of crises such as community-wide disasters.

The Dorothy Ley Hospice
$75,000 over one year to develop a model of care as the hospice transitions to provide an integrated residential and community program for people with terminal or life-threatening illness in Etobicoke.

Downsview Services to Seniors Inc.
$33,400 over six months to purchase a van that will facilitate access to health care and social-recreation activities for seniors in Downsview. This will support their ability to remain active in their community.

Downtown Aquatics Corporation
$19,900 over two years to establish a co-ed synchronized swimming club in a gay-friendly environment in Toronto. The organization will also purchase pool equipment to enhance the swimming experience for the community.

The Hannon-Shields Centre for Leadership and Peace o/a Children's Peace Theatre
$175,000 over three years to expand and increase access to meaningful arts and learning experiences for the children and youth of Crescent Town. The capacity of the Children's Peace Theatre to further engage with the community will also be enhanced.

Elmer Iseler Singers
$20,500 over six months to expand an innovative educational outreach initiative called GET MUSIC! in Toronto. Secondary school and community choirs will participate through interactive workshops and mentorship.

Ethno-Racial People with Disabilities Coalition of Ontario
$82,000 over three years to build the organization's governance, membership and resource-development capacity. Service providers and policy makers will be engaged to develop more effective, culturally relevant, barrier-free services across Toronto.

Freedom Youth Collective c/o Urban Alliance on Race Relations
$100,000 over two years to support a youth-led initiative that will use art, media and popular culture (blogging, video, hip hop) as methods to engage youth in Toronto. This initiative will include the development of a multimedia website.

Greater Toronto Area Netball League
$11,900 over one year to promote and provide a free junior netball program to African-Canadian girls and young women in Toronto. Funds will enable outreach, equipment purchases and the provision of information on health, diet and body image.

Houselink Community Homes
$100,000 over one year to renovate its premises, providing a new computer resource centre and space for skills training, wellness education and counselling. These will enhance programming for people with psychiatric disabilities in Toronto.

John Howard Society of Toronto
$17,500 to conduct research in the Scarborough community in order to determine how best to enhance and expand existing outreach services that will improve the well-being of vulnerable populations and communities at risk.

Junior Undiscovered Math Prodigies (JUMP)
$186,300 over three years to increase the number of students receiving math tutoring in Toronto by decentralizing the JUMP program delivery model and enhancing its capacity to provide one-on-one volunteer tutoring.

JVS of Greater Toronto
$93,400 over six months for accessibility renovations and client training equipment. A safer, more accessible and functional work environment will then be created for clients, volunteers and staff in this north-central Toronto community agency.

Korean-Canadian Symphony Orchestra Association
$58,300 over three years to improve this Toronto association's organizational capacity by operating summer music classes, developing a website, purchasing equipment and increasing staff.

La Maison de la Francophonie a/s RDÉE Ontario
$144, 800 over two years to develop and implement a business plan, incorporate a governance structure and begin fundraising activities. This work will help develop the organizational capacity needed to launch this Francophone centre in Toronto.

Mimico Station Community Organization
$85,300 over six months for windows, a heating/cooling system and other internal equipment and furniture. These purchases will help restore and preserve the historic Mimico Station and make it suitable for community use by South Etobicoke residents.

Momiji Health Care Society
$97,400 over three years for equipment, marketing materials and staff to develop the capacity of Momiji's volunteer program. This will enable more Toronto seniors to receive enhanced services and help build a more sustainable organization.

Muddy York Rugby Football Club
$4,600 over six months to purchase good quality equipment. This will help increase membership by removing barriers to participation, improve the skills of existing players and create interest in the Toronto community.

The Nightingale Arts Council
$14,700 to purchase equipment that will improve the quality of the gallery's exhibitions and presentations in Toronto and eliminate the dependence on costly rental equipment.

Ontario Amateur Wrestling Association
$40,000 over one year to support the hosting of the Canadian Olympic Team Trials in Etobicoke in December 2007. Equipment purchased will be used to increase access to the sport for youth and junior teams throughout the year.

Out & Out Club (Toronto) Inc.
$64,700 over two years for a new website, promotional materials, equipment and staff. These upgrades will help the organization to attract and support increasingly diverse communities and to better recruit, use and appreciate volunteers.

Planned Parenthood of Toronto
$218,200 over three years to develop and staff a training centre that will serve staff and volunteers, including youth volunteers. This will build the capacity of service providers and volunteers to work more effectively with youth populations.

Rexdale Women's Centre
$53,200 over one year to evaluate the efficacy of systems and procedures and offer board training. This will help the organization to be more effective and efficient, improving the quality and access to services for clients in Etobicoke.

Rose of Sharon (Ontario) Retirement Community c/o Mugungwha Homes
$39,000 over one year to provide common-area furnishings for a seniors' retirement home in Toronto. Upgrades will increase the comfort and availability of social-recreation space, encourage more seniors to participate and help to reduce isolation.

Sanctuary Ministries of Toronto
$134,400 over three years to renovate its building, creating a healthier and safer environment for clients. Better ongoing care will be provided to community members at risk of isolation due to incarceration, hospitalization or new housing.

Scarborough Gym-Elites Club Inc.
$15,000 over six months to purchase an assortment of mats and versatile equipment in order to provide a safer and more accessible environment for children, athletes and other participants of the gym club.

Scarborough Women's Centre
$218,000 over three years to increase the capacity of the organization to better serve the needs of women in Scarborough through partnerships, program delivery, resource development, marketing and community outreach.

Second Base (Scarborough) Youth Shelter
$88,900 over six months to replace the shelter's heat pump system with a modern, environmentally friendly system. This will result in ongoing cost savings and more comfort for this Scarborough organization which assists homeless youth.

Second Harvest
$250,000 over three years to expand freezer/cooler space and strengthen volunteer and agency relations. The organization will then be able to accept perishable food donations and increase distribution to community-based food programs across Toronto.

Small World Music Society
$175,000 over three years to build organizational capacity to meet increasing audience demand. Community members and volunteers will be engaged, administration improved, technology upgraded and human resources and sponsorships in Toronto increased.

Soundstreams Canada
$150,000 over three years to develop new strategies, which will expand and diversify audiences for this music organization. More opportunities will then be provided for community involvement in its activities in Toronto.

St. Christopher House
$157,200 over three years to develop the adult learner centre for low-income adults facing barriers to employment in Toronto. Funding will help to integrate findings from a recent pilot project into the organization's ongoing operations.

Studio 180 Theatre
$90,000 over two years to equip and maintain office space and hire a part-time general manager. This will allow the theatre ensemble to operate year-round, create long-term plans, and ultimately produce more plays for Toronto audiences.

Theatre Direct Canada
$100,000 over six months to create and fully equip accessible space at the Green Arts Barn in Toronto. This will help create and provide professional theatre for young people and arts education for children, youth and families.

Theatre Gargantua
$14,800 over six months to replace and upgrade equipment and technology, which will help to enhance data management at this theatre space in downtown Toronto.

Toronto Artscape Foundation
$225,000 over three years to hire an events planner who will enhance the organization's capacity to develop city-wide events and build community, volunteer and donor engagement in the arts and culture-led regeneration.

Toronto Intergenerational Partnerships
$112,600 over two years to develop intergenerational programs that will reduce isolation among seniors, engage youth and build the community of St. Jamestown.

Toronto International Film Festival Group
$206,000 over three years for staff training and outreach to increase the effectiveness, health and capacity of the organization. Funds will help it prepare to expand staff, programs, facilities and audiences at the new Festival Centre in 2010.

Toronto Windfall Clothing Support Service
$202,000 over three years to build organizational capacity and support program expansions. This will help provide new clothing, personal care items, housewares and school backpacks to people living in extreme poverty in Toronto.

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March 1 deadline

Ratified by the Ontario Trillium Foundation Board of Directors on June 28, 2007

1. NORTH YORK, EAST YORK, SCARBOROUGH AND EAST CENTRAL TORONTO NEIGHBOURHOODS

Black Health Alliance (grant has city-wide impact)
$100,000 over 16 months to develop a strategic action plan on issues affecting the health and well-being of Black communities in Toronto. It will result in attracting and training more volunteers and enhancing community outreach and health education.

Chinese Opera Group (grant has city-wide impact)
$8,000 over one year for outreach to secondary-school and university art students. This initiative will help them experience Toronto's cultural diversity, strengthen the training program and encourage youth involvement in organizational governance.

Community Care East York
$150,000 over two years to support an integrated wellness project for seniors that will build individual and community capacity. The initiative will increase seniors' access to this East York organization.

Conflict Mediation Services of Downsview (grant has city-wide impact)
$225,000 over three years to increase access to community-based conflict-resolution services by enhancing the organization's program, administrative and volunteer capacity to serve North York, East York and York residents.

For You Telecare Family Service Inc. (grant has city-wide impact)
$90,000 over three years to provide Korean-Canadian fathers with resources to build stronger and healthier relationships with their children through regional workshops, seminars and self-help groups in North York, Downtown Toronto and Scarborough. (Additional grants of $30,000 to Halton-Peel and $30,000 to Simcoe-York will support this activity.)

Herbert H. Carnegie Future Aces Foundation (grant has city-wide impact)
$52,500 over three years to hire a part-time staff member to introduce Future Aces, an ethics and character-building program, to 11 secondary schools in Toronto. This initiative will foster self-esteem, ethical behaviour and educational achievement.

JACS Toronto (grant has city-wide impact)
$95,000 over one year for building renovations that will increase usable space for programming and improve accessibility for individuals and families addressing substance abuse in Toronto.

Navy League of Canada - Vanguard Branch c/o The Navy League of Canada (Ontario Division)
$11,700 over six months to purchase two CL Echo 12 sailboats, providing more cadets with access to sailing and other programming at this navy league located in Toronto.

North York Concert Orchestra Society
$10,000 over six months to develop a marketing plan that will enhance the organizational stability of this community concert orchestra in North York.

People to People Aid Organization (Canada) Inc. (grant has city-wide impact)
$106,600 over two years to support a leadership and health-promotion program aimed at increasing awareness of HIV/AIDS among young Ethiopian-Canadians in Toronto. This initiative will reach out to youth using music, skits, dance and the spoken word.

River Oak Parent-Child Centre Inc.
$15,000 over six months to purchase adaptive play equipment to support children with special needs and provide books to support a parent-and-child reading club in Toronto's Riverdale neighbourhood.

San Romanoway Revitalization Association
$14,800 over six months to provide more youth with access to a musical arts youth program. Funding will help renovate a space located in Toronto's Jane-Finch and San Romanoway areas.

Scarborough CARES c/o NYAD Community Inc.
$274,000 over four years to enrich children's skills through after-school digital arts and homework clubs in five Scarborough neighbourhoods. This initiative will also provide educational workshops for parents and help build community linkages.

Scarborough Support Services for the Elderly Inc.
$65,900 over six months to purchase a 10-seater vehicle that will facilitate access to health care and various activities for seniors and adults with disabilities in Scarborough. This will support their ability to remain active in their community.

Schools Without Borders/Ecoles Sans Frontières (grant has city-wide impact)
$225,000 over three years to strengthen the capacity of this youth-leadership organization to enhance the effectiveness and sustainability of youth-led initiatives across Toronto.

Shakespearience Performing Arts
$51,800 over two years to offer the After-Hours Elsewhere Experience Program at two Scarborough high schools. The project will provide an intense rehearsal process guided by professional artists and culminating in a presentation to community members.

Somali Immigrant Aid Organization
$31,000 over one year to assist in developing and piloting an educational program for low- income Somali seniors in Etobicoke, York, North York and Scarborough. Topics to be covered are exercise, stress, depression, obesity, health and nutrition.

Toronto Azzurri Soccer Club
$98,000 over three years to increase access, co-ordinate and nurture player development and promote the game of soccer among children and youth of North York.

Toronto East Branch, Navy League c/o The Navy League of Canada (Ontario Division)
$11,600 over six months to purchase two Echo sailboats, allowing more cadets to put their training to practical use and attracting more youth and volunteers to a free sailing program over the summer.

West Scarborough Neighbourhood Community Centre
$67,400 over one year to build the centre's organizational capacity by strengthening its pool of volunteers, increasing its marketability and financial stability, and enhancing its human resources.

Yorktown Family Services
$69,800 over two years to attract and retain volunteers, enhance volunteer experiences and expand the organization's capacity to serve women, children and families in West Central Toronto.

2. ETOBICOKE, YORK AND WEST CENTRAL TORONTO NEIGHBOURHOODS

Auberge Francophone d'Accueil et de Services aux Réfugiés (grant has city-wide impact)
$92,000 over two years to enhance the organizational capacity of this refugee centre by hiring an administrative and volunteers co-ordinator. This will improve efficiency and services to ethnocultural Francophone newcomers in Toronto.

Building Social Inclusion c/o Opportunity for Advancement (grant has city-wide impact)
$69,100 over 18 months to understand and enhance the social inclusion of poor, isolated mothers through civic engagement and volunteerism in Toronto communities.

FutureWatch Environment and Development Education Partners (grant has city-wide impact)
$8,200 over six months to purchase equipment that will help provide information relating to training and job opportunities in the areas of community and environmental development for inner-city Toronto youth.

National Dragonboat Club (grant has city-wide impact)
$67,900 over one year to purchase a new dock system for the club's practice facility at Toronto's waterfront. This will increase the number of participants in the sport, offering a safer, more accessible training area for dragon boat paddlers.

St. Clair West Services for Seniors
$95,000 to purchase a 16-seater wheelchair-accessible bus. This will increase the participation of Toronto seniors and persons who are cognitively impaired in adult day-services programs.

Vietnamese Women's Association of Toronto (grant has city-wide impact)
$89,000 over three years to improve the quality of life in Toronto's Vietnamese community by hiring an executive director to build the capacity of this organization. This will help increase the number of volunteers, members and programs offered.

West Toronto Lawn Bowling Club c/o Ontario Lawn Bowls Association
$7,700 over six months to purchase a new mower that will improve the greens, attracting more bowlers and tournaments to the West Toronto Lawn Bowling Club.

YMCA of Greater Toronto (grant has city-wide impact)
$98,000 over six months to renovate and complete a barrier-free community meeting and program room at the West End YMCA. The room will be made available to local agencies and community groups.

3. CENTRAL TORONTO NEIGHBOURHOODS

Age d'or du Sacré-Coeur de Toronto Inc.
$40,000 over one year to make the entrance of this downtown seniors group's building accessible to people with disabilities and mobility issues. A ramp will be constructed and automatic doors will be installed.

Art of Time Ensemble (grant has city-wide impact)
$163,500 over three years to expand the ensemble's organizational capacity and reach a broader audience for classical music in Toronto by hiring administrative support.

Arts For All Playground c/o Jumblies Theatre (grant has city-wide impact)
$255,000 over four years to establish a community arts training and mentorship institute for culturally diverse, emerging and established artists. It will foster leadership skills in Central Etobicoke, Downtown West and North Central Toronto.

Canadian Opera Company (grant has city-wide impact)
$82,700 over one year to install a volunteer kiosk at Toronto's Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts. The kiosk will provide a fully accessible space for volunteers with the Canadian Opera Company and the National Ballet of Canada.

Centre for Social Innovation (grant has city-wide impact)
$91,300 over six months to improve the services shared by over 75 not-for-profit organizations in downtown Toronto by purchasing furniture and office equipment. These organizations' capacity to achieve their missions will be enhanced.

Church Street Pipe Band
$10,500 over six months to increase participation in this Toronto band by purchasing musical instruments and offering an enhanced free educational program.

Clean Air Champions (grant has city-wide impact)
$117,700 over two years to implement the Clean Air Achievers Program in Toronto schools. It will encourage youth aged 11 to 15 years to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve their fitness levels through active modes of transport and lifestyle. (Additional grants of $21,800 to Eastern Ontario and $10,500 to Halton-Pell will support this activity.)

The Corporation of Massey Hall and Roy Thomson Hall (grant has city-wide impact)
$100,000 over six months to replace the outdated exterior electronic sign at Toronto's Roy Thomson Hall. The renovation will improve branding, artists' profiles and power efficiency.

Fred Victor Centre
$223,000 over three years to improve community access to services for adults who are homeless and marginalized in Toronto's East Downtown community. Funding will help renovate the centre's reception area and expand outreach and referral services.

Greenest City Environmental Organization
$222,000 over 21 months to engage and empower Toronto's youth at risk and marginalized adults to be leaders in their community. They will learn to increase local food security, strengthen community ties and develop special skills.

La Passerelle (Centre des Jeunes Francophones de Toronto) (grant has city-wide impact)
$75,000 over two years to hold a job fair that will increase career opportunities in non-traditional trades for Toronto Francophone students. The centre's office space will also be renovated and equipment purchased. (An additional grant of $55,000 to Halton-Peel will support this activity.)

La Société d'histoire de Toronto (grant has city-wide impact)
$95,000 over three years to increase public awareness of the Sentier Partagé/Shared Path Park, featuring historic trails along the Humber River. The Toronto park is a celebration of the Aboriginal, French and English people who shared this path.

Margaret Frazer House
$56,500 over one year for board and staff development and to improve fundraising practices as the organization adopts a hierarchical operating model. The organization will then better serve women with mental illnesses in East Downtown Toronto.

Mayworks Festival of Working People and the Arts (grant has city-wide impact)
$15,000 over six months to increase the technological capacity of the organization by purchasing new office computers, software and office equipment. The annual festival is a multidisciplinary event encouraging arts appreciation in Toronto.

Muungano Project c/o The Black Coalition for Aids Prevention (grant has city-wide impact)
$225,000 over three years to support a joint volunteer-development program. This collaboration will increase the active engagement of volunteers in providing education to the community and support to individuals with HIV/AIDS in Toronto.

Native Canadian Centre of Toronto (grant has city-wide impact)
$375,000 over five years for the Visiting Schools Program to raise awareness of Native history, culture and contributions to society. This initiative will provide personal growth opportunities for non-Native and Native students across Toronto.

Regent Park Community Health Centre
$147,500 over two years to expand the Pathways to Education project in Toronto's Regent Park neighbourhood. New initiatives will help students be mentors and be mentored, and will support vocational students and students with learning disabilities.

Regroupement des gens d'affaires africains-canadiens de Toronto (grant has city-wide impact)
$19,000 over one year for planning sessions for ethnocultural Francophone entrepreneurs from different sectors. Funding will provide a training instructor and marketing costs for a Village Berbère exhibit in the fall of 2007.

Tarragon Theatre (grant has city-wide impact)
$75,000 over 14 months to improve customer service, marketing and communications for this Toronto community theatre by installing a ticketing and database software.

Toronto Dance Theatre (grant has city-wide impact)
$12,400 to replace the dance floor, ensuring a safer environment for students and performers of this contemporary dance ensemble located in Toronto.

Toronto Renewable Energy Cooperative (grant has city-wide impact)
$202,500 over three years to expand energy education programs, reaching more participants of all ages through the Annual Kids' World of Energy Festival, the Renewable Energy Bike Tours education program and a documentary on renewable energy.

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