Toronto

2008-2009

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November 1 deadline

Ratified by the Ontario Trillium Foundation Board of Directors on March 6, 2009

Arts Etobicoke
$86,100 over one year to expand the office and art gallery, and purchase new interactive website technology to increase the community's engagement in its arts education programs.

Association marocaine de Toronto
$63,600 over two years to build the organization's capacity and the community's infrastructure by producing organizational manuals, developing volunteer skills, hiring staff and creating a resource director for the French-speaking Moroccan community.

Association of Spanish Speaking Seniors of the GTA
$75,000 over 18 months to develop and support a wellness leadership program for Hispanic seniors in North York. Volunteers will be recruited and trained to reach out to isolated seniors and facilitate active participation in recreational activities.

Bernard Betel Centre for Creative Living
$47,200 over two years to develop a senior-focused, user-friendly website.  This will provide updated information about this North York centre and add learning, entertainment, and health-promotion capacities to the website.

Big Day Out Collaborative c/o World Literacy of Canada
$222,600 over three years to provide excursions and literacy day camps for 315 youth in the Jane and Finch community. Training workshops will also be developed for other communities interested in replicating the program.

Canadian Children's Opera Chorus
$9,000 over six months to purchase video and audio equipment, educational DVDs and music, office and computer equipment in order to improve the professional image of this Toronto organization and enhance its efficiency and customer service.

Canadian Filmmakers' Distribution Centre
$125,000 over one year for upgraded computer resources to digitize this Toronto centre's collection of 2,800 films. An on-line Web-based revenue-generating model and marketing initiative named cfmdc.tv will also be developed.

Canadian Tamil Youth Development Centre
$15,000 over one year to renovate the centre's office space to make it more functional, hygienic, welcoming and secure for Tamil youth living in Scarborough.

Clay and Paper Theatre
$225,000 over three years to develop bicycle-based theatre in the downtown core. An annual internship program that promotes active living by bringing cyclists to the theatre and the theatre to cyclists will be offered.

Coleman Lemieux & Compagnie
$150,000 over eight months to renovate and improve the accessibility of 304 Parliament St. as a dance facility in the Regent Park community that offers a multidisciplinary performing-arts program, including creation, presentation and education.

Dusk Dances
$289,800 over four years to build capacity and offer mentorships through an innovative outdoor dance program in four communities in Toronto. The program will stimulate local dance creation, and audience and community development.

The Esprit Orchestra
$225,000 over three years to expand the organization's capacity to deliver a multidisciplinary arts initiative to young children, seniors and diverse community groups across Toronto.

fu-Gen Asian Canadian Theatre Company
$70,000 over two years for a marketing and development director who will develop marketing and fundraising strategies to increase the company's Asian-Canadian and general Toronto audiences and improve its financial viability.

Gord Summers Memorial Hockey League Lions Collaborative c/o Lions Club of Toronto Central
$57,500 over one year to build the capacity of this no-fee hockey league for youth at risk in the Moss Park/Regent Park area. The group will become incorporated, develop a business plan and improve its administrative capacity.

Jane Finch Community and Family Centre
$225,000 over three years to build the capacity of the centre to better address and enhance community safety. The project will engage staff, volunteers, participants and the community in root-cause analyses, asset building and strategy development.

Jessie's Centre Non-Profit Homes c/o June Callwood Centre for Women and Families
$150,000 over one year for building renovations to improve the health and safety of programs offered at this central-east Toronto organization, which provides social services and housing support to pregnant and parenting teens and their children.

John Howard Society of Toronto
$220,500 over three years to build the community's capacity to address the issues of safety and crime. Key stakeholders will be engaged to develop local priorities and strategies in the Lansdowne-Bloor and Jane-Falstaff neighbourhoods in Toronto.

Kids Up Front Foundation (Toronto)
$105,000 over three years to increase the foundation's capacity to respond to the growth of the Can't Use Your Ticket? program. More children in Toronto will then have the opportunity to participate in recreational, cultural and educational events.

Lakeshore Area Multi-Services Project Inc.
$223,800 over three years to expand sports and recreational programming in south and central Etobicoke for youth and children who face economic barriers to participation.

Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto
$94,000 over six months to complete the renovations and millwork of the organization's new downtown west-Dupont-Avenue site. High-definition video packages will also be purchased to help build the capacity of its youth training program.

Mammalian Diving Reflex Theatre Group
$32,400 over three months to purchase computers, digital equipment and office furniture. The purchases will enhance this Toronto organization's infrastructure so that it can present innovative theatre-based performances to diverse communities.

Mid-Toronto Community Services Inc.
$105,400 over one year to build the organization's fundraising capacity and purchase a 20-passenger bus,  increasing access to health, recreation and social activities for frail clients in central-east Toronto.

Miziwe Biik Aboriginal Employment and Training
$50,000 over six months to develop a business plan for a sustainable Aboriginal arts, culture and entrepreneur centre, which will enhance the economic vitality of Aboriginal communities across Toronto.

Motion Basketball Association
$7,200 over six months to purchase supplies for coaches and six shot clocks. The shot clocks will enable this Etobicoke club to adhere to the Federation of International Basketball Association's rules, and increase the quality of its programs.

Neighbourhood Link/Senior Link
$222,700 over three years to expand the Kick-Start Youth Drop-in Homework Club for children aged 8 to 12 years in this central-east Toronto community, increasing volunteerism and enhancing student success.

Oolagen Community Services
$26,700 over one year for website and communications-capacity development, which will increase the organization's ability to attract and retain volunteers and supporters in central-east Toronto.

PH Painting c/o Houselink Community Homes
$202,700 over four years to establish a social-purpose enterprise that will provide employment opportunities for people with psychiatric disabilities and others at risk of homelessness in Toronto.

Regent Park School of Music
$18,200 over three months to support the provision of music lessons and to purchase instruments that will increase access to lessons and music appreciation for children and youth in Regent Park and North York.

Scarborough Access Centre Working Group c/o Tides Canada Initiatives
$75,000 over one year to conduct a feasibility study concerning the development of a one-stop access centre for women fleeing domestic violence in Scarborough. The study will examine the governance and operational requirements of the project.

Serve Canada Youth Service Organization
$85,500 over one year for renovations to reduce energy costs and increase program space and access to technology in this central-east Toronto organization that provides experiential learning opportunities for youth through volunteerism.

South Asian Legal Clinic of Ontario (SALCO)
$62,800 over one year to create a website, public legal education materials and a toolkit for frontline workers. Training and resources will be made available to agencies regarding forced marriage, enabling them to respond to forced-marriage cases.

St. Clair West Services for Seniors
$150,000 over one year to renovate a storefront location in order to establish a community drop-in centre.  This new facility will enhance access to recreation and social programs for older adults in the Keele/Eglinton area.

Stop Community Food Centre
$238,100 over four years to expand The Stop's Green Barn, a greening project that offers a place for community members to gather and connect, learn new skills and increase understanding about the interconnected dimensions of our food system.

Subtle Technologies
$98,000 over two years for capacity building to transition this new-media arts organization to full-time staff, with administrative support to fundraise, develop markets, increase awareness and deepen audience and public participation in Toronto.

Theatre Passe Muraille
$12,400 over six months to make necessary upgrades to computer equipment in order to handle the increasing activity of this Toronto theatre. The improvements will result in enhanced support to artists, volunteers, staff and the general public.

La Toile des Carrières / The Career Net
$22,800 over nine months to consult with 2000 employers and 2000 high-school students and youth. Interests, expectations, needs and participation conditions will be determined for two potential employment-experience programs for Francophone youth.

Toronto Children's Chorus
$116,700 over two years to hire a project manager to co-ordinate a focused rebranding and marketing campaign. Integrated software solutions will also be purchased to enhance organizational administrative capacity.

Toronto City Roots Festival Association
$25,000 over one year to hire a part-time fundraiser and volunteer co-ordinator who will help increase revenues and recruit and retain year-round volunteers for the association's annual City Roots Festival in Toronto's Distillery District.

Toronto Dance Theatre
$14,700 over six months to upgrade this Winchester Street theatre's lighting system, which will enable it to match those of other comparable theatres and help to provide a high-quality facility for the Toronto arts community.

Toronto Environmental Alliance
$31,800 over nine months to complete a comprehensive strategic planning process, which will review the organization's, goals, communications activities, fundraising and volunteer development.

Toronto Orienteering Club (TOC) c/o Ontario Orienteering Association
$20,800 over seven months to increase participation in the sport by purchasing timing equipment and creating maps. Events may then be held within the city, providing more convenient opportunities for people who live in Toronto to take part.

Transition House - Toronto
$14,700 over three months to carry out capital improvements, including purchases of a new refrigerator, bed frames, mattresses and lockers. This will assist the organization in providing comfort to men recovering from substance abuse.

Ward's Island Recreation Association (WIRA)
$15,000 over six months to make the clubhouse, which plays a central role in the recreational and cultural life of this community, more accessible to people of all abilities by installing a barrier-free washroom and a level entrance.

Willowdale United Church
$38,800 over three months for renovations to the church building in order to make this well-used community space in central-east Toronto more accessible to people of all abilities.

WoodGreen Community Services
$85,000 over one year to replace a 16-seat fully accessible bus. The bus will provide seniors and people with disabilities in Toronto with 7,000 trips annually to medical appointments, groceries shopping and social outings.

York Lions Steel Band
$14,000 over one year to purchase new steel drums. This will support the continued operations, providing learning opportunities for youth as well as performances to the community at events, parades and concerts.

Young Diplomats Ethiopian Youth Development Group
$150,000 over two years to build the capacity of a youth-driven organization serving the Ethiopian community in Toronto. The funding will be used to hire staff and deliver mentorship and leadership programs.

YWCA Toronto
$75,600 over one year for renovations to enhance and expand program and office space. The upgrades will help increase social support and recreational programs at Beatrice House, a transitional residence for women and children in west-central Toronto.

Youth at Risk c/o Ontario Australian Football League
$151,200 over three years to expand the successful Aussie X program and bring the sport of Australian football to youth in at-risk Toronto neighbourhoods. Police, schools, and community parks and recreation programs will collaborate in the delivery.

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July 1 deadline

Ratified by the Ontario Trillium Foundation Board of Directors on October 30, 2008

Accès arts canada c/o Théâtre français de Toronto
$25,000 to establish Accès Arts Canada, an organization to promote Afro-Canadian Francophone artists from the GTA. Staff, facilities and furniture will enable this new collaborative to develop workshops and present public events.

CHRY Belka Media Literacy Project  c/o CHRY Community Radio Incorporated
$75,000 over one year for staff, training and facility rental fees to offer media-literacy programming to children and youth in North York. This will provide opportunities for African-Canadian youth especially, to learn about radio and broadcasting.

C.S.A.C. Creative Spirit Art Centre
$64,000 over two years for a managing director who will implement a succession plan, help build the centre's capacity and develop its financial sustainability. The centre will be able to deliver programs to artists with disabilities in Toronto.

Call-A-Service Inc.
$150,000 over two years for a co-ordinator, transportation and costs to offer a social and physical recreational program. Activities will be offered to isolated and underserved Bangladeshi seniors in Crescent Town and the Kennedy Park area.

Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives
$150,000 over six months to furnish, equip and renovate the organization's new permanent home in downtown Toronto. More space will be available for public programs and collecting, storing and processing archival materials.

Canadian Music Centre
$127,500 over one year to renovate and protect Chalmers House, a designated heritage building in Toronto. This will preserve the organization's national and Ontario regional offices, which house Canada's largest collection of Canadian concert music.

Centre for Aboriginal Media (Ontario)
$11,400 to purchase office furnishings, computers and updated technical equipment in order to support the growth and improve efficiency of the ImagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival in Toronto.

Centre for Independent Living in Toronto (CILT) Inc.
$150,000 to renovate the organization's new premises, providing state-of-the-art access for members, volunteers and staff of all abilities. The upgrades will facilitate safety, comfort and the effective functioning of this organization.

Cliffcrest Community Centre
$375,000 over three years to renovate a community space, hire a youth engagement manager and deliver developmental and arts programming to youth aged 13 to 15 years in the priority neighbourhood of Eglinton East-Kennedy Park.

Common Thread:  Community Chorus of Toronto
$67,500 over three years for a co-ordinator, software and website redesign costs. Outreach and volunteer programs will be launched to enhance and diversify membership, develop audiences and acquire technological resources.

Community Association for Riding for the Disabled
$137,500 over one year to replace the facility's old roof. This repair will help the organization maintain a safe and healthy space for its comprehensive therapeutic horseback-riding programs for people with disabilities in the Toronto area.

Coopérative radiophonique de Toronto
$125,000 over two years for an interactive Web portal featuring arts, culture and social services for this community-based Francophone radio station. A community development officer and a journalist will be hired to increase community engagement.

Crescent Town Youth Support Network c/o Family Service Toronto
$225,000 over three years for a co-ordinator, volunteer training and computer equipment. These will build the capacity of groups and service providers by offering mentoring, leadership development and other engagement opportunities to youth.

Curtain Call Players
$13,000 to purchase portable staging equipment to improve the safety of volunteers and enhance the quality of rehearsals for this community theatre group in Toronto.

Descant Arts and Letters Foundation
$225,000 over three years for staff, marketing and administration to expand the Now Hear This! Program in Toronto. High-school students and the community will improve literacy, analytical and expression skills in reading and writing workshops.

Dorset Park Youth Engagement Collaborative Project c/o Agincourt Community Services Association
$225,000 over three years for staff, workshops and appreciation events. Part-time youth animators will be hired to identify the needs and provide meaningful engagement opportunities to the young people of the Dorset Park neighbourhood in Scarborough.

Esmeralda Enrique Spanish Dance Theatre
$4,900 to purchase computers and audiovisual equipment for this dance company in Toronto. The tools will improve workshops and seminars and enable performances to be featured on the website, raising awareness and creating interest in this dance form.

Expect Theatre Inc.
$225,000 over three years for an artistic director, writers, youth commissions and costs to support HIGH RISE. The project engages youth from the Rexdale- Jamestown area in theatrical productions that describe growing up in this unique community.

FCJ Refugee Centre
$112,700 over one year to install an access ramp, make repairs and purchase office equipment. These will provide an enhanced facility for newcomers to Toronto, so people of all abilities can receive help with settlement and integration needs.

Focus Young Adult Addiction Service
$18,100 over one year for an instructor, equipment and transportation for the after-school InControl Martial Arts program in Toronto. Youth at risk aged 13 to 17 years will improve their health, self-esteem, self-control and nutrition knowledge.

Future Possibilities for Kids
$150,000 over three years for staff, activity costs and ceremonies to expand mentorship programs to children and youth in Toronto priority neighbourhoods. Participants will set and achieve goals that benefit communities and teach life skills.

Green Thumbs Growing Kids
$149,900 over two years for staff, supplies and training. This project will provide children with opportunities to care for urban green spaces in an environmentally sustainable manner and expand the organization's ecological food gardening programs.

Groupe artisanal féminin francophone de l'Ontario
$97,500 over two years for a co-ordinator, sewing equipment and workshops to train women in arts and crafts. A summer camp and workshops will also be organized to expose children and youth to making traditional African arts-and-craft.

Humbercrest United Church
$100,000 over six months for a renovated main entrance, new elevator, ramp and washroom.  These upgrades will increase accessibility to the many recreational, cultural and social programs offered in this well used community space.

IMPACT - Indian Martial & Performance Art Collective of Toronto
$125,300 over two years for instructors, equipment and computer equipment. The project will promote physical and mental health by teaching South Asian performance and martial arts to youth at risk.

Kapisanan Philippine Centre
$90,000 over two years for an executive director, marketing costs and overhead. The organization will then be better able to support Filipino youth and community art activities and programs in its Kensington Market location.

Latvian Canadian Cultural Centre
$25,000 over one year to replace sections of the original sanitary drains in this North Central Toronto community centre. This will enable the centre to continue offering social and cultural activities to the local and Latvian-Canadian community.

LGBT Giving Network c/o Community One Foundation
$126,500 over two years for a co-ordinator, advertising and meeting costs. The foundation will promote LGBT philanthropy by creating projects related to professional and organizational development, resource sharing and public engagement in Toronto.

Management Advisory Service of Ontario
$36,000 over three years to contribute to the salary of a program co-ordinator. This position will help the organization to expand, doubling the number of consulting assignments it can manage in support of Toronto's not-for-profit organizations.

Mayworks Festival of Working People and the Arts
$36,600 over one year for staff, a consultant and expenses to support board development, strategic planning and marketing. This will build the organization's capacity to offer community arts programs in Toronto and reach new audiences.

Monaco Place c/o Davenport Perth Neighbourhood Centre
$130,500 over two years to install an elevator, a kitchen/ meeting space and community garden. This will make this facility accessible to people of all abilities, providing housing to enhance the quality of life for low-income residents.

Nathaniel Dett Chorale
$280,500 over three years to enable this Toronto choir increase education, volunteer engagement as well as improve its technology and administration. This will allow this Afrocentric choir raise awareness and instill pride in African heritage.

Putting Our Best Foot Forward Collaborative c/o FoodShare Toronto
$286,200 over three years for a co-ordinator, garden supplies and a cargo van. This food-centred, environmental education pilot program will encourage low-income, high-rise communities to create green spaces in the inner suburbs.

Scarborough Village Youth Service Provider's Network c/o YouthLink
$220,700 over three years for staff, training sessions and travel costs. The organization will develop leadership opportunities to engage vulnerable youth, build skills, provide education and enhance the capacity of youth services.

South Riverdale Community Health Centre
$222,000 over three years for a co-ordinator, program space and office equipment. These will help this community centre provide better services to newcomers and marginalized community members, building confidence and self-esteem.

St. Stephen's Community House
$150,000 over one year for flooring and furniture for a gymnasium. These enhancements will increase space for activities and recreation for people of all abilities in downtown west Toronto.

The Storytellers School of Toronto
$12,000 to complete renovations and buy furnishings and equipment for the organization's new office in the Green Arts Barn complex. The upgrades will provide a more functional and welcoming space to engage the community in the art of storytelling.

Street Soccer Canada
$72,100 over one year for staff, marketing materials and administration costs. The organization will be better able to increase participation in a soccer program for individuals who are homeless, promoting social inclusion through sport in Toronto. 

Canadian Tibetan Association of Ontario c/o Tibetan Canadian Cultural Centre (TCCC)
$150,000 over one year to create accessible washrooms, a kitchen, and a stage for performances. This will provide more usable space for people of Tibetan and non-Tibetan descent to engage in physical and cultural activities in Toronto. 

Toronto Community Employment Services
$8,200 to purchase a new telephone system with improved messaging and a printer for the centre's computer lab. These upgrades will improve services for job-seekers and enhance organizational efficiency.

Toronto Green Neighbours Collaboration c/o Conservation Council of Ontario
$28,600 over 18 months to carry out a neighbourhood based climate change initiative. Volunteers will be trained to provide educational information to local residents, and will engage 200 household in conservation actions.

Toronto Mendelssohn Choir
$14,200 to move and store office contents, and purchase floor coverings and furniture. The choir's office space will be renovated and refurbished to improve working conditions for staff and volunteers.

Toronto Signals Band
$15,000 over six months to purchase new equipment and instruments. These new tools will enable band members to continue providing high-quality performances at the many community events in which they participate.

Toronto Welsh Male Voice Choir
$6,800 over one year to purchase portable risers. The choir will be able to perform in more venues and to larger audiences, expanding its programming and encouraging appreciation of Welsh culture.

Toronto Youth Wind Orchestra
$66,000 over one year for staff, new instruments and transportation costs to present a matinee concert series to middle- and high-school students. A band camp will be established to enhance young people's exposure to music.

York Community Services Centre
$84,800 over six months to purchase a 14-seat accessible minibus. The vehicle will transport seniors, youth, young families, and local residents of all abilities to health and community services at the new Weston/Mount Dennis/Trethewey community hub.

YOU Dance c/o National Ballet of Canada
$75,000 over seven months for staff to expand the Youth Outreach and Understanding (YOU) dance program. Canada's National Ballet school will co-present performances and workshops to more than 10,000 students across Toronto.

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March 1 deadline

Ratified by the Ontario Trillium Foundation Board of Directors on June 26, 2008.

Alzheimer Society of Toronto
$150,000 over eight months toward renovations to co-locate three Alzheimer Societies: Toronto, Ontario and Canada.  This will decrease overhead costs and increase access to coordinated services and resources for clients with dementia across Toronto.

API Run Jump Throw Inc.
$13,500 over six months to purchase 15 sets of RunJumpThrow equipment. The kits will be used to train instructors and deliver this Athletics Canada program to engage children in healthy activity throughout Toronto.

Art on the Move Group c/o Arts Etobicoke
$206,000 over three years for staff, communications and administration to produce art-wrapped buses. Artists and community groups will creatively paint buses to become travelling artworks in the GTA, crossing boundaries, cultures and neighbourhoods.

Aspergers Society of Ontario
$9,800 to purchase a computer, office equipment, and furniture for the organization's office in Toronto. This will increase the society's capacity to provide effective assistance to individuals with Asperger Syndrome and their families.

Beaches Jazz Festival Society
$250,000 over 42 months for staff, staging and artists' fees to develop a year-round Youth in Jazz Program in Toronto. The program will nurture young jazz musicians and help to teach youth about this music genre.
 
B'nai B'rith Youth Organization (Lake Ontario Region)
$73,500 over two years for staff, workshops and tools to expand youth-led recreation activities, promote leadership and expand an alumni network. Programs will increase membership and promote personal growth for Jewish youth in North Central Toronto.

Braeburn Neighbourhood Place & Boys and Girls Club
$200,000 over three years for staff, supplies and renovations to support new and expanded programs. These will increase access to emergency food and clothing, a toy library and a parenting resource centre for community members who are in need.

Community Social Planning Council of Toronto
$375,000 over five years for a communications officer and equipment. The organization's communications capacity and profile will grow, giving better support to social planning in communities and strengthening the volunteer sector across Toronto.

Crescent Town Bangladeshi Youth Initiative c/o Thorncliffe Neighbourhood Office
$220,500 over three years for staff, promotions and fees to enhance programs and services that provide Bangladeshi youth in East Toronto with after-school programs, educational assistance and mentoring.

Crow's Theatre
$90,900 over two years to develop and implement an outreach program aimed at increasing community involvement in this Toronto theatre. This will result in larger audiences and an increased number of volunteers, helping to strengthen sustainability.

Design Exchange
$9,600 over one year to refurbish two elevator panels in this design-promotion organization's historic downtown Toronto building. The lifts will then be accessible to people of all abilities, and its buttons updated to include tactile Braille.

Écoles en santé région de Toronto c/o Centre francophone de Toronto
$68,000 over two years for staff, expenses and administration to implement an action plan to enhance the wellness of Francophone school-age children, youth and their parents. Education will be provided about healthier lifestyles and improved diets.

Emerging Arts Professional Network
$55,000 over two years for staff and administrative help to provide community support networks, mentorship, volunteer involvement and professionals development opportunities for emerging arts in Toronto.

Evergreen
$223,400 over three years for staff, garden supplies and expenses to expand community gardens in three Toronto neighbourhoods. Spaces will be transformed to contribute to greater individual, community and environmental health and well-being.

The Gatehouse Child Abuse Investigation and Support Site
$50,000 over one year for a webmaster, training and website development to provide on-line support to staff, volunteers and abuse victims. An age-appropriate website will be built to support children and youth not yet ready to disclose abuse.

GTA Diving Corporation
$15,000 over one year to purchase a trampoline and harness system to aid in the development of divers' aerial skills. This will help this young club attract members and encourage interest in the sport of diving.

KidSport Toronto c/o Sport Alliance of Ontario
$265,000 over four years to develop a Toronto branch of KidSport, a community-based program that funds registration fees and provides equipment enabling children and youth from low-income families to participate in organized sports and recreation.

Malaysian Sports and Cultural Association
$13,400 over one year to purchase sports and office equipment for a community organization in Scarborough. This will increase membership and enable more recreational activities to be provided to the Malaysian community, especially youth.

Mercer Union, A Centre for Contemporary Visual Art
$148,000 over six months to relocate and help renovate the gallery exhibition and office spaces. A fully accessible gallery will then be created in West Toronto in order to present accessible, innovative contemporary art programming.

Montage Support Services
$150,000 over one year to carry out renovations to the organization's premises. New meeting and training rooms will be created for use by the local Oakwood/Vaughan community of the former City of York.

Music Africa Incorporated
$25,000 toward the production of the 20th anniversary of Afrofest, a festival of African music and culture featuring performances by international and local African music and dance groups in Toronto.

Native Child and Family Services of Toronto
$150,000 over six months to renovate the ground floor of the agency's new building, featuring a community service mall. This will facilitate integration of social service programs to Aboriginal children, youth and parents.

Nellie's
$94,700 over one year to modify the entrance, renovate the washrooms and install a lift that will improve the accessibility of this emergency shelter for women in Toronto for all members of the community.

Nightwood Theatre
$40,000 over two years for a volunteer consultant and a board-of-directors development program. This women's theatre company in Toronto will then be able to build its capacity in governance, volunteer engagement, technology and audience development.

North York Judo Club
$14,300 for new judo mats to replace worn-out equipment. These upgrades will improve the safety of this martial arts club and promote youth athleticism in North Central Toronto.

Ontario ALS Parkinson Volunteer Program Partnership c/o Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Society of Ontario
$149,900 over two years for a volunteer co-ordinator and expenses to create a joint volunteer-development initiative between Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Society Ontario and Parkinson Society Canada, Central and Northern Ontario Region in Toronto.

The Parkdale Village Arts Collective Inc.
$25,000 over one year for a gallery director and consultant fees to review the gallery's financial structure and develop a long-term business plan. This will strengthen the gallery's ability to continue providing arts education programs in Parkdale.

Psychology Foundation of Canada
$225,000 over three years for a program co-ordinator, translation costs and communications to help build the capacity of the social-service system to address the mental-health needs of newcomer families in Scarborough.

Salon du livre de Toronto
$85,000 over three years to hire a part-time staff member who will help to enhance the visibility of the festival, increase and diversify its audience, recruit new volunteers and attract new sponsors.

Seeds of Hope Foundation
$150,000 over one year to renovate the 6 St. Joseph House facility to increase efficiency and create program space. The organization will be better able to offer arts and social programs to adults facing homelessness and livelihood challenges.

SKETCH
$75,000 over six months for a co-ordinator and expenses to create a green and sustainable studio space and expand multimedia programming. New technology equipment will be purchased to engage street-involved and homeless youth in downtown Toronto.

Skills for Change of Metro Toronto
$42,800 to upgrade five computer training labs and a job search centre by purchasing computer monitors and chairs. This will provide a more conducive learning environment for newcomers studying English and learning new skills.

St. Michael's Homes
$67,500 over one year to carry out renovations and building improvements to four halfway houses in downtown and west Toronto. This will enhance the comfort, safety and security of their residents.

Théâtre français de Toronto
$150,000 for equipment purchases and renovations to a new rehearsal and office space at a location to be shared with TFO, Ontario's French-language educational television, at Yonge and College in downtown Toronto.

Theatre Rusticle
$7,500 over one year to purchase computer and audiovisual equipment for a theatre company in Toronto. The upgrades will help the theatre improve outreach and promotions, enhancing the delivery of arts programs in the community.

Toronto Botanical Garden
$139,900 over two years for staff and supplies to launch a new winter children's program that uses indoor and outdoor facilities to increase access to nature education for students from North Central Toronto.

The Toronto Consort
$64,500 over two years for a development and communications director who will enhance the organizational capacity of this chamber ensemble. Educational outreach, marketing, development and administration will all be improved.

Toronto Eagles Soccer Club Inc.
$67,000 over three years to enrol 350 volunteers in community coaching certificate courses. The training will improve coaching quality for the club and help recruit new coaches who are reluctant to volunteer because they feel unqualified.

Toronto Fashion Incubator
$150,000 over one year for renovations, furnishings and equipment. The upgrades will enhance work space and support better employment opportunities and economic potential for emerging fashion-design entrepreneurs in West Central Toronto.

Toronto Lords Community Association
$75,000 over five years to support a community basketball program that offers postsecondary educational scholarships to girls living in communities at risk.

Toronto Sports Council
$245,000 over five years for a co-ordinator, promotions and office supplies. The organization's capacity to promote the interests of community sport will improve and opportunities to participate in sports for all citizens in Toronto will increase.

Toronto Wildlife Centre
$216,700 over three years for a campaign co-ordinator, public relations consulting and communication materials to increase community awareness and promote behaviour change concerning urban wildlife.

Working Skills Centre
$145,400 over six months to purchase and install computers, equipment and software. This will enhance the organization's technological and operational capacity, ensuring relevant and high-quality training for immigrant job seekers in Toronto.

Workman Arts Project of Ontario
$190,000 over three years for a co-ordinator to develop fundraising strategies and support audience development and volunteers. Arts programs will be enhanced for members of the community challenged by addiction and mental-health issues in Toronto.

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