Potential Organizational Mentors

All grassroots groups applying for a Youth Opportunities Fund grant through the Youth Innovations and Family Innovations Streams must partner with an Organizational Mentor (OM) and sign a collaborative agreement together. 

On this page is a list of organizations that are pre-approved to be Organizational Mentors for the 2023-2024 round of Youth Opportunities Fund grants. 

Connect with an organization

As you identify potential Organizational Mentors and prepare to approach them, review the conversation guide that contains questions your group can ask the organization.  

Organizations will have their own selection process when choosing to partner with a grassroots group and may require a meeting to determine if your group and project align with their mission and mandate.

Submit a grant application with a collaborative agreement

Grassroots groups applying to the Youth Innovations and Family Innovations Streams with shortlisted Expressions of Interest from the most recent deadline are invited to complete the grant application that includes a signed collaborative agreement with an Organizational Mentor.

Download the OM – Grassroots Group Collaborative Agreement template.    

Take time to review the agreement 
Make sure that your group agrees with the terms and conditions 
Consider how the agreement will help build your relationship with the Organizational Mentor throughout the project

This list may be updated over time. If you have any questions or require support in using this list or finding an Organizational Mentor, connect with the YOF team at yof@otf.ca.

OMs approved as of April 26, 2024.

Organization and OTF Catchment served	Areas of Focus	Lead Contact Information
Agincourt Community Services Association Toronto Grassroots group capacity: 2	Education and training Employment and training Youth justice Systems navigation Housing and social supports Improving access to resources for economic stability Arts and culture	Laura Harper Program Director 416-292-6912, ext. 301 hlaura@agincourtcommunityservices.com
The Arab Community Centre of Toronto Halton Peel, Toronto Grassroots group capacity: 2	Creating safe spaces for Black youth and families to build strong cultural and community connections Education and training Employment and training Youth justice Systems navigation Housing and social supports Improving access to resources for economic stability Arts and culture Increasing access to mentors	Dima Amad Executive Director 416-825-6336 dima@acctonline.ca
Ausome Canada Champlain Grassroots group capacity: 1	Employment and training	Liisa Vexler Executive Director 613-898-1184 liisavexler@ausomeottawa.com
La Clé d'la Baie en Huronie Simcoe York Grassroots group capacity: 2	Creating safe spaces for Black and Indigenous youth and families to build strong cultural and community connections Arts and culture	Tina-Anne Thibideau Directrice générale 705-725-9755 dg@lacle.ca
Kayla's Children Centre Simcoe York Grassroots group capacity: 2	Education and training Employment and training Housing and social supports Increasing access to mentors	Sheindl Belenky Director of Finance 905-738-5542 sheindl@kaylaschildrencentre.org
Lady Ballers Camp Halton Peel, Toronto Grassroots group capacity: 1	Creating safe spaces for Black youth and families to build strong cultural and community connections Education and training Employment and training Youth justice Systems navigation Housing and social supports Improving access to resources for economic stability Arts and culture Increasing access to mentors	Ashley Amofah Director of Operations 647-221-7885 ladyballerscamp@gmail.com
MOFIF Mouvement Ontarien des Femmes Immigrantes Francophones Toronto Grassroots group capacity: 2	Creating safe spaces for Black youth and families to build strong cultural and community connections Education and training Employment and training Youth justice Systems navigation Improving access to resources for economic stability Culture and arts Increasing access to mentors	Carline Zamar Executive Director 647-390-4194 czamar@mofif.ca
Parents partenaires en education Algoma, Cochrane, Manitoulin & Sudbury, Champlain, Hamilton, Niagara, Toronto, Waterloo, Wellington & Dufferin Grassroots group capacity: 1	Creating safe spaces for Black and Indigenous youth and families to build strong cultural and community connections Education and training	Balguissa Ouedraogo Director of inclusion projects 613-890-5424 balguissa@yahoo.fr
The Participation House Project (Durham Region) Durham, Haliburton, Kawartha & Pine Ridge Grassroots group capacity: 2	Education and training Systems navigation Housing and social supports, Improving access to resources for economic stability	Tracy McGarry Director of Quality Assurance & Community Development 905-431-4930 tmcgarry@phdurham.com
University Settlement Toronto Grassroots group capacity: 2	Education and training Employment and training Systems navigation Arts and culture Increasing access to mentors	Kate Mossop Director, Community Programming 416-598-3444 ext. 230 kate.mossop@universitysettlement.ca

Potential Organizational Mentors

Connect with an organization

Submit a grant application with a collaborative agreement

Discover More YOF resources