For Youth Initiative - OM for/pour Kotinonha

For Youth Initiative - OM for/pour Kotinonha

Grant programYouth Opportunities Fund
Grant typeYOF - Family Innovations
Amount awarded$300,000
Duration36 months
Year2023-2024
Location served
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Toronto
Population servedIndigenous parents, guardians, and caregivers (i.e., First Nations, Metis and/or Inuit), Black parents, guardians, and caregivers
Age groupNot applicable
Description Delivering a project at the idea or conceptual stage with a $300,000 grant over 3 years to create a cultural legacy by offering 15 weekly in-person sessions for Black and/or Indigenous parents, guardians, and caregivers living in the west end of Toronto, aiming to give them tools to address intergenerational trauma and help reclaim traditional parenting knowledge.
Grant resultCreating safe spaces for Indigenous and/or Black parents, guardians and caregivers to strengthen relationships, build strong community and cultural connections, and heal from trauma