Funded Initiatives
African Canadian Legal Clinic
The African Canadian Legal Clinic's Lawrence Heights Awareness Program (LHAP) is a youth-led initiative focused on equipping young African Canadians with the knowledge and skills to advocate for themselves within society.
Read More...Afri-Can Food Basket
This initiative is engaging youth in a new way, through food security, organic farming, health promotion and social entrepreneurship.
Read More...Art Starts Neighbourhood Cultural Centre: One World Glendower
The One World initiative provided youth from Glendower an opportunity to research, design and implement a music program where participants can explore musical composition, beat making, vocals, and recording.
Read More...B Current Performing Arts Corporation
The initiative introduces young emerging artists to the roots and contemporary elements of Black theatre practice and the world of theatre.
Read More...Bangladeshi Canadian Community Services
This initiative engaged Bangladeshi and South Asian youth in Crescent Town in productive activities to address challenges and help youth build leadership skills and self-confidence.
Read More...Bereaved Families of Ontario: Soul II Soul
The Soul II Soul initiative provided a forum for youth to explore and express their grief, learn skills in pod-casting and video production, connect with other youth from various communities, and gain a greater understanding of their culture and heritage.
Read More...Beyond Stereotypes
After reading an article describing youth living in low-income housing as "at-risk" and debating the meaning and implications of this label, five youth came together with TCHC staff to address misconceptions and dispel misrepresentations of youth in the media through positive, constructive work. The Beyond Stereotypes initiative built capacity of this core group of youth to deliver workshops on stereotyping to youth groups, employers and social service agencies in the community.
Read More...Birchmount Bluffs Neighbourhood Centre
The Pathways to Leadership initiative at Birchmount Bluffs Neighbourhood Centre received YCF funding to renovate an existing space to make it more accessible to youth, particularly those with disabilities. YCF funds covered some construction costs as well as equipment. The space is youth-led, governed by a youth advisory council and community centre staff.
Read More...Black Action Defense Committee
The initiative focuses on gang-exit, youth employment, community involvement and leadership of young people in Jane-Finch and Weston-Mt. Dennis.
Read More...Black Coalition for AIDS Prevention
Black CAP was created in response to the gap in services for HIV infected and affected youth that exists within the community. The Mate Masie initiative provided HIV/AIDS and STI prevention education to youth in the priority neighbourhoods.
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