On March 25, the Ontario Trillium Foundation announced the second round of funding for its Youth Opportunities Fund.
All told, some 30 Toronto-based community organizations found out that they will receive significant capital investments through the program.
"The Youth Opportunities Fund invests in innovative initiatives that allow young people to build, and benefit from, secure social networks that include strong and supportive friends and families," said Gabrielle Gallant, a spokesperson for the Ontario Trillium Foundation. "The YOF aims to create and sustain opportunities for youth to be engaged in and lead initiatives that strengthen their communities."
One of the groups to receive funding through the YOF was the East Scarborough Storefront, an organization that is focused on building an ecosystem of youth programs in the Kingston Galloway and Orton Park community.
The group is set to receive $670,000 over the next three years.
According to the Ontario Trillium Foundation, East Scarborough Storefront will use the funds to hire youth coordinators whose mission will be to develop and deliver four new projects within the community.
"We’re investing in the individual youth leaders as well as the amazing impact they can have on their communities and peers," said Gallant. "Our goal at OTF is to build healthy and vibrant communities across the province and that certainly includes Toronto. Through investments in youth mentorship programs and leadership opportunities, we ensure that marginalized young people in the city have the opportunities to participate."
Source: Ontario Trillium Foundation