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Citi Foundation grant funding in Canada remained at $829,943.30 in 2019, allowing partners to grow their program offerings and expand to new markets across the country.
Programs in Canada support gaps in service in youth populations of the highest need – youth in and from care, youth with a history of mental health and addiction challenges, Indigenous youth and youth facing multiple barriers to employment, including poverty, homelessness and immigration status. Our core partnerships in 2019 were:
Organization | CAD Dollars Granted |
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CHILDREN’S AID FOUNDATION OF CANADA | 165,000.00 |
YOUTH EMPLOYMENT SERVICES | 315,840.00 |
RISE | 251,930.12 |
PATHWAYS TO EDUCATION | 97,173.17 |
TOTAL 2019 FUNDING | 829,943.30 |
Created in 2018, this program aims to connect youth in and from care to critical resources such as employment, mental health supports, housing, personal relationships and education. The resources offered by governments and local and national agencies are underutilized due to lack of know-how and know-what among this niche audience. Youth-informed research in phase one of the program indicated that a web-based platform would be highly effective, especially if youth had direct access to a youth specialist who could provide immediate support throughout the process. Phase two in 2019 aimed to develop a test pilot version of the web-enabled community-based resource, develop an impact measurement framework, work with community partners to refine the critical resources available and hire a youth specialist to support the platform.
Launched in 2017, YES On Demand seeks to provide solutions to the persistent issue of youth unemployment by delivering interventions including training, skills development, access to networks, entrepreneurship skills and specialized employment programming to 1,000 low-income youth in Toronto and across Canada. Outside Toronto, YOD utilizes a knowledge-transfer program that strengthens the capacity of partner organizations across Canada by providing training and support on specialized mental health and entrepreneurship curricula customized to meet the needs of the youth demographic in those communities. Since 2017, YOD is now available to youth in Toronto, Vancouver, Winnipeg, Calgary and Ottawa.
Established in 2018, this program offers youth the opportunity to explore self-employment and move from ideation to launch and grow a small business using online experiential learning combined with in-person learning delivered by expert facilitators. Additionally, the program brings Rise’s experience in design-thinking-based teaching to a national community of youth and builds capacity through local partnerships. Funding in 2019 improved the ability of Rise to market and deliver the curriculum to four provinces and included a brand and website refresh that increased awareness and the digital presence of Rise across Canada.