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African-Canadian Christian Network (ACCN)
Grant Recipient Fact Sheet
July 9th 2007
| Lead Applicant: Abundant Life
Assembly |
Focus Area: Justice |
Grant Amount: $25, 000 |
| Project Name: Break Free 2007 |
Location: 2001 Albion Rd,
Unit 8 |
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| Project Description:
The Break Free 2007 project is a 12 week intensive program to provide young offenders and others who have addiction problems in the community an opportunity to express themselves, their creativity, their skills and rebuild their self-confidence and self-worth to become productive members of society.
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Partners:
1. Break Free Family Centre |
| Lead Applicant: First United Pentecostal Church |
Focus Area: Employment |
Grant Amount: $42,000 |
| Project Name: Kairos |
Location: Jane Finch |
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Project Description:
Kairos is a music education program aimed at impacting the lives of
high school teens (ages 13-19 years old) in the Jane and Finch area
through music training, production and performance. Apart from
teaching music fundamentals, Kairos seeks to influence the
development of positive life skills, self-confidence and show the
importance of focused efforts towards the accomplishing of goals.
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Partners:
1. Ajax Church of God |
Lead Applicant: Christ Apostolic
Church (Bethel)
Toronto |
Focus Area: Education |
Grant Amount: $35,000 |
Project Name: Take Away Guns and
Gangs |
Location:94 Kenhar Dr.,
North Kipling
Community Centre
and Elmbank
Community
Centre. |
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Project Description:
Take Away Guns and Gangs is a project which emphasizes academic
enhancements required to address the needs of the identified children
and youth residing within the Jamestown community. The introduction
to cultural sensitive programs (i.e. African Dance and Drumming) will
lead our participants into a level of understanding of the heritage and
reconnect with their forefathers. The tutoring of the students will
impact their academic, social, emotional and physical needs. |
| Lead Applicant: Christ Chapel
International
Church |
Focus Area: Education |
Grant Amount: $42,000 |
| Project Name: "Mobile SPOT" |
Location: Yorkgate Mall;
Oakdale
Community
Center, Driftwood
Community
Center, Catholic
School at
Shoreham & Jane |
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Project Description:
The project promotes a healthy youth community in Jane Finch by
creating a "mobile home" where youth feel safe to creatively explore
and build upon their full creative and leadership potential. It
implements collaborative, youth led, programs that unite, mobilize and
bring together Jane Finch youth who are driven by optimism, passion
and creativity. It also increases mentorship opportunities, community
and public interest, enthusiasm and commitment to Jane Finch youth. It
builds youth wellness, pride and engagement on issues of their choice
and promotes youth leadership in the community. The Mobile SPOT
operates at the Community centers. Oakdale Community Center is a #1
Mobile home. |
Partners:
1. Belka Enrichment
Center (Poject of
Caribbean Global
Mission) |
| Lead Applicant: Congregation
Melech Yisrael
(CMY) of Toronto |
Focus Area: Employment |
Grant Amount: $42,000 |
| Project Name: The Tov Centre
Employment Readiness
Program |
Location: Yorkdale
Community |
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Project Description:
The project creates a training centre for marginalized black youth
between the ages of sixteen and twenty-five living in Lawrence Heights
who are ill-prepared to present themselves to potential employers,
youth who lack the confidence and ability to communicate the value
they bring to the work place and the community. The training will
enhance verbal and non-verbal interactive skills with the intent to
influence behaviour that leads to employment.
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| Lead Applicant: Forward in Faith
Church (FIF) |
Focus Area: Family |
Grant Amount: $26,395 |
| Project Name: Pay it Forward Initiative |
Location:There are 3 service
locations for this
project
1. FIF Church - 17
Buxton Road
2. Northwood
Community
Centre
3. Our Lady of
Laudes Catholic
Church
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Project Description:
The Pay It Forward Initiative targets new immigrant families who have
settled in the Keelesdale-Eglinton West, Black Creek-York West (east)
and Oakwood/Vaughn neighbourhoods in the City of Toronto. The
project will offer a male mentoring program called The Fatherhood
Initiative, an eight month employment skills workshop series as well as
a youth summer camp. The Fatherhood Initiative pairs black and new
immigrant fathers with young males (new immigrant) for the purpose
of mentoring and positive relationship building. Youth will meet
regularly with their mentor to discuss issues and participate in
awareness building activities related to their everyday lives. |
| Lead Applicant: Philadelphia
Seventh-day
Adventist Church |
Focus Area: Justice |
Grant Amount: $39,000 |
| Project Name: Planning Early to Avoid
Criminal Elements
(PEACE) program |
Location:25 Channel Nine
Court |
Project Description:
PEACE is a crime prevention and delinquency reduction program
focusing on preventing children (under 12 years) from becoming future
offenders through the application of leading evidence-based approaches
that helps reduce aggression and delinquency. The program will use
the SNAP™ strategy to target those children most likely to "flip" into
the youth justice system by addressing key ingredients of their
antisocial behaviour. |
| Lead Applicant: Progress Church of
God |
Focus Area: Justice |
Grant Amount: $14,000 |
| Project Name: Defy Your Label |
Location: 1621 Albion Road, North Etobicoke |
Project Description:
Defy Your Label is a program for young girls ages 8-12, that takes
place in twelve-week blocks. The program will focus on the proven
workshop of Success Through Aggression Replacement Training.
Girls will be taught how these skills can be applied to the issues that
they face in their lives. The program has three levels, all include
homework support, dinner, workshops, discussions and graduation. |
Partners:
1. Tropicana
Community
Services |
| Lead Applicant: Shiloh House of
Prayer |
Focus Area: Justice |
Grant Amount: $42,000 |
| Project Name: Diversion Program |
Location: Seneca College |
Project Description:
This Diversion program offers young offenders access to lawyers,
counsellors and other services when they come into conflict with the
law. Youth are provided with tools and support to help them with
conflict resolution and taking responsibility, which in turn will help
them in their reformation. The project is designed to promote
culturally appropriate services in counselling, training and employment
that will reduce incidents of conflict and crime. |
Partners:
1. Seneca College
(York Gate
Campus) |
| Lead Applicant: St. Francis NESBF
Archdiocese of Canada |
Focus Area: Employment |
Grant Amount: $42,000 |
| Project Name: Making Work Work for
Youth |
Location: Primary: Woodgreen
Community Services |
Project Description:
Many youth from African communities have had interactions with the
justice system, find it difficult to make a fresh start. This project will
help youth who have been charged, arrested or served time in detention
centres participate in pre-employment training, be assisted in obtaining
a 6-month job, and be supported during the process - giving them a
chance to develop skills and experience that can help them to turn their
lives around. |
Partners:
1. Woodgreen
Community
Services |
| Lead Applicant :The Chief
Cornerstone
Tabernacle of
Praise |
Focus Area: Education |
Grant Amount: $32,750 |
| Project Name:Rexdale Youth Outreach
Program (RYOP) |
Location:Jamestown, Mount
Olive and
Thistletown |
Project Description:
The project is an educational support program designed to increase the
odds for visible minority youth, living in high-risk neighbourhoods in
the City of Toronto. It will provide youth and their parents with the
necessary educational and social supports to help live safe and build
quality lives. It will also help forge effective relationships between
youth, parents and community group. |
| Lead Applicant:Toronto
International
Celebration Church |
Focus Area: Justice |
Grant Amount: $42,000 |
| Project Name: Basketball 4 Life (B4L) |
Location: TICC (190
Railside Rd.),
Ward 34 |
Project Description:
B4L will focus on building long term relationships with young black
males by providing a safe environment of fun, respect and mentorship
for troubled youth. The program runs two nights per week year round;
specifically focusing on African-Canadian males age 12-21. The
professional mentorship provided by B4L throughout the year literally
transforms negative characteristics into positive ones in the lives of the
youth participants. |
| Lead Applicant: Vision Evangelistic
Center |
Focus Area: Employment |
Grant Amount: $42,000 |
| Project Name: Hoops Summer Challenge |
Location: 215 Morrish Rd.,
Ste. 106 |
Project Description:
A professional theatrical production employing Black Youth from
Warden Woods (Scarborough) and Jamestown (North Etobicoke) in the
fields of set construction, hair and wardrobe design, make-up
application, acting and stage crew. Black Youth will also work as
"street leaders" in the UrbanPromise after-school program, tutoring
younger Black Youth in their community. |
Partners:
1. Urban Promise. |
| Lead Applicant:World Harvest
Ministries |
Focus Area: Education |
Grant Amount: $32,920 |
| Project Name: "Arise and Shine" -
Academic Enrichment
and Empowerment
Program |
Location: 315 Wilson Height
Blvd. |
Project Description:
The project is an academic enrichment program that provides tutoring
in Math and English, computer training, and mentoring. It will enable
students to reach their desired level of achievement academically while
equipping them with necessary knowledge, skills, and values to pursue
higher education. |
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