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CURRENT GRANTS
GRANTS APPROVED IN 2002
YEAR AND COST
Altruvest Charitable Services, Toronto, Ontario
Two grants were approved to Altruvest in 2002. First, a yearly grant of $75,000 for three years to support BoardMatch: a pilot project to develop, implement and maintain a volunteer recruitment and training program. The Foundation supported the initial establishment of the BoardMatch Program. This expansion phase is expected to proceed as successfully into three new communities assisting individuals who are prepared, knowledgeable and interested in volunteering their time as board members.
The second grant, in the amount of $40,000 a year for three years is to support E-Learning. The goal of this project is to offer web-based services to enable registered charities access professional development and volunteer training on-line. The curriculum developed under the BoardMatch Program will now be available to all Canadian charities.
Calgary Counselling Centre ,Calgary, Alberta
This grant is to support the “Children of Divorce” program. This program is unique in that it is the only one like it offered in the region. The program focuses at the children; the goal is to increase stability by reducing depression and anxiety associated with the separation of divorce. Although the primary focus is on the children, parents often benefit from gaining knowledge about their children’s feelings and learn skills to assist them in parenting. The children learn how to address and solve problems that arise by gaining competence, strength and positive growth.
Central Toronto Youth Services, Toronto, Ontario
Two grants were provided to CTYS in 2002, the first in the amount of $40,000 is to allow CTYS to engage the services of an experienced consultant to develop a plan for fundraising and capacity building. The CTYS Foundation is matching The Counselling Foundation of Canada’s grant. The second grant in the amount of $44,000 was a renewal grant to the LGBT counselling program.
Christie Ossington Neighborhood Centre, Toronto, Ontario
Monies were provided to support the LOFT Program (Life, Opportunities, Food and Technology). This program engages youth to build a meaningful social environment where counselling, employment supports and improved life chances can be a reality.
Connestoga College , Kitchener, Ontario
This grant is to support the costs associated with the development and implementation of four on-line Career Development Practitioner’s academic courses. These courses will be hosted on the Contact Point website. Connestoga College will develop, teach and offer elective credits for these advanced courses. In order to increase access and exposure to new ideas student papers/projects will be displayed on the website and in the Canadian Journal on Career Development.
Confederation College, Thunder Bay, Ontario
This grant is to support the “College Liaison Program”. This program is designed to assist students, parents and the college in the District of Thunder Bay respond to the increased number of highschool graduates over the next two years (Double Cohort). This project will consist of implementing peer mentorship services and individual interests, skills and aptitude testing.
Eva’s Phoenix, Toronto, Ontario
Funding has been provided for the positions of Manager of Partnership Development and Business Manager to assist in the set-up and management of partnership-based training programs and on-site productive enterprises for homeless youth at Eva’s Phoenix.
Fred Victor Centre, Toronto, Ontario
This grant was provided to support the development of the “Community Path to Skills Development” program. This program is geared at providing skills development to homeless and low-income persons across Toronto. The Program will offer counselling and support through individual assessment, workplan development and regular evaluations.
Frontier College, Toronto, Ontario
Frontier College, with its long tradition of excellence in tutoring is providing program delivery support to a major mentoring initiative in the Regent Park area of Toronto. The foundation provided a grant for these services.
George Brown College, Toronto, Ontario
This grant provides students with financial support for study and practical action research in career counselling.
Memorial University of Newfoundland, St Johns
This grant was provided as continued support of the Canadian Journal on career Development. There is a great desire to build this publication and further funding will be available to integrate the Journal and Contact Point into the Canadian Education and Research Institute on Counselling (CERIC). Memorial also received support to develop a distance learning lab and integrate the lab into the Career Centre.
National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation, Toronto, Ontario
There were two grants provided to this organization both of which are three year commitments in the amount of $50,000 each per year.
The first grant was to support “ Taking Pulse”; a national conference to define and set the agenda for cooperation between government, corporate partners and charitable partners to increase employment opportunities for First Nation Peoples.
The second grant was to provide continued support to “Blue Prints for the Future”. This project is designed to provide students with direct contact with many important men and women who have successful careers in all areas.
O.A.Y.E.C., Toronto, Ontario
There were three grants approved to O.A.Y.E.C. in 2002.
The first grant in the amount of $30,000 was to support the first year funding for a four year “Mentoring Skilled Trades Program” geared at strengthening Ontario apprenticeships by attracting new youth apprentices. This project will be based out of 8-12 pilot sites across Ontario for our “at-risk” youth aged 17-25. On-going support and monitoring of the workplace placements will ensure youth in the program build the necessary skills to be successful trades persons.
The second grant approved in the amount of $39,000 was to support a “Board leadership: Profiling Youth Employment” conference. This conference’s goal is to bring together the major players in the youth-serving sector to share ideas. Gain skills and set the stage for future endeavors that build a stronger, more effective voice to advocate for youth employment issues.
The third grant provided to this organization was in the amount of $9,000 to continue support of the “Volunteer Youth in the Millennium” project. This project promotes volunteerism among Ontario’s youth, including outreach to immigrant and visible minority youth (14-29 years of age).
St. John’s Boys and Girls Club, St. John’s, Newfoundland
This grant is to support the “Youth Leadership Program” budget. This program is geared at helping youth develop a sense of responsibility, cooperation, conflict resolution, and self-worth. To achieve this goal they encourage the youths to make informed decisions, and become productive members of society by improving academic standings and instilling the importance of education.
Sketch/Imago
This grant was to support Sketch with their continued efforts to provide street-involved and homeless youth with access to skill building programs and resources to make sustainable changes in their lives.
Serve Canada, Toronto, Ontario
This was a renewal grant to support the continued effort to create opportunities for youth from diverse racial, academic, cultural and economic backgrounds to perform meaningful community service.
Sir Sandford Fleming (NATCON), Peterborough, Ontario
Students of the Employment Counsellors program received funds to attend NATCON 2003.
Streetlight Support Services, Toronto, Ontario
There were two grants provided to this organization this year.
The first grant in the amount of $100,000 was provided for Streetlight Support Services to host a national conference on the sex trade specifically diversion strategies for sexually exploited children. This conference had not yet been held at publication date of June 2003.
The second grant was a renewal grant to support the Business etiquette program. This program is geared at providing computer and job training skills to clients of Streetlight Support Services.
The Hinks Dellcrest Centre, Toronto, Ontario
This grant was provided to support the “Families First Centre”. This centre is specifically targeted at children 7 to 13 years of age and their parents and/or caregivers. This centre will be focusing on providing parent education and parent support groups, children’s development and playgroups, parent resource development and training initiatives and specialized infant services.
The Maccaulay Child Development Centre, Toronto, Ontario
This grant provides support for the “Incredible Years Program”. The goal of this project is to enhance this Centre’s parent education program by expanding its current program with this enriched project. The hope is to increase parent’s knowledge, confidence and use of effective parenting strategies.
University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba
This grant was to provide one year interim funding to the Mentoring Program of the Faculty of Social Work.
University of Victoria, Victoria, BC
This is a five year grant to support the cost associated with the “Applied Career Transition” (ACT) project. The project is geared to assist Post-Secondary students with career management skills and experience; the initiative is being developed to assist participants in the development and application of career skills. It will include the development of a service model, including all materials for participants and facilitators.
University of Victoria, Victoria, BC
This grant was provided to assist students with support for study and practical research in career counselling.
Volunteer Centre of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario
The grant is to support the “People to People” project. This project will provide a direct pre-employment service to persons with disabilities by connecting two volunteers from the new Ready and Able on-line Matching Service together to fulfill the requirements of a volunteer position.
YES Montreal, Montreal, Quebec
(over
3 years) $158,800
There were two grants provide to this organization.
The first grant was provided to support “The Employment Roundtable”. The goals of the project are to bring together career professionals from various organizations that provide employment and entrepreneurial services locally and provincially. With this extensive network of community organization partnership building and information sharing, the Roundtable is able to provide and independent forum to evaluate and promote each member’s essential employment services.
The second grant was to support the start of a three year Tri-Mentoring initiative. The goal o this project is to match Quebec youth with successful volunteer professional and entrepreneur mentors form the community. YES is developing a system to not only match up these partners but to monitor and evaluate their progress.
YES Toronto, Toronto, Ontario
This grant is to support the “MIND Youth Mentorship Initiative” for the next three years. This will enable YES to launch this program, recruit mentors, match them with protégés and expand the program for the next three years. MIND Youth will screen professionals and train them to become mentors to “at-risk” youth providing them with positive role models and teaching the youth general employment and industry specific skills that will help them make career choices.
