Youth Mental Health Grant Recipients

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Kindred Foundation Youth Mental Health Grant Awardees

The Kindred Foundation Youth Mental Health Grant is focused on providing financial support to Canadian organizations providing mental health services to Black and/or 2SLGBTQ+ youth across the country.  

2024 Awardees

AlterHéros

Project Title: Grounded Roots: De-colonial Nature centered healing techniques for QTBIPOC Neurodivergent youth

Location: Montreal, Quebec

Funding: $29,950

Art + Health (Trustee: Taibu Community Health)

Project Title: “and still I rise” (2nd cohort)

Location: Toronto and Greater Toronto Area, Ontario

Funding: $30,000

Northern Mosaic Network

Project Title: “Peer Support Program” 

Location: Northwest Territories

Funding: $30,000

The Film Stars Project

Project Title: “Pieces of Me” 

Location: Greater Toronto-Hamilton Area, Ontario

Funding: $30,000

Trans Support NL (Trustee: Quadrangle NL)

Project Title: “Families In Transition — Growing Together”

Location: Newfoundland and Labrador

Funding: $29,780

2023 Awardees

Black Men’s Therapy Fund (Trustee: Black Mental Health Canada INC.)

Initiative Title: “We Are Each Other's Harvest: Storytelling and gardening as pathways to Black flourishing and mental wellness”

Location: Toronto, Ontario

Funding Amount: $29,024.00

Prince Edward Island Writers’ Guild

Initiative Title: “Queer Youth Writing Club”

Location: Charlottetown, PEI

Funding Amount: $6,600

QMUNITY, BC’s Queer, Trans and Two-Spirit Resource Centre

Initiative Title: "BBB Program: gender-affirming chest-wear for youth"

Location: Serving all of British Columbia

Funding Amount: $30,000

Quadrangle

Initiative Title: “The Quadrangle Community Counselling Line”

Location: St. John’s, Newfoundland (serving all of Newfoundland & Labrador)
Amount Funded: $30,000

The Canadian Centre for Gender and Sexual Diversity

Initiative Title: “Youth Network Project: Black 2SLGBTQ+ Youth Connect”

Location: Ottawa and Kingston, Ontario

Funding Amount: $30,000

Truly Alive Youth and Family Foundation

Initiative Title: “The Resilient Youth Café: Holistic Wellbeing Program”  

Location: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

Amount Funded: $30,000

Kindred Foundation also provided a $20,000 donation to Weston Frontlines Centre for their program called “What’s On My Plate?” which aims to increase mental health awareness and support as well as develop culinary and leadership skills in Black youth in the Weston and Greater Toronto Area.

2022 Awardees

Art + Health (Trustee: Taibu Community Health)

Project Title: “and still I rise: Mental Health Support for Ethiopian and Eritrean Youth with Experiences of Gender Based Violence

Location: Toronto and Greater Toronto Area (Ontario)

Funding: $37,000

Black Women in Motion (Trustee: The Neighbourhood Group Community Services)

Project Title: "The Care Exchange Program"

Location: Toronto and Greater Toronto Area (Ontario)

Funding: $30,000

The Good Guise x The Black Men’s Therapy Fund (Trustee: SKETCH Working Arts for Street Involved and Homeless Youth)

Project Title: "Rooting Mental Wellness"

Location: Toronto and Greater Toronto Area (Ontario)

Funding: $25,800

QMUNITY, BC’s Queer, Trans and Two-Spirit Resource Centre

Project Title: "BBB Program: gender-affirming chest-wear for youth"

Location: Serving all of British Columbia

Funding: $35,900

Uzima Women Relief Group International

Project Title: "Immediate Provision of Mental Health Services Directly To Black Youth in Toronto and the GTA"

Location: Neighbourhood improvement areas such as Scarborough Village and Malvern (Ontario)

Funding: $36,608

YNOT: Youth Now On Track Services

Project Title: "10 Steps Mental Health Mentorship Program"

Location: Supporting youth in the Toronto, Downsview, and Weston areas (Ontario)

Funding: $23,050