Community Grants

2022 SEED GRANT RECIPIENTS

Flemingdon Park Ministry

The JLT provided funding for their Healthy Soil to Healthy Bodies program, a Food Security project in the Flemingdon Park community providing education on healthy eating and access to organic produce grown at the Common Table Farm.

Seed Grant funding will assist with purchase of refrigeration equipment, hand-trucks to transport produce from the gardens, cooking class ingredients, printing of materials, and waterproofing the roof at the learning hub.

The Flemingdon Park neighbourhood is very culturally diverse with many families, seniors, newcomers and refugees, and the number of households living under the poverty line is higher than the average for Toronto.

 

Shadowpath Theatre

Shadowpath Theatre is a professional theatre company and charitable organization that serves disadvantaged, homeless, and youth who identify as 2SLGBTQ+ and non-binary in York Region.

The JLT provided funding for their Stories of the Alphabet Community (SOTAC) initiative empowering 2SLGBTQ+ youth to share their stories/experiences through a variety of art forms. This culminated in a show featuring different rooms for each colour of the rainbow flag during Pride Month.

This program provided opportunities for youth to share their voice and invest creatively in their community. Youth also had a chance to complete training in community engagement and build a deeper sense of connectedness with their peers, developing new skills which could be applied to future employment.

 

2021 SEED GRANT RECIPIENTS

Future Possibilities for Kids
Future Possibilities for Kids is a charity in the Greater Toronto Area with a focus on building leaders through its one-of-a-kind community leadership and life skills development programming which is offered to children and youth aged 9-12 years. The JLT provided funding for Future Possibilities to extend its “Ready, Set, Connect” virtual summer programming to additional neighbourhoods in the GTA. The goal of the program is to provide over 600 children with meaningful programming over the summer months, and to provide an opportunity to connect, and continue learning and developing skills in a guided and structured way.

 

2020 SEED GRANT RECIPIENTS

Aura Freedom International

Aura Freedom International promotes the human rights of women and girls and prevents gender-based violence by advancing gender equality. The JLT provided funding for their Male Allyship Engagement Initiative to engage young men and boys in combatting human trafficking and gender-based violence. The presentations will include how and why men are forced to conform to society’s version of masculinity, take a stand against violence and exploitation.

Trails Youth Initiatives

Trails Youth Initiatives works to instill practical skills, relevant knowledge, and the self-confidence to use them. Ultimately Trails Youth Initiatives aims to increase the youth’s chances of success. With the JLT funding, students will participate in workshops/guest speakers to help them understand healthy risk-taking, provide outlets to promote physical health and answer questions about mental health/sexuality.