The Honourable John G. Abbott, Minister of Children, Seniors and Social Development, is today announcing a call for applications for the 2023-24 Grants to Youth Organizations.
Through Budget 2023, the Provincial Government allocated $451,500 for Grants to Youth Organizations. This program supports projects that:
- Encourage skills, knowledge and/or leadership development;
- Support youth in contributing to their community, region and/or province;
- Promote or support partnerships, collaboration, and inclusion;
- Fill a gap in services; and
- Provide opportunities for innovative intergenerational activities that help build relationships between generations.
More information on the Grants to Youth Organizations, including the application form, can be found here, or by emailing CSSDGrantPrograms@gov.nl.ca. The deadline for applications is June 12, 2023.
In 2022-23, a total of 32 not-for-profit, youth-serving organizations operating in Newfoundland and Labrador received project funding. A list of these recipients can be found in the backgrounder below.
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“Youth have so much to offer in helping to create a more vibrant, welcoming and inclusive Newfoundland and Labrador. The Grants to Youth Organizations are an excellent way for youth to be engaged in building that future. I am thankful for the work of youth-serving community partners in our province, and I encourage them to submit an application today.”
Honourable John G. Abbott
Minister of Children, Seniors and Social Development
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BACKGROUNDER
Grants to Youth Organizations in 2022-23
| Organization | Amount |
| Allied Youth | $13,500 |
| Boys and Girls Club Botwood | $25,500 |
| Qalipu Cultural Foundation | $50,000 |
| Boys and Girls Club Bell Island | $25,000 |
| Boys and Girls Club Norris Arm Inc. | $12,000 |
| YMCA of Northeast Avalon Inc. (Marystown YMCA) | $8,000 |
| Scouts Canada – 1st Lab West Group | $15,000 |
| YMCA of Northeast Avalon Inc. (Central Labrador YMCA) | $8,000 |
| Canadian National Institute for the Blind | $7,500 |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of St. John’s | $44,000 |
| YMCA of Northeast Avalon Inc. (Ches Penney Family YMCA) | $15,000 |
| Smallwood Crescent Community Centre Inc. | $24,000 |
| Camp Ohana | $4,000 |
| Gander Boys and Girls Club | $10,000 |
| Easter Seals Newfoundland and Labrador | $12,000 |
| Planned Parenthood Newfoundland and Labrador Sexual Health Centre | $18,000 |
| Gander Bay Fire Department (LSD of Gander Bay North) | $5,000 |
| Main Street Youth Centre Inc. | $5,400 |
| Vine Place Community Centre | $15,000 |
| Youth 2000 Centre Corp. | $20,500 |
| James Hornell Boys & Girls Club Inc. | $18,000 |
| Girl Guides of Canada, PinchGut Lake | $6,000 |
| YWCA St. John’s Inc. | $10,000 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Newfoundland | $33,250 |
| Old School Intergenerational Projects | $15,750 |
| New Found Tao BJJ | $14,500 |
| Chabad of Newfoundland Inc. | $10,000 |
| Canada World Youth / Jeunesse Canada Monde | $5,000 |
| Rec House Community Youth Network | $2,600 |
| Town of Port Saunders | $25,000 |
| St. Anthony and Area Boys and Girls Club Inc. | $8,000 |
| The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award – Canada | $5,000 |