CO-OPERATORS PARTNERS WITH INDIGENOUS ORGANIZATIONS TO LAUNCH YOUTH EMPLOYABILITY PROGRAM
Program supports Co-operators reconciliation strategy, a multi-year commitment to truth and reconciliation TORONTO, ON–Co-operators launched its Indigenous Youth Employability Initiative, a $1 million commitment to support cultural safety, personal resilience, and employability of Indigenous youth at Co-operators, the broader co-operative sector, and beyond. The employability component is a core component …
Greater Toronto Airports Authority pledges $150,000 to Black, Indigenous-led community organizations
TORONTO, ON–The Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA) announced it’s committing $150,000 to six Black and Indigenous-led groups that are supporting communities around Toronto Pearson. This announcement continues the work the GTAA has been doing to support Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, including a commitment to the BlackNorth Initiative, which the GTAA …
Indigenous Educator to Lead First Ever Coast Salish-Owned Charitable Foundation
NANAIMO, BC–The newly-formed Kw’umut Lelum Foundation, created by Kw’umut Lelum Child and Family Services, today announced the hiring of Sharon Hobenshield, Ha-Youly, as Executive Director. “I am excited to be part of this new Foundation that is breaking new ground in self-determination,” said Dr. Hobenshield. “I really believe in Indigenous …
Leading Canadian Foundations Increase Investments to Advance Reconciliation
TORONTO, ON–On the first anniversary of the Indigenous Peoples Resilience Fund, we acknowledge not only the truth of the legacy of residential schools, but also the ongoing efforts at reconciliation. At the closing event of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in 2015, Inspirit Foundation, Laidlaw Foundation and The Sprott Foundation …