City of Toronto Announces the Recipients of Redefining Regent Park: Youth Leadership Grant
City of Toronto is pleased to announce the recipients of Redefining Regent Park: Youth Leadership Grant. The Redefining Regent Park: Youth Leadership Grant was developed through a private donation by Chris Brillinger, to fund programs in Regent Park. Chriss Brillinger was a former employee of the City of Toronto. City of Toronto Community Funding Unit received 12 applications totalling to $869,986 (Eight hundred-sixty-nine thousand, nine hundred eighty six dollars), in requested investments. The Youth Application Review Committee with the support of City of Toronto staff recommended four projects with funding totalling $250,000. (two hundred fifty thousand dollars). Here is information about each of the projects: 1. Mental Health Matters in partnership with Youth Empowering Parents receives $70,000. Mental Health Matters aims to educate and enhance the mental health and wellbeing of Regent Park youth between the ages of 15-25 by (1) providing a safe space for dialogue, (2) incr