YOUTH PROGRAMS

Youth Programs

Brotherhood Linx

July 2019 - June 2020
Program Objective

To build an integrated socially cohesive community through the following:

  • Building bridges to promote intellectual understanding
  • Guide black male youth in their pursuit of higher education in order to enhance their social position
  • Promote equal opportunity for all
  • Promote citizenship, civic engagement and a healthy democracy
  • Provide black males with the tools to engage in civic activities and have a better understanding of their rights and responsibilities
Program Criteria
  • Be black male or minority
  • Must but at least 15-25 years of age
  • Must live in the Rockcliffe, Keelesdale or Weston Mount Dennis community
Program Benefits
  • Improve networking option
  • Learn about resources available for pursuing career goal
  • Youth Empowerment and engagement
  • Connecting with mentors
  • Explore career options

E-3 (Education, Engagement, and Empowerment)

Goals
  • Educating, engaging, and empowering participants
  • Involve Black Canadian youth of high school and college age (15 to 29) in the Toronto area
  • providing the knowledge of : methods of combatting discrimination, civil rights and equity in democracy, and Black history, arts and culture
The main activities
  • Inspirational speeches
  • Recreational activities
  • Educational workshops