Applications for 2022 are now closed.
This year, we received over 30 applications from Indigenous youth across Ontario and our Youth Advisors are currently reviewing them all. Stay tuned for updates on the 2022 Grantees.
This year, we received over 30 applications from Indigenous youth across Ontario and our Youth Advisors are currently reviewing them all. Stay tuned for updates on the 2022 Grantees.
A Reflection of OIYPP 2021
Saying Farewell to Thea
Boozhoo, Shekoli, Kwinguneewal, She:kon, Tansi, Hello
This communication is to inform our friends, partners, allies, and Indigenous young people in Ontario of an important transition with the Ontario Indigenous Youth Partnership Project (OIYPP). Thea Belanger, OIYPP’s Director, has accepted an exciting new role within the philanthropic sector and will be transitioning out of her current role as of April 27, 2022. Thea has been a driving force behind the success of OIYPP since its inception in 2014 and has helped to administer grants to over 88 Indigenous youth-led projects and positively impacting numerous Indigenous youth, families and communities throughout Ontario. She has done amazing work to bring about these opportunities to
Indigenous young peoples and communities throughout the province. We are so grateful for all she has done and look forward to what she will do in her new role.
OIYPP has been giving out grants to Indigenous youth in Ontario since 2015. Our goal is to create a community of celebrated Indigenous youth leading work that responds to the dynamic needs and priorities of their communities.
We express deep gratitude for the time, love and commitment Thea has given to OIYPP over the years and wish her the best in her new opportunity.
Going forward, we will continue to advance our relationships with funders, partners, within the philanthropic sector and with Indigenous young people and communities throughout Ontario. In the interim, Gabrielle Fayant, OIYPP’s Project Coordinator, will be the point person for to ensure the continued delivery of OIYPP’s programs and services.
Our 2022 grant cycle is continuing as planned and we will continue our communications
during this time of transition.
If anyone has any questions or concerns, please feel free to reach out to Gabby at gabby@oiypp.ca or Quinn Meawasige, the Steering Committee Chair at quinn.meawasige@gmail.com.
Sincerely,
OIYPP Steering Committee
Quinn Meawasige
Jocelyn Formsma
Kris Archie
On behalf of OIYPP's staff, youth advisors and Indigenous grantees we are so very honoured to share a story with you about an incredible woman named Dixie Crowe and the power and beauty of human connection. Delphine White, artist and costume designer and dear friend of Dixie Crowe, gifted thirty thousand dollars for our granting pool for 2022. This is more than a donation for the youth we serve but a deeply moving story and testament to the impact of deep loving relationships. Please click the button below to read two stories told from Melody Crowe, Dixie Crowe's daughter and Delphine White, good friend of Dixie. OIYPP is incredibly grateful for this gift and will put it directly into the hands of the young people we serve.
If you have any questions please email: Gabby: gabby@oiypp.ca
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