Employment is an essential component of long-term housing security. That’s why Raising the Roof is proud to offer the Wraparound Support Program, which provides support for programs that connect people with barriers to employment to professional careers. Through the Wraparound Support program, our partners provide case management, financial coaching, mental health support, mentorship, and other support to underserved youth and adults who are at risk of homelessness.
One of Raising the Roof’s Wraparound Support Program partners is the ABEEL Foundation’s Shaping the Future program.
Sponsorship Program
Shaping the Future
In the Shaping the Future program, by using their preferred means of expression (such as poetry, visual art, music, and more), youth from Canadian High Schools within very low income and BIPOC concentrated neighbourhoods across the country, share their vision of a world that fosters a hate-free society by embracing the Black experience. Students will work in teams of 1-5 to prepare their submissions. Based on their participation, students are provided:
- Financial support to participating youth and their communities based on the analysis and evaluation of their program submissions
- Coordination between youth participants to the pool of mentors from various industries
- Access to customized virtual learning series, training programs, workshops, co-op, or internship opportunities via sponsoring organizations
- Access to a series of workshops on mental health and counselling services
In the first year, ABEEL Foundation was able to reach
2
Languages
English and French
3
Provinces
Ontario, Alberta and British Columbia
16
Neighbourhoods
low income and BIPOC concentrated neighbourhoods
25
Schools
secondary schools across the country
30
Youth-Employer connections
connections to employer-specific virtual learning programs and industry professional mentors
40
thousand dollars
of financial support was provided to 46 youth
70
Youth
received mental health services through workshops and counselling services
103
Youth
had the opportunity to meaningfully express their vision for the future and their experience
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