Faire Nous-Mêmes Zine Group

From March 2014 to October 2014 we collaborated with “3I: Influence, Initiate, Impact” a youth project of Breast Cancer Action of Quebec (BCAQ). This project aimed at helping young women from immigrant families to depict their personal stories and celebrate

Pointe-Saint-Charles YMCA TeenZone

We began working with TeenZone girls group in September 2013, when we agreed to help the group working towards fundraising $2000 for their exchange trip. We supported approximately 15 at-risk girls with budgeting, planning, fundraising, event promotion, digital, financial and

Young Parents' Program of Head and Hands

The Young Parents Program (YPP) at Head & Heads brings together a unique blend of individuals, in terms of diversity of socio-economic , backgrounds and ethnicities. It is also a group with a strong established sense of solidarity and support

Trafalgar School for Girls

Trafalgar School for Girls is an all-girls private Anglophone secondary school in Downtown Montreal, Quebec. The school serves students at Secondary I – V levels. On April 29th of 2013, Charmaine Lyn, Director of the Office of Admissions, Equity &

Girls of the Hood

With the support of the Atwater Library, a girl-led conference committee was formed, predominantly of CEGEP students, to organize a fun and innovative conference that would bring young artists, activists,

YWCA Atelier Pop-Up

We facilitated two workshops at the YWCA supporting their Atelier Pop-up initiative. We offered digital skills workshops on photography and animation to young women, and also a social media and photography workshop. Our goal was to foster a girl-led project or

Elizabeth House High School

Along with its residential programs, the Elizabeth House also offers a high-school for pregnant teens and new mothers. Through extensive communication with the Elizabeth House management and Elizabeth House High School Program Coordinator, we identified a need for resources and

Inter-tribal Youth Centre

The Inter-tribal Youth Centre (ITYC) is a project of the Native Friendship Centre of Montreal, established since 1999. The ITYC was created to target Aboriginal youths (ages 12-29) in Montreal by providing them a safe, welcoming, and non-judgmental environment where

Jeunes en action

The Jeunes en action is a program of Emploi Quebec that centres on developing and carrying out a comprehensive plan of action that can help youth 18-24 find or keep a job, or stay in or go back to school

Mile End Hour of Code

Mile End Hour of Code is an initiative to help and encourage girls to learn coding. We supported this grassroots group of parents interested in giving teenage girls opportunities to learn the basics of computer programming. We supplied equipment and

Quebec Board of Black Educators

The Quebec Board of Black Educators (QBBE) mission is to promote the development of educational services for Black youth and other youth between the ages of 5 to 25 who reside in the Greater Montreal area. We facilitated a two-part Gender

Saint Columba House Teen Program

Saint Columba House provides a high-quality bilingual After-School program to 60 children from the community of Pointe-Saint-Charles. The goals of this program are to enhance literacy and numeracy of children through a range of creative and recreational activities, homework help

TeenZone and Concordia Theatre

After the TeenZone girls group had successfully raised funds, and had finished their exchange, they were in a position to act as positive role models and share what they learned and accomplished with others. In an effort to empower the

Workshops were organized in direct collaboration with partner organizations, strategically hitting on the factors identified in the community needs assessment. Topics included, combined, expanded and were not limited to: