Jane-Finch collaborative Bridging Education to Employment

Description of Program

The Jane-Finch Literacy Through Mentorship program seeks to provide locally-relevant literacy programming for middle school students in the Jane-Finch neighborhood through an afterschool program, facilitated through peer mentorship between high school (grades 9-12) and middle school (grades 6-8) students. Jane-Finch Literacy Through Mentorship will feature an innovative literacy curriculum, designed and delivered by community educators and literacy experts with the support of local secondary school students as mentors. The project aims to offer foundational literacy education support to students at the middle school level, in order to better each student’s long-term success in their educational pathways.

Problem Statement : Jane/Finch youth are not meaningfully and sustainably engaged in a way that provides sufficient voice, representation, and influence on agencies and networks seeking to improve educational outcomes and economic opportunities.

Intended Impact : By 2024, 50% of agencies & networks working on improving youth educational outcomes and economic opportunities in Jane/Finch are actively progressing towards meaningful and sustainable youth engagement.

Funders for the Program (2021-2022)

Laidlaw Launch Grant