The Humber Community Impact Fund has closed applications for a $10,000 grant that would help the community around the polytechnic to pursue what they want to do.
“In essence, the funding is meant to provide support and add funding to organizations, and Humber faculty to work together to increase access to learning opportunities," said Nabeel Rahman, the manager of Community and Partnership with the Partnership Fund.
The fund has two streams of grant allocations, one for a project and another for a sponsorship. The project stream would help fund one event only whereas a sponsorship would be an annual amount of money for an organization to use.
Its primary goal is to fund educational and developmental opportunities for any community.
“The scholarships that the community fund provides and the opportunity to positively encourage, support and uplift Black youth in the community is something that's really important to us and to the folks who support the JCA,” said Yolande Davidson, the JCA Chair of Scholarships for the Jamaican Canadian Association.
With that help, the JCA has been able to give provide two scholarships worth $5,000 each annually.
Davidson and the Humber Impact Fund have had a long history together. with the JCA having applied to it before it was even called the Impact Fund.
She said Humber recognized more than 15 years ago that "there was an opportunity to look at organizations within the Black community that were supporting young people in the development and growth of young people and the Jamaican Canadian Association does a fair bit in that area.
"The scholarship program has been around for 22 years, so we've been doing this work for a long time,” Davidson said.
The continued collaboration between the Impact Fund and organizations like the JCA shows the fund’s commitment to fostering educational opportunities and community growth. When the impact fund provides financial support to local groups dedicated to youth development and education, the Humber Community is directly affected by it and encourages anyone in it to learn.
As the application period closes, many organizations have applied for the chance to receive funding that can help make a meaningful difference in their communities. The Humber Community Impact Fund remains a crucial resource for those looking to create positive, lasting change in the community.
