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ANNOUNCEMENT:

ONTARIO TRILLIUM FOUNDATION GRANT

 

We’re pleased to announce that UforChange has been awarded with a generous $90,000 Capital grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation over 12 months.

Our programs aim to empower and uplift isolated youth between the ages of 16 – 29 by providing them with the tools and resources they need to develop their artistic and technical skills.

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FORWARD FASHION MAGAZINE

FEATURE: THE FACE OF RESILIENCE

 

FORWARD Fashion Toronto has released the Digital Age edition of their magazine and UforChange is super proud to be featured as The Face of Resilience. The article featured speaks about the challenges COVID-19 threw in the path of functioning for UforChange and how embracing Digital Change helped us strive through and succeed. The article also talks about how the new full-digital era is helping non-profit organizations grow leaps and bounds.

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What We Do

THE PROGRAMS

We will help you get to the next level in your life: we will work with you to support your ultimate goals by providing educational and career mapping. You can receive one-on-one assistance applying to higher education or receive an internship opportunity for your brighter and promising future.

THE MENTORS

UforChange is your portal to work with exceptional professionals from industry experts. Actors, playwrights, filmmakers, photographers, fashion designers and DJs—all professionals in their field with real-world experience, ready to teach and share some of their experiences with you.

THE EVENTS

For your newly honed creative art skills, UforChange provides you with platforms and events that are sponsored by industry names and celebrities to showcase your work–giving you an opportunity to build a strong footing with a solid portfolio before you go out into the world ahead.

THE FUTURE & CAREER

We will help you get to the next level in your life: we will work with you to support your ultimate goals by providing educational and career mapping. You can receive one-on-one assistance applying to higher education or receive an internship opportunity for your brighter and promising future.

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UFORCHANGE – TRANSFORMING LIVES, FUTURES AND COMMUNITIES

Youth look for answers to questions like “What are the most important tools to be successful in the creative sector, and how can I learn to use these tools?”. They look for accessibility. They look for inclusiveness and being in a safe nurturing environment. UforChange is their answer. We stand along with them, each step of their journey. Teaching them, helping them and guiding them to be the free, skilled and bold youth they hope to become. We work to inculcate strong skills and provide access to mentorships and workshops to practice a career in Arts.

At UforChange, the arts are the vehicle towards success and personal transformation: whether a young person completes our program and goes on to become an artist or a healthcare professional, the role of the arts and a supportive community cheering them on is key to attaining success.

What started as an initiative to support the youth of St. James town, has expanded to cover initially Regent Park and now youth all across the GTA. The Core Arts programs support over 50 young people every year and another 350 youth are empowered annually through workshops and mentorships. For years, the programs at the non-profit organization have impacted young people who are in the pursuit of understanding and learning their purpose and direction in their futures. To date, we have worked with over 1500 youth who come from all parts of the Greater Toronto Area.

UforChange aims to shape the next generation of young creatives in the GTA and continue impacting young people who lack access to the arts.

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UforChange is grateful for our incredible sponsors

UforChange Sponsors - AnnKM, Ann Kaplan Mullholand, Ontario Trillium Foundation, Gucci Changemakers, Paterson Foundation, Sarah Paterson, Work in Culture, Park Property Management