Who are the Student Family Advocates (SFAs)?
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Britannia Woods Community House
Advocacy supports and case management, school navigation supports, and community information sessions benefitting Black students (ages 6-15) and parents from low-income communities in Ottawa-West.
Languages: English, French, Amharic, Somali and Arabic
Centre for Resilience & Social Development
Advocacy/”Cultural Broker” supports and services, capacity building workshops and mentoring, and Cultural Broker Community Program targeting Black students (ages 6-25) and families from marginalized low-income communities in southern Ottawa.
Languages: English, French, Somali, Arabic,Amharic, and Persian
Delta Family Resource Centre
Advocacy supports, culturally relevant mentorship, navigational supports and referrals, and sessions on anti-Black racism benefitting Black students (ages 6-25) and families in Toronto’s Rexdale, Firgrove/Jane-Finch, and Kingsview Village neighbourhoods and the Municipality of Brampton (Peel Region).
Languages: English, French, Somali, Spanish, Swazi, Zulu, Xhosa, Ndebele, Urdu and Gujarati
Durham Family and Cultural Centre
Advocacy supports, pathway planning and culturally relevant mentorship programming, and anti-Black racism resources for teachers and administrators benefitting Black children ages 6-12 and their parents in the Pickering, Ajax, and Whitby communities of Durham Region.
Languages: English and French
Early Childhood Development Initiative
Advocacy supports/services, capacity building and system navigation, and initiatives in collaboration with schools/boards and other community groups benefitting newcomer Black West African children ages 6-12 and their families in Toronto’s York South-West and Humber River-Black Creek communities.
Languages: English and French
Empowered Squared
Advocacy supports/services, navigational supports and resources, leadership and consultation on anti-Black racism and culturally relevant workshops benefitting newcomer students ages 10-20 in Hamilton.
Languages: English
For Youth Initiative in Toronto
Advocacy supports and 1:1 case management, social programming, and community education sessions benefitting Black youth ages 13-25 and their families, including newcomers and those experiencing poverty, in Toronto’s York South-Weston, and Oakwood-Vaughan communities.
Languages: English and Spanish Translation as needed.
H.M. Youth Foundation
Anti-Black racism training/education, advocacy and pathway planning supports, mentorship and career/leadership skills development, and youth/family roundtable talks benefitting Black youth (ages 13-18) and families in Mississauga.
Languages: English with French Translation as needed
Malvern Family Resource Centre
Advocacy supports, capacity-building and system navigation supports, culturally relevant learning and career/pathway exploration opportunities, and food/childcare supports for Black students (ages 6-12) and families, including Caribbean, East/West African Canadian born and single parent/caregiver families and families with no/limited post-secondary education, in Toronto’s North-East Scarborough and Malvern communities.
Languages: English
Markham African Caribbean Canadian Association
Advocacy supports/services, capacity building, and navigational/research resources targeting Black children (ages 4-12) and adolescents (ages 13-19) in and leaving care, and/or their families/caregivers in York Region.
Languages: English, French and Local Arabic (Sudanese)
Midaynta Community Services
Advocacy supports, 1:1 culturally relevant mentoring, drop-in mental health and wellness supports, and community information sessions targeting Black students ages 6-18 and their families, including those living in low-income households, in Toronto Northwest and Etobicoke.
Languages: English, French,Somali, Swahili, and Arabic
Parents of Black Children Canada
Advocacy supports/services and system navigation resources and workshops benefitting parents of Black children and young people between ages 6 and 25 residing in the Greater Toronto Area.
Languages: English with French Translation as needed
Patches 360 Inc.
Advocacy support, enrichment and tutoring, and parent engagement initiatives targeted to Black students ages 6-12 from low income families, lone parent/single households, and new immigrant families living in Mississauga and Brampton.
Languages: English with French Translation as needed
Roots Community Services Inc.
Advocacy supports/services and case management, culturally relevant programming, referrals, and workshops targeting Black children and youth and their families, including those with child welfare involvement, in Peel (ages 6-18) and Halton (ages 6-23).
Languages: English, French and Arabic
Success Beyond Limits Education Program Inc.
Advocacy supports/services, mentoring and academic supports, and community information sessions targeting Black youth ages 13-21 and their parents/families in Toronto’s Jane and Finch neighbourhood.
Languages: English, Somali and French Translation as needed
Urban Rez Solutions Social Enterprise
Advocacy supports for parents, skill-building and positive Black identity programming (e.g. R.E.A.L. School program) and community information sessions benefitting youth ages 11-17 in Toronto’s East Scarborough community.
Languages: English with support from French language translators as per need
Women’s Health in Women’s Hands Community Health Centre
One-on-one culturally/gender responsive navigational/advocacy supports, student-, family- and community-centred workshops, and community-level training opportunities to address barriers to educational attainment for African, Caribbean and Black-identified women in downtown Toronto, North York, and Scarborough. Community information sessions will also be open to organizations and families residing in the regions of Peel and Durham.
Languages: Provides Translation Support and Services for Any Language Needed