Our core project management team are professionals, but also single parents, sole income earners of their household, previous foster caregivers, connected with child welfare, with the criminal justice system, and more. We know that:

Our Black youth are more likely to have experience with child welfare system, remain in care longer than youth from other backgrounds, and become involved with the criminal justice system.

Our Black youth have diverse experiences in the education system, which include: less likely to graduate high school, not represented by teachers, not mentored by teachers or guidance counselors, increased likelihood for involvement in expulsion system or suspensions, increased likelihood to have behavioral difficulties stemming from kindergarten, and more likely to be “pushed” out of French Immersion and academic streams.

As parents, we did not have access to and knowledge of appropriate parenting tools and strategies that can enhance our experiences & support our role. Instead, we experienced biases, discrimination, and anti-Black racism that increased our levels of stress, race trauma, and systemic barriers.