Inspiring Leaders through Opportunity, Innovation & Faith
The Scarborough Basketball Association formed in 1996 with the goal of providing youth of the Scarborough area with opportunities to grow and enjoy life, using basketball. The SBA could even serve as the beginning of someone's successful professional basketball career. But the organization is mostly interested in character-building, friendships, and fun through providing people with coaching, volunteer,... Continue Reading →
The Boys and Girls Club of East Scarborough has grown over the years, and now extends throughout Toronto from the East end to the West end. They are a member of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Canada (BGCC). Their goal is to support the healthy physical, educational, and social development of youth and families in... Continue Reading →
The sky was bright and clear, and the weather was just a bit chilly as students from Blessed Mother Teresa and Father Henry Carr's Footsteps summer camp arrived at Sunnybrook Park to enjoy their official Camp Day on July 24th. The event was organized by Mike Consul, and Andre Fullerton, and run by the Focus... Continue Reading →
WoodGreen Community Services is based in east Toronto, and provides support and assistance to all ages. The organization started as a volunteer-based during the Great Depression, and they are now celebrating their 75th year, still helping to build a better community. WoodGreen Community Services runs programs ranging from childcare to senior assistance. They help out by giving... Continue Reading →
The Tropicana Community Services is a Toronto-based organization providing youth, newcomers, people of Black and Caribbean heritage, and others in need with options and direction towards a positive life. It was founded in 1980 as a non-profit organization to serve those in disadvantaged youth and families. Today, they are a growing-service delivery agency with programs... Continue Reading →
United Youth Against Drugs is an organization created to serve local youth and less fortunate children, and protect against negative influences. They started off as a tutoring and day camp in 2006. Their objective is to help keep kids in school and off the streets by providing school programs, tutoring, mentoring, and other programs that... Continue Reading →
Fathers Making A Difference focuses on encouraging, motivating, educating, and strengthening men to become empowered fathers, and to take on an active role in the lives of their children, as well as increasing community awareness on the importance of having a father in a child's life. Camp T.R.E.E. Program (Teach, Respect, Educate and Empower) has been created and... Continue Reading →
The Child Experience Canada Summer Camps were created to give children ages 6-12 a fun and active summer. The programs are student led, and student planned. Sports, drama activities, and arts and crafts are the focus of their programs. Campers are encouraged to participate in all three activities every day. Also, the campers take part... Continue Reading →
The Education Academy (T.E.A.) at St. Aidan began as a volunteer-based program in 2008. Their main focus was, and still is to build the character of children. This year’s primary focus is French, since Canada is a bilingual country. The program has grown each year by word of mouth alone, with no advertising, resulting in children coming... Continue Reading →
The Boys and Girls Club of West Scarborough began in 1956 as a boys-only program, later extending to include girls. In addition to summer programs for 6-8 year-old children at Mary Ward and Immaculate Heart of Mary, the organization also provides youth programs at the West Scarborough Neighbourhood Community Centre, including workshops on Tuesdays and Wednesdays... Continue Reading →