Newcomer Coaching Mentorship Project and Action for Healthy Communities Collaboration for Newcomers into Canadian Sports System

Newcomer Coaching Mentorship Project (NCMP) is a collaborative initiative between the Coaching Association of Canada (CAC) and Action for Healthy Communities (AHC), which aims to support newcomers to Canada trying to integrate into the Canadian sports system through the mentorship project. The NCMP was piloted over six months, from February to July 2024, in Edmonton,…

South Sudanese Community Group Young Learns Leads  Empowering Youths by Reading Club and Aboriginal Awareness Awareness Initiative

Young Learns, a South Sudanese community group, led the initiative Empowering Youths by Reading Club and Aboriginal Awareness, which was awarded a Seed Grant. The community-led initiative focuses on educating and providing resources to South Sundanese youth ages 10 – 17 years on Canada’s indigenous history, people, tradition, values, and culture through reading. The group provided books…