Community Grants

RTOERO districts are eligible to receive grants to support local community-based projects. Districts serve as the project sponsor, in partnership with a community organization.

District 23 North York Projects

Year Project Amount
2023 2Choirs! Seniors and Music $4,000.00
2022 Supporting One Voice: Responding to Domestic Violence in Our Community $4,000.00
2021 Respecting Urban Wildlife Challenges and Environmental Stewardship $2,500.00
2020 Stronger Minds Make for Stronger Kids $4,000.00
2019 Supporting the Period Purse Project: Menstruation Nation $4,000.00
2018 A Turning the Page Library $4,000.00
2017 Room For A Child: Support for Disadvantaged Children $4,000.00
2016 Education Beyond Borders $3,000.00
2015 Academics, Leadership and Learning $2,000.00
2014 Community Caring: Canadian Helen Keller Center $4,000.00
2013 Sensational Seniors: Supporting the Work of the Downsview Services $4,000.00
2012 Soaring Heights $4,000.00
2011 Supporting the Children at the North York Women's Shelter $4,000.00
2010 Every Child a Reader $4,000.00
2009 Eileen's Project: Supporting Children and Families with HIV and Aids $4,000.00
2007 Soul II Soul Webcast - Youth Program $3,000.00
2006 Peer Support Groups for Young Women $3,600.00
2004 Circus Circus! The Therapeutic Clown Program at The Hospital for Sick $4,000.00
2002 Summer Camp Vacation For Inner City ESL Single Moms $3,983.00
2001 Daycare Teacher Training $3,250.00
2000 Willowtree Community Centre $4,000.00

News about district 23 North York grants

District 23 funds stress management program for students
District 23 funds stress management program for students

COVID-19 is posing a multiple threat to our children. While the physical virus may affect some children, the mental health re […]

District 23 awards 2021 grant to promote health of urban wildlife
District 23 awards 2021 grant to promote health of urban wildlife

Thanks to a $2,500 grant from District 23 North York in 2021, the Toronto Wildlife Centre will expand its promotional efforts […]

Design your menu for mentally healthy living in the later years
Design your menu for mentally healthy living in the later years

The COVID-19 pandemic, which greatly affected older people, created a prime opportunity to learn from them about their mental […]