TORONTO (September 5, 2022) — To mark the 2022/2023 academic year, the newly formed, Ontario based Student and Family Advocacy (SFA) initiative, who offer free culturally relevant advocacy support to Black students and their parents/caregivers, is Back to School ready and available for intake. The SFA program is powered by a ‘Systems Navigation’ network, offering a range of supports to impact outcomes for Black children’s educational experiences in Ontario, including strategies to navigate school protocols and systems province wide. SFA is available to elementary, secondary and post-secondary students.
SFA connects Black students and families to supports and services intended to encourage positive outcomes for Black children, youth and families at various entry points throughout their academic lifetime. SFA also provides leadership, advice and support to Ontario schools, and welcomes student contact for any reason and for any type of support concerning schools, instances of anti-Black racism included.
“The classroom experience plays a significant role in the personal and professional development of our children and youth. We want to ensure each child is set up on a path to success and able to tap into their fullest potential while receiving equitable treatment as they develop lifelong skills in the classroom and beyond. Our priority is to ensure the next generation are well-equipped for the road ahead” – Farley Flex, Urban Rez Solutions.
Based on identifiable barriers and harms that Black students and families in Ontario face during a given academic year, SFA will stand beside Black students. As a large-scale advocacy group consisting of 17 established, Black led community organizations, SFA members are known for providing holistic solutions and services toward Ontario’s Black and African/Caribbean diasporic communities ongoing, the participating organizations are:
Each SFA organization has dedicated representatives available via a 3 step process from:
The culturally relevant supports available through SFA can be accessed throughout the Province and the program is funded by the Ontario Ministry of Education.
Media Kit is available online here.
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About SFA
The Student and Family Advocate Program (SFA) is a Black community-based program designed to support Black families and students as they engage with the education system. There are 17 Black led organizations with SFAs across Ontario providing navigational resources to support children in the education system among other institutions. SFAs acknowledge, understand, and address Anti-Black Racism and its impacts on Black families and students through advocacy, accountability and action for transformational change.
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Participating restaurants will offer a pre-fixe menu for one week from November 14 to 20, 2022
Toronto, ON (October 25, 2022) Canada’s top-ranked online magazine for Black Canadians, ByBlacks.com, presents its National ByBlacks Restaurant Week, 2022 Fall Edition, featuring a curated list of Black-owned Restaurants across Canada from November 14 to 20, 2022.
TORONTO, Ont. (May 9, 2023)- ByBlacks Restaurant Week, which is fast approaching next week, May 15-21, 2023 continues to expand nationally with Black-owned Canadian restaurants offering prix fixe menus for delicious African, Caribbean and fusion cuisines.
“Black Opportunity Fund is pleased to support Black Restaurant Week. This partnership builds on our ongoing commitment to supporting Black entrepreneurs across Canada through funding and capacity-building initiatives,” says Craig Wellington, Executive Director of the Black Opportunity Fund.
For the first time there are participants from the Atlantic (Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island.)
“The sun is finally shining after a long, cold winter and we’re thrilled to invite our communities to these restaurants,” says ByBlacks.com Co-Founder, Roger Dundas. “We can’t wait for Canadians from coast to coast to taste the flavours of Africa, the Caribbean and more. There was a time when tacos and sushi weren’t as popular as they are now. Now it’s time for Black food to get to that level too!”
Participating establishments are offering discounts ranging between 10-25% off regular pricing.
ByBlacks Restaurant Week is proud to feature cuisine from many different Black communities. Yes, you can get jerk chicken, but it’s so much more than that. This is gastronomy that much of the Canadian public may not know about yet, but will quickly become a new family favourite.
Media Sponsors include Canada Takeout, Caribbean Vibrations TV, Cuisine Noir, FEVA TV, Jump Podcast, The Caribbean Camera, and The Morning Vibe.
With so many food service businesses suffering the effects of staff shortages and the rise in food costs, just keeping the lights on can be about all small business owners can do. With Restaurant Week, the people who are the backbone of our local economies get their chance to shine.
Restaurant Week participants can be found in over 40 restaurants in British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island.
ByBlacks Restaurant Week is supported by Canadian membership organizations; Afro Canadian Business Network, Black Business Association of British Columbia, Black Business and Professional Association, Black Business Initiative, Black Opportunity Fund, Discover Halifax, and the Federation of African Canadian Economics.
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#ByBlacksRestaurantWeek #BRW2023SpringEdition #BRW2023 #EatBlackFood #BlackFoodie
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Wendy Vincent, Director, Konvo Media |
Afrika Nieves-Bentley, Publicist, Konvo Media |
About ByBlacks.com
ByBlacks.com is ranked the #1 Black Canadian online magazine. Founded in 2013, we've been empowering self-identified Black Canadian writers to cover topics ranging from new Black Canadian entrepreneurs, Black Canadian business profiles, Black Canadian history, and profiles on Black Canadian artists.
About the Black Opportunity Fund
Black Opportunity Fund (BOF) is a community-led registered Canadian Charitable organization, that supports a prosperous, healthy and thriving Black Canada by challenging anti-Black racism in two ways. First, we respond to long standing underinvestment in Black communities. We do this by delivering sustainable and needs-informed capital streams, managed by Black people for the benefit of Black communities, which disrupt ineffective and disempowering contemporary funding practices. Second, we work nationally to strengthen collective actions by Black organizations and leaders, helping them to create new and more impactful ways to support and advocate for our community.
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