AKEELAH'S ROOM & ENGAGING GIRLS
Akeelah's Room is an initiative, run by Black girls for Black girls, providing safer spaces (face-to-face and online) and tools, which encourage critical thinking and engagement on issues that impact Black girls' diverse lived experiences. Akeelah's Room hosts a series of events, which now includes online programs.
Follow us on Instagram @akeelahsroom and visit our blog site to engage with previously created content!
Engaging Girls is PTBI's girls' empowerment initiative, which focuses on longer empowerment-focused resources such as, overnight camps, short-term, and year-long workshops that are delivered to creatively support the education, development, and well-being of girls.
AnTI-RacIsm Inclusion & Diversity Education Program
(AIDE)
Anti-racism Inclusive Diversity Education (AIDE) is a project which supports the education of youth on issues of inclusion and diversity. Participants are engaged in conversations about anti-racism, inclusion, and diversity.
The project employs and trains youths to develop a series of workshops, programs, and activities to support the goal of reducing the impact of racism in their schools and communities and by extension Canada while advancing broader cultural understanding and appreciation for diversity.
YOUTH SOCIAL BOOK CLUB
This program is presented by our Anti-racism Inclusive Diversity Education (AIDE)with the goal of reducing the impact of racism in our communities.
Every Friday begining March 3rd, 2023, all youths (grades 7 to 12) in Durham are welcome to join us.
finding safety in self
Skills building workshop
Establishing your power through self-regulation, boundaries, mindfulness, and building an intentional community
Finding Safety in Self is a 9-week mental health skills-building program aimed at introducing tools and strategies to support the recovery process for racialized women and gender-diverse folks.
Participants will find their power through self-regulation, boundaries, mindfulness, and building an intentional community.
Our target population for this program includes women and gender-diverse folks who are recovering from the impact of gender-based violence.
Program Details
Total Sessions: 9
Delivery: In Person
Day/Time: Tuesdays from 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Location: 190 Harwood Ave S, Ajax, ON L1S 2H6
camp power to be jamaica
Camp Power to Be started out as a small program in 2010.
In our first year, we provided space for 36 children and implemented the camp in an open field area.
Since then, we have expanded the program to provide services for youth between the ages of 6 and 18 at Negril All Ages School in Negril, Westmoreland.
Mt. Airy Ages School, located about 20 mins from Negril, is the new site for the program, which begins in July 2023.
Renewing and restoring Camp Power to Be after a three-year hiatus brought on by the impact of COVID-19
We are pleased to be restarting this program in Jamaica with our flagship Literacy and Leadership Camp. Our program at Mt. Airy All Ages School will begin with two streams that concentrate on different aspects of child and youth development with a focus on literacy and leadership.
• Literacy Stream (6 to 11 years old)
• Leadership Stream (12 to 14 years old)
volunteer service learning (JAMAICA)
Furthering our cause is the most important goal of our organization. We seek to support, empower, and provide high quality resources to our community. Our success isn’t measured in terms of wealth or profit margin, but by the value we provide to those we serve. Learn more about what we do below.
