Led by the person who noticed
We do not commission projects and hand them to somebody. The grant goes to whoever clocked the gap, and they stay in charge of it for the full year.
The work is already happening. We pay for it.
Every project The YouMatter Fund backs is led by the young person who saw the gap. This is what we mean by community led, and the work the grants are for.
Community ledBy the person who noticed the gap.
What community led actually means here.
Rooted in one neighbourhood
Work has to land in Durham Region, on a street somebody can name. A project that serves everybody in general usually serves nobody in particular.
Built to outlast the grant
The question at the end of the year is not whether the money was spent. It is whether the thing is still running, and who else can run it now.
The projects.
The first cycle is still open, so this is where the first cohort will be published: what they built, where it ran, and what it cost.
Arts and culture
Project name
One or two sentences on what the grantee built, where it ran, and who turned up.
$0 granted
Sport and wellbeing
Project name
One or two sentences on what the grantee built, where it ran, and who turned up.
$0 granted
Music and sound
Project name
One or two sentences on what the grantee built, where it ran, and who turned up.
$0 granted
Applying is how you end up here. Grants run from $200 to $1,000, and everybody funded presents at the year end showcase.How the grants work