If your organization is looking to hire young people this summer, there may be grant money available.
Applications for the Hometown Green Team grant are now open, which provides grants to hire youth between the ages of 15 and 29 to work on community projects between May 1st and August 31st.
Those eligible include non-profit organizations and rural municipalities, though priority is given to children and youth recreation as well as volunteer projects that hire Indigenous youth, visible minority youth and youth with disabilities.
Non-profit organizations awarded the grant receive 100 % of wage costs and up to $250 per position for support costs, while municipal governments receive 50% of wage costs and up to $125 per position for support costs on a cost-share basis.
To find out more about the grant, you can click here.
