Two new organizations join six others that will have received CA$3.5 million in funding from TD by 2026 to help people build and strengthen technology skills
The two organizations are:
- Making Changes Employment Association of
Alberta – a non-profit organization focused on providing women with the skills and resources to pursue meaningful educational and employment opportunities, received CA$50,000 in funding from TD through the TD Ready Commitment for their Women in Technology (WIT) program. The WIT program aims to provide upskilling training to unemployed or underemployed immigrant and Indigenous women inCalgary . - Mi'kmaw Economic Benefits Office - a non-profit organization focused on increasing the employability of its community members and supporting the development and growth of local entrepreneurs, received CA$40,000 in funding from TD through the TD Ready Commitment for their Indigenous Cyber Security Program and Indigenous Blue Seal Program. Both programs aim to help community members enhance their employability in the STEM space, take on leadership positions, or start their own business.
"At TD, one of the ways we deliver on our purpose to help enrich lives is by supporting organizations that offer new skills training and entrepreneurship opportunities geared towards improving income stability" said
These initiatives are the latest in a series of philanthropic contributions from TD in support of the jobs of the future. The six other organizations that will have received a total of CA$3.5 million in funding from TD by 2026 to help enhance employability are:
- Accessible Community Counselling and Employment Services (A.C.C.E.S.). which will receive CA$900,000 in funding from the Bank through the TD Ready Commitment distributed over 3 years starting in 2023, for programs focused on helping women newcomers upskill existing skills and qualifications and secure employment in their field. These programs are focused on helping to build employability skills for women newcomers with a focus on STEM, digital, and market-relevant skills. Participants are connected to professional mentors, networking opportunities and ultimately to employment commensurate with their education and experience in the tech space.
Black Boys Code Society which will receive CA$836,304 in funding from the Bank through the TD Ready Commitment distributed over 3 years starting in 2022, for their Black Youth After School Program & Summer Technology Camp, with a focus on their 'Learning Math Through Code' curriculum. Black Youth After School Program & Summer Technology Camp programming aims to provide Black girls and boys in nine cities acrossCanada with the knowledge to enable them to consider an educational path that leads to careers in technology.- Skills for Change will receive CA$750, 000 in funding from the Bank through the TD Ready Commitment to be distributed over 3 years starting in 2023, for their TechForward: Black Women in Data Analytics initiative which provides comprehensive data analytics, business skills, entrepreneurship, career development, wellness, and sector navigation curriculum to internationally educated, trained, or experienced women from
Toronto's Black community. This donation followed the Bank's previous support of Skills for Change's pilot program of Women on the Rise:Data Analytics Bridge -to-Work for Black Canadian Women. This new funding will be applied to help expand their TechForward: Black Women in Data Analytics programming, enable updated workshops, panels, and market-level data analytics courses to new, enlarged cohorts of participants, and keep pilot alumni engaged. Tech Kids Unlimited (TKU) receivedUS$50,000 in funding from the Bank through theTD Charitable Foundation in 2023 for their "Career Ladder" program which is a US program focused on helping neurodiverse students and people with autism to attain better job opportunities through work-based learning modules for computer science, technology skills, and social emotional learning, as well as providing 6-week workplace internship programs.The McKenna Institute atUniversity of New Brunswick received a CA$750,000 grant in 2022 from the Bank through the TD Ready Challenge for their Indigenous Youth Digital Acceleration Program focused on helping to bridge the digital gap for Indigenous youth.- Venture for
Canada will receive CA$255,000 in funding from the Bank through the TD Ready Commitment distributed over 3 years starting in 2023 for their Sustainable Futures Fellowship Program focused on helping to support change, nurture progress, and contribute to making the world a better, more inclusive place.
"As new innovations, like AI, change how every industry operates, it's important that job seekers from all backgrounds have access to training for the jobs of the future," said
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