Black Youth Initiative strives to build a world where Black and Indigenous youth shape their own futures through shared collaboration, access to low barriers micro grants and intra communal solidarity.
Black Youth Initiative is a collective product of love and care from the tireless labor of three Black femmes with the intersections of being Refugees, Migrants, Muslim and Queer.
Our hope and intentionality for the work we do rests with sharing mutual aid efforts and resource redistribution that are vital for supporting our beloved Indigenous and Black communities.
BYI Evaluation - Public Survey
Are you a Black or Indigenous youth (ages 18–30) living in BC? If you’ve never received funding from BYI before, we would love to hear from you!
We’re currently evaluating the first four cycles of our Community Action Grant and taking time to reflect on how we can better support Black and Indigenous youth in future rounds. As part of that process, we’re gathering insights from people in our wider community, particularly those who haven’t yet accessed funding through BYI.
Complete the survey by Friday August 15th, 2025
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