Grant and Funding Programs Offered by Fondation Nouveaux Sentiers
Overview of Available Grants and Funding
The Foundation Nouveaux Sentiers is a dedicated organization that works to support personal, educational, and professional development among youth and communities. Through a variety of programs and initiatives, the foundation aims to create new opportunities, encourage innovation, and foster the well-being and success of individuals from diverse backgrounds.
Fondation Nouveaux Sentiers: Supporting First Nations Youth
Our Mission
Fondation Nouveaux Sentiers is dedicated to engaging and supporting First Nations youth in Quebec to enhance their well-being, individual and collective development, and fulfillment. The foundation aims to tackle urgent social challenges such as poverty, food insecurity, limited access to quality education, and health issues, which can lead to more dire realities like violence and substance abuse. By raising funds and launching impactful initiatives, the foundation strives to break the cycle of poverty and social exclusion.
Our Approach
The foundation creates positive life experiences for youth through tailored programs. Recognizing the complex social issues facing First Nations communities, Nouveaux Sentiers channels its resources into projects that provide hope, inspiration, and tangible opportunities for young people to thrive and return to their communities empowered to make a difference.
Key Initiatives
Camps: Fostering Cultural Identity
The foundation's camps offer unforgettable experiences designed to boost self-esteem, dream-building abilities, and engagement among First Nations youth. Participants return to their communities stronger, more courageous, and better equipped to realize their potential and contribute to their communities.
Deviens: Career Orientation and School Perseverance
The "Deviens" initiative encourages academic persistence and professional orientation. It provides students with tools, exploratory internships, and networking opportunities to help them discover and grow their interests, knowledge, confidence, and self-esteem.
Niska: Promoting Healthy Active Lifestyles
Niska supports sports and healthy living by motivating young people to adopt regular physical activity and healthy habits, fostering pride, a sense of accomplishment, and overall well-being through culturally meaningful projects.
Scholarships: Encouraging Academic Success
To address the many obstacles to achieving a diploma, the foundation—supported by partners like Fondation Desjardins—offers scholarships to motivate and enable youth to pursue their studies and achieve academic milestones.
The Lab: Social Innovation for Youth
The Lab focuses on developing innovative solutions to address the challenges faced by First Nations youth. Through creativity, adaptability, and stability, it seeks new ways to drive positive change and support young people's aspirations.
Community and Impact
Each year, Fondation Nouveaux Sentiers publishes an annual report showcasing its actions, projects, and the impact achieved across the province. The foundation's governance is continuously evolving to effectively serve First Nations youth and ensure transparency and accountability to its stakeholders and donors.
Get Involved
Fondation Nouveaux Sentiers invites support from volunteers, donors, and partners to further its mission. Whether by contributing time, resources, or expertise, every gesture helps empower the next generation of First Nations leaders.
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