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The Problem

Rising Unemployment Rates

Black youth face significantly higher unemployment, around 20.7% to over 26.4% nationally in 2025, compared to non-racialized youth at around 12.0%.

Source: Statistics Canada. (2025, August 8). Labour Force Survey, July 2025. The Daily.

Societal Stereotypes

Society frequently boxes individuals into roles based on their race, age, and socio-economic backgrounds. Black youth are often pigeonholed into specific career paths.

Educational Gaps

Mainstream education rarely offers hands-on training in creative, technical and professional fields, or programs that reflect the experiences of Black youth.

Limited Representation

Design has long suffered from an under-representation of Black professionals which can make mentorship and opportunities for Black youths harder.

Our Goal

To help our youth discover their direction and take their first real steps toward meaningful and impactful design careers.

Continual Improvement

We believe that youths deserve a safe, supportive, and collaborative environment to develop and learn new skills.

Our ideology is to meet youth where they are and support them with the guidance and patience. We believe education should be about teaching each youth at their own optimal pace.

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