We invest in interventions that change trajectories.
The Sonor Foundation funds organizations and projects offering innovative programming serving Transgender and Gender-Diverse Communities, Parents, Children and Youth, and Newcomers and Immigrants.
Learn about our most recent grantees below.
Transgender and Gender-Diverse Communities
Stop Now and Plan (SNAP)
The Stop Now and Plan Program (SNAP ®) is an evidence-based, award-winning crime prevention model program developed in Canada by the Child Development Institute (CDI). Since its inception over thirty years ago, SNAP ® has helped children, youth and their families learn self-control and problem-solving skills along with strategies to manage their emotions.
Stepstones for Youth | Safe at Home Project
IMPACT AREA: [PLACEHOLDER]
StepStones’ Safe at Home Project connects children and youth with kin and community allies who provide long-term, stable, caring home environments. Children and youth are supported in building meaningful connections, increasing their sense of belonging, school engagement, and overall well-being.
Pathways to Education
IMPACT AREA: [PLACEHOLDER]
Pathways to Education provides a holistic combination of academic, financial, social, and one-on-one support to promote positive development and remove barriers to graduation for youth living in low-income communities across Canada.
Multicultural Access to Social Support Initiative (MASSI)
IMPACT AREA: [PLACEHOLDER]
The more than half a million South Asians living in Peel have unique needs in terms of navigating complex family issues. The MASSI (Multicultural Access to Social Support Initiative) project works to address the gap in culturally appropriate family services by offering a holistic service delivery model that encourages the presence of cultural facilitators and supports.
Giiwedin Anang Council
IMPACT AREA: [PLACEHOLDER]
The Giiwedin Anang Council is a community-based Indigenous Alternative Dispute Resolution program. Since 2008, the Council has helped resolve disputes between Children’s Aid Societies and Indigenous Families.
CARES | SAAAC Autism Centre
IMPACT AREA: [PLACEHOLDER]
CARES is an eight-week skills-based support program for caregivers of children with complex needs whose culture and experiences are traditionally excluded from mainstream settings.
African Caribbean Black - Family Group Conferencing
IMPACT AREA: [PLACEHOLDER]
The African, Caribbean, Black Family Group Conferencing Project (ACB-FGC) works to transform the way the child welfare system supports the well-being of African, Caribbean, and Black (ACB) children, families, and youth by delivering culturally adapted Family Group Conferencing to families and youth in the Toronto area.