Rural Education and Leadership Program for GSAs (R.E.A.L. Program)

The Youth Project, Halifax

The R.E.A.L. program will engage students who are involved in Gay-Straight Alliances (GSAs) in five rural areas across the province, helping them develop leadership skills and educate their school communities. Creating confident GSA students and a more educated and welcoming community will reduce violence. By providing support, the project builds resilience in the youth who can change the culture in those schools. Although this is a new program, it builds on the 2016 Safer Schools Initiative. The new program responds to the need for support in rural communities.

Grant amount: $17,446