Jul 28, 2023 | 2023 Q2, Newsletter
FBC attended the 41st anniversary of the BBPA Harry Jerome Awards. It is inspiring to see the phenomenal work that Black Canadian trailblazers & industry leaders are doing in their fields. The Harry Jerome Awards is Canada’s signature event celebrating Black...
Jul 28, 2023 | 2023 Q2, Newsletter
FBC and Skills for Life invite you to register for our 2023 Impact Gala Fundraiser celebrating providing over 150 youth across Canada with over $200,000 in scholarships. Purchase a ticket or donate (tax receipt available) to help us continue the impact next year. Get...
Apr 11, 2023 | 2023 Q1, Newsletter
On January 26th, we successfully hosted our second National Partners Group meeting to connect members of the community together. It was an interactive session where some of our partners; African Caribbean Business Network, Black in Saskatchewan, The Council for Black...
Apr 11, 2023 | 2023 Q1, Newsletter
We partnered with the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) through the Immunization Partnership Fund to help close the vaccine gap among populations with lower vaccine uptake. This project had three objectives: A community micro contribution project to provide...
Apr 11, 2023 | 2023 Q1, Black Entrepreneurship Program, Newsletter
We received a grant of over $1.3 million from the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario and hosted our first in-person event since the pandemic. The BEP launch event was held on February 21st at the University of Toronto, Scarborough. Thanks to the...
Apr 11, 2023 | 2023 Q1, Newsletter, Priority Areas & Campaigns
We are excited to announce that we launched the Student Support for Learning Program (SSLP) in February to support over 120 high school youth across five provinces. The program will allows FBC to provide educational bursaries to several hard working youth from among...
