BOF National Justice Working Group
Program Information
Beyond funding, BOF plays a national leadership role in shaping justice reform. BOF’s National Justice Working Group, is a coalition of grassroots organizations, scholars, Elders, cultural keepers, policy specialists, and youth, working in various ways in myriad disciplines, to address systemic and structural inequities in the justice system. Through its National Justice Working Group, BOF provides input and advocacy support to important policy initiatives such as Canada’s Black Justice Strategy, advocating for restorative and reparatory approaches to address systemic inequities. By combining direct support with policy influence and cross-sector collaboration, BOF is helping to build a more just and inclusive system for future generations.
About BlackOpportunity Fund
Black Opportunity Fund (BOF) is a community-led registered Canadian Charitable organization, whose mandate is to dismantle anti-Black racism by establishing a sustainable pool of capital to fund Black led businesses and Black led not for profits and charities, in order to improve the social and economic well-being of Canada’s Black communities.
The fund will catalyze the cultural, socio-economic, institutional, and political change required to enable Canada’s diverse Black communities to thrive. Black Opportunity Fund will prioritize initiatives around education, health, women, criminal justice, entrepreneurship, arts & culture, and youth that impact the quality of life in Black communities across Canada.
Black Opportunity Fund fulfills its mandate by
- Providing grants to Black-led not for profits and charities, who are leading initiatives that impact the quality of life in Canada’s Black communities.
- Facilitating access to capital for Black-led businesses to drive economic empowerment through the disbursement of loans, equity investments and other funding support.
Black Opportunity Fund’s Registered charity #727678070 RR 0001
- Black Opportunity Fund
- (BOF)
