Projects & Impacts
Our Projects
Creating lasting impact through collaboration and innovation.
Our Mission
Coaching Boys Into Men
Sports-based violence prevention program for youth athletes
Coaching Boys Into Men is a sports-based initiative being implemented by Black Build Up and partners. CBIM was originally developed by Futures Without Violence and is recognised as the only evidence-based violence prevention program that trains and motivates high school coaches to teach their young male athletes healthy relationship skills, mental health practices, and the understanding that violence never equals strength. The program is delivered through twelve weekly coach-led discussions that take place during regular team practice.
Timeline: 30 months
30
monthly initiative across AB & BC
12
weekly coach-led discussions
communities
promoting respect and empathy
Impact
This 30-month initiative is being carried out in communities across Alberta and British Columbia. It brings together young athletes along with the coaches, parents, school administrators, and spectators who influence their development. By engaging all of these groups, the project promotes supportive team environments where accountability, respect, and empathy are valued and modelled consistently.
Education & Awareness
Canada Learning Bond
The Canada Learning Bond (CLB) is a government-sponsored educational savings incentive that provides children from low-income families born from 2004 onwards with financial support for post-secondary education. The purpose of the CLB is to encourage and reinforce the importance of savings for a child’s post-secondary education through a Registered Education Savings Plan (RESP). Eligible children from low-income families can receive an initial $500 and $100 for each year of eligibility until they turn 15, for a maximum total value of $2,000.
Timeline: March 2024 – Present
$2000 maximum bond value per
child 2004+ children born onwards eligible
$500 initial bond amount
Partnership Initiatives
WORBE Project
The WORBE Project aims at improving the representation of persons of African descent or who identify as black in the Banking, Finance and Tech sectors in Alberta and British Columbia. Increasing representation is important for sustainable growth and innovation. However, significant disparities in the representation persist for Black and racialized individuals in Alberta and British Columbia’s banking and finance sectors. Underrepresentation in banking and finance can have wide range of impacts as lack of diversity stifles creativity, innovation, access and knowledge to underserved communities ultimately hindering progress and corporate growth.
Timeline: March 2024 – Present
AB & BC sectors across provinces
Banking Finance & Tech focus areas
Community Empowerment
Youth Leadership Development Program
150+ youth participants enrolled
95% program completion rate
Community Empowerment
Community Health & Wellness Initiative
500+ families served annually
12 health workshops conducted
Impact Through Collaboration
“Together with our partners, we’ve mobilized $8 million for ecosystem development, empowered 3,000+ entrepreneurs, and organized BC’s only Black-led Women Business Exhibit”