“The disparities in educational outcomes/experiences of Black youth in Peel are longstanding issues that have never received enough attention or focus. Part of this challenge in youth services was due to the lack of race-based data to represent what the Black community has been communicating for several years. I learned about the BYSSI project at a time where policies, reports, data, board initiatives and funding sources were finally leading us to a place where Black students were becoming priority to some degree. Through my work within the region I have always been aware of the innovation and amazing program delivery coming from Black-led and Black-serving organizations, so I jumped at the opportunity to work alongside some of these groups to lead a project focused on educational outcomes for Black students.”
