COMMUNITY ONE BLOG

Success Story: National Eating Disorder Information Centre

We’re pleased to present yet another amazing success story from our 2020 Rainbow Grants! This time, check out our interview with the National Eating Disorder Information Centre (NEDIC), and the work they’re doing for the LGBTQIA2S+ community! Could you tell us a little about the initiative your 2020 Rainbow Grant has supported? With support from […]

Success Story: Bind Safe

We had a chance to catch up with another one of our many amazing 2020 Rainbow Grant recipients, Get REAL‘s Bind Safe! Check out our interview below: Could you tell us a little about the initiative your 2020 Rainbow Grant has supported? The initiative that was made possible by the Community One Foundation with a […]

Success Story: The Concerned Kids

Over the holidays, we had a chance to catch up with one of our many amazing 2020 Rainbow Grant recipients, The Concerned Kids. Check out our interview below with Executive Director Daven Seebarran! Daven, could you tell us a little about the initiative your 2020 Rainbow Grant has supported? The Rainbow Grant generously supported our […]

Passionate human rights defender and refugee Christopher Nkambwe receives Canada’s largest single cash award in recognition of outstanding LGBTQIA2S+ leadership

TORONTO, ON (November 6, 2020) – On the evening of November 5, 2020, Ugandan-born LGBTQIA2S+ activist, refugee and trans woman Christopher Nkambwe (pronouns: she/her) was honoured with Community One Foundation’s Steinert & Ferreiro Award, a commemorative award and $10,000 cash prize that celebrates unsung heroes for their contributions to the Canadian LGBTQIA2S+ community. Christopher Nkambwe’s […]