CONGRATULATIONS
to our 2025 Grant Winner
Meeting Meaning in Islam is the 2025 Voices Canada Community Project Grant recipient. This
4-session virtual therapy program supports adults in Ontario healing from religious trauma, centering 2SLGBTQIAP+ and BIPOC individuals with lived experience of Islam. The program creates an affirming, community-rooted space where Queer Muslims can reconnect with faith, identity, and one another.
By pairing trauma-informed therapy with culturally grounded care, Meeting Meaning in Islam offers a pathway toward belonging, healing, and self-determination.
Meeting Meaning
in Islam
This gathering is for anyone who identifies with, is connected to, or allies with the Muslim-experienced 2SLGBTQIAP+ community and wants to connect with culture and community. Sessions are held virtually via Jane Telehealth, prioritizing accessibility, safety, and confidentiality.
Interested in joining this free therapy group?
Celebrating our 2024
Grant Winners
Food As Medicine is a heartfelt initiative rooted in the work of Leading in Colour and brought to life by a trio of incredible women—Serisha Iyar (South African), Rose-Ingrid Benjamin (Haitian), and Janet Akins (Nigerian). These Eldest Immigrant Daughters connected through shared experiences of navigating parentified roles in their families and their work as advocates for racial equity. Together, they envisioned a space where racialized women like them could gather, heal, and build solidarity. Supported by Leading in Colour, this initiative is creating a powerful network in Ottawa for racialized women and femmes aged 20-40, fostering cultural exchange, storytelling, and collective growth.
Annual Community Project Grant
This $1,000 grant is designed to fuel the creativity and passion of BIPOC changemakers across Ontario. Our goal is simple: to get resources directly into the hands of people and organizations who are already doing the powerful, grassroots work of empowering and energizing diverse communities.
Who Can Apply?
This opportunity is open to BIPOC individuals and organizations located in Ontario, Canada. We’re looking for applicants with a vision to build community, uplift marginalized voices, and spark positive change. Whether you’re an experienced organizer or launching your first community initiative, if your project will bring people together and inspire collective empowerment, we want to hear from you.