UNITY Charity is a youth led and artist driven anti-violence charity that teaches youth to use positive artistic expression to make positive life choices, making our communities stronger and safer. Through our performance driven programs and events, we display the possibilities of positive self-expressions to help boost self-esteem of youth while steering them away from violence, racism and other negative expressions.
They focus on turning negative situations into positive opportunities for creative expression. For example, they show how Hip-hop, an often negatively portrayed subculture is actually one of the most positive creative outlets available to youth. Their Feature program “Hip Hop Away From Violence” reaches over 20,000 youth per year in and around the city of Toronto. Since 2003, Hip Hop Away From Violence has been in over 25 high schools, reaching over 25,000 youth in Toronto, Peel, York, Guelph and Durham Regions. Through Unity Charity's inspirational performance assemblies and follow-up artistic development workshops, UNITY provides positive artistic outlets for youth to express themselves instead of expressing themselves through violence, drug use, stereotyping, bullying and other negative forms of self-expression.
(Source: UNITYCHARITY.com)
Spotlight Charity: UNITY
Mike Prosserman sharing at Inspired Alliances Apr 2, 2009
April 2009 Edition
Helping people to Discover, Connect,
and Make a Difference!
Million Dollar Smiles
Youth Stopping Youth Violence
Making a Difference in China
Christina Chan., shares with all, how we can help those in desperate need of medical resources in the poorer regions of China.
Mike Prosserman just graduated last year from University. He has taken his passion for hip hop and break dancing into High Schools, spear-heading a youth led movement against Violence called UNITY.
Anna Lopes wanted to pay it forward so she started a non profit organization to put smiles on the faces of people facing major challenges in their everyday lives.
Riding to Conquer Cancer
Building Homes, Building Hope
Big Brothers Big Sisters
Aaron Chan., C.A. Forensic Accountant, volunteers his time at CA tax clinics, providing free tax services for low-income families, and is also a Big Brother.
Ian Macrae inspired many people at the Inspired Alliances' June event with his stories of people coming together to help build homes for families in the Greater Toronto Area.
Maia Alvina wanted to pay it forward so she started a non profit organization to put smiles on the faces of people facing major challenges in their everyday lives.
Light the Night Walk
Steve Holder talked about his experience with being diagnosed with Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia (APL) in the spring of 2008, his road to remission, and Light the Night Walk.
