The world is going through changes. It’s important to have conversations with people and use the platforms available to us to try help. I wanted to use this post today to highlight ways that anyone can help in the Toronto community.
New York magazine has a list of 115 Ways to Donate in Support of Black Lives and Communities of Color. I encourage anyone looking to help to read through this list.
As someone who has a transgender sister I would like to specifically highlight supporting transgender people of colour in Toronto. The city of Toronto website has some resources for transgender people. I would also recommend learning about the daily struggles of transgender people and specifically transgender people of colour.
NOW magazine highlights some organizations in Toronto that can always use support.
Black organizations and fundraisers you can support in Toronto
I personally will be reaching out to organizations as a volunteer to see if they have any need for a developer with my skillset. Even if it is as simple as refreshing their website or cleaning up a WordPress instance so it runs more smoothly, I would like to help. If you know of any organizations that I should reach out to in particular, please let me know.
NOW magazine also has a list of Black-owned businesses in Toronto that you can support to help maintain and empower their presence in the community.
Black-owned businesses in Toronto you can support right now