Human Resources committee  First of all, I'd like to really welcome and applaud the endowment fund. It's really good timing for us because, through the SBCCI, we're looking to become a charity. The other support we're looking for is grant-writing support. We definitely look to apply for the funding. This has really helped to better position us to potentially access these funds.

Human Resources committee  As far as disabilities, I could submit that to the committee at another point in time. No one really comes to mind. There are a lot of different organizations that we work with in different capacities. Again, I just want to thank the committee and the government for these efforts to help to support us, help us grow and really help support the Black community.

Human Resources committee  Okay, I'd like to say that sustainability is definitely an ongoing concern. In looking at the organizations that have tapped into the funding, we see that there is definitely a lot of proof to support that it works, but the big concern is how long the funding will be around. Will it survive transitions of power and stuff, and what's the plan to really make it sustainable over a long run?

Human Resources committee  Thank you for the invite and for the questions. Yes, definitely, the financial resources will really help accelerate things by a few years, I think. Otherwise, because we're a non-profit, we haven't received a lot of funding. We're generating funding through our initiatives, so this really helps to move us forward, I would say, by a few years.

Human Resources committee  Sure. One of our main activities is hosting an annual conference that brings educators from across Ontario, and actually across Canada, the U.S. and other parts of the world, together to share the best practices that are going on in education. School districts within Ontario, and districts across the country and other countries, face a lot of the same challenges.

Human Resources committee  Thank you so much. Good afternoon, everyone. It's a pleasure to be here. I want to thank you for the invitation and for facilitating this. I'm Warren Salmon. I am the founding president of the Ontario Alliance of Black School Educators that was founded in 2013. The purpose of ONABSE is to promote and facilitate the education of all students, African Canadian students in particular.