We need your support to help us build access so we can keep on growing our program.
On April 9th, 2025 we launched our 15 day fundraiser to raise funds so we can expand and improve our mentorship program designed with and for BIPOC young people with disabilities. Together, we raised $1185! While our fundraising campaign has now ended, we are still accepting donations throughout the year.
Share what we're doing, repost our stories, donate $15, $25 or more - every effort counts! Help us keep going.
What is Unboxing?
Unboxing Accessibility is a 4-month peer-to-peer mentorship program for youth and young adults who are black, indigenous, people of colour (BIPOC) with disabilities. This hybrid program is offered both in-person and virtually, inviting BIPOC young people to find a sense of belonging, social connection, and why their voice matters.
Mentors and mentees connect once a week to start a dialogue with each other through storytelling, creative-writing, visual arts, and interactive digital media. At the beginning of the program, participants receive a program kit that contains access to high-quality art materials and equipment, sharing opportunities to network with leaders in the arts and accessibility fields, and a platform to share their stories with the world.
Our Fundraiser Why
The purpose of the fundraiser is to raise money to strengthen our mentorship program by improving training resources, upgrading hybrid technology, increasing web accessibility, and supporting the well-being of our staff and volunteers through meals and transportation.
How will your support make an impact?
Your donation directly supports our team and participants—helping us provide better training, smoother hybrid sessions, more accessible tools, and essential supports like meals and transit for those who make the program possible.
In addition,
your support will help us create high-quality program kits for participants to receive at the beginning of the program. Check out our fundraising goals below to learn more about how we plan to use the money raised and why we are aiming for $5000.
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Testimonials
Here's what people are saying about Unboxing. Your support really makes a difference. These are the people that you are helping us make space with.
"I liked connecting with a BIPOC community curious about disability + accessibility"
— 2022 Participant
"I am interested in connecting with more community and arts-based work, expanding what I know to be out there"
— 2023 Participant
"I was pleasantly surprised to not just be a community connector but actually be a mentor and maintain a relationship with other mentees outside of the program."
— 2023 Participant
"The things I have learned in this program I have taken to other organizations. There is a new type of passion and I have a new perspective on how accessibility is integrated into different programs."
— 2024 Participant
Thank you to our sponsors
We’re incredibly grateful to our generous sponsors whose support helped make our 15 day fundraiser possible. Their contributions—whether through financial support or prize donations—are helping us build a more accessible, inclusive, and community-rooted program. Thank you for believing in our mission and investing in the future of mentorship, creativity, and community care.
