Celebrities Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds are donating $250,000 to help launch a Canadian mentorship program for Indigenous post-secondary students, the program's chairperson announced on Tuesday. "This speaks not only to having the resources available to support Indigenous youth, but also is a signal of true reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Canadians." Influence Mentoring Society is excited to announce a generous donation of $250,000 from actors and philanthropists @vancityreynolds and @BlakeLively, which allows us to launch the Influence Mentoring Program.
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*#superheroes #mentoring pic.twitter.com/Ehb6wkPQPg —@influencementorReynolds and Lively said they were happy to support the program, which seeks to teach Indigenous issues, culture and history to Indigenous youth across Canada and help them enter the job market after graduation. "We are so happy to support the Influence Mentoring program that will help Indigenous youth in Canada, who are trying to successfully complete their post-secondary pursuits and enter the job market for the first time," Reynolds said.

Source: CBC News March 02, 2021 19:07 UTC