How We Give
We support our AMDF Family through annual and multi-year grants focused on prevention, early intervention, and wraparound care. Prioritizing youth mental health and youth homelessness, we empower charities that nurture meaningful change in young people’s lives.
Our Granting Continuum: Funding with Purpose
Our Granting Continuum is more than funding – it’s true collaboration. We invest in programs that deliver tangible outcomes, foster growth, and inspire lasting change for youth.
Currently, we support over 50 programs across Ontario, with an approach rooted in transparency, stability, and sustainability.
Our Granting Continuum includes three strategic funding streams, designed to meet charities where they are, build capacity, and scale impact.
Nurture Grant
Nurturing charitable relationships through programming support for direct and meaningful personalized impact.
Inspire Grant
Inspiring capacity-building through programmatic development for deep and expansive community impact.
Transform Grant
Transforming our communities through organizational empowerment for innovative and collaborative sector-wide impact.
New charities become members of the AMDF Family through Nurture Grants.
Funding Details
New charities become members of the AMDF Family through Nurture Grants. Grants are by invitation only. Funding for 2025 and 2026 is now closed. Please check back in Spring 2026 for granting opportunities.
Beyond the Grant
Beyond traditional granting, we offer a suite of capacity-building initiatives that equip our charitable partners with practical tools, expert guidance, and customized strategies to grow and thrive. From communications to leadership, storytelling, and beyond, we help charities amplify their impact, expand their reach, and achieve lasting change.
Beyond the Grant
Beyond traditional granting, we offer a suite of capacity-building initiatives that equip our charitable partners with practical tools, expert guidance, and customized strategies to grow and thrive. From communications to leadership, storytelling, and beyond, we help charities amplify their impact, expand their reach, and achieve lasting change.
Our Expert Partners
We collaborate with leading experts who share their knowledge and skills to help charities succeed.
Communications
Mentorship & Coaching
Storytelling for Change
Beyond the Grant Initiatives
Aiyanna’s Story: Inspiring Girls to Shape Their Future | Girls Inc. of York Region
Aiyanna always had strength, creativity, and a spark all her own. With the right support and encouragement, she began to recognize those strengths for herself and let them shine. This video was sponsored and produced by AMDF Productions.
Building Confidence Through Creative Expression | Project: Humanity
It starts with a game, builds into conversation, and ends with a room full of people feeling connected. That’s Project: Humanity’s Drama Drop-In (DDI). This video was sponsored and produced by AMDF Productions.
Opening Doors for Youth in Need | 40 Years of Youth Without Shelter
Home isn’t always a safe place. Every day, youth in our communities are navigating conflict, instability, and uncertainty. As Youth Without Shelter marks 40 years of opening doors, this is what community looks like – opening doors for youth facing homelessness. This video was sponsored and produced by AMDF Productions.
EPIC Leadership
Supporting leaders across the charitable sector through coaching, professional development, and cohort-based learning. AMDF is currently supporting five of our charitable partners’ Executive Directors to strengthen their leadership and capacity.
Access Alliance
In 2025, AMDF positively impacted 75,000+ young people, including:
19,060
Youth received access to mental health care
6,696
Youth who achieved positive identity development
323
Youth who accessed safe, long-term housing