Tangerine Project Forward^®

motionball is a national non-profit that empowers young Canadians to be leaders in their communities, raising funds and awareness for Special Olympics through integrated social and sporting events. We believe that the next generation of Canadians, today’s students and young professionals, are the future of the Special Olympics movement – with the power to make meaningful difference for generations to come.

The Native Canadian Centre of Toronto (NCCT) is a vibrant community hub offering cultural programs, workshops, and support services for Indigenous peoples.

Helping youth since 1986, Youth Without Shelter is an emergency residence and referral agency serving homeless youth. Open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, they’re dedicated to providing shelter and support programs in a safe environment, with the goal of getting youth off the streets permanently.

Ernestine’s is an emergency shelter that was opened in 1983 by a group of community members who saw a need for a safe place for women and children fleeing violence and abuse. Ernestine’s provides a range of holistic services to shelter and outreach clients, including 24-hour crisis-line assistance, individual and group-based counselling support, child & youth programs, access to the shelter’s on-site food bank, as well as legal, housing, and immigration support and advocacy.

The 519 is committed to the health, happiness and full participation of the LGBTQ2S communities and is Canada’s most prominent LGBTQ2S community centre and service provider. A City of Toronto agency with an innovative model of service, space and leadership, they strive to make a real difference in people’s lives, while working to promote inclusion, understanding and respect.

With over 1,700 program locations across Canada, YMCA is dedicated to the growth of all persons in spirit, mind and body, and to their sense of responsibility to each other and the global community. YMCA provides vital community services that are having a positive impact on some of Canada’s most pressing social issues.

Tangerine Community Gyms are flagship events where Tangerine brings together youth in communities across Canada, providing them with inspiration, motivation and encouragement to effect positive change in their lives and the lives of others in their community. Each session fosters self-confidence, respect for others, inclusion, teamwork, leadership and, of course, basketball.