The Black Youth Coalition Against Violence (BYCAV) is a registered not-for-profit group of black youth in Toronto aged 13-30 who endevour to eradicate all forms of violence in their community. As a coalition, we are allied with student groups, community organizations and concerned indivuals that are committed to ending violence through social justice initiatives and actions that empower our community.
BYCAV is comprised entirely of volunteers (except for one staff member), and is run by youth from the Black community for the Black youth. BYCAV is governed by the Steering Committee and is currently funded by the Youth Challenge Fund.