Oakville Community Foundation

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Reclaiming Power and Place

Join us on March 5th for an evening of conversation with Commissioner Qajag Robinson and Dr. Karine Duhamel.

Community Education Awards Hub

One-stop, free, online source for students to access numerous community scholarships, bursaries and awards in the Oakville area.

Investment Readiness Program

A new national initiative funded by the Government of Canada. IRP will provide time-limited investments to support a broad range of social purpose organizations.

Making Local Education Even Better

Community Classroom brings arts, culture and heritage programs to Oakville’s publicly funded elementary students free of charge.

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The Oakville Community Foundation

At The Oakville Community Foundation, we believe that the future strength and prosperity of our community starts with long-term investments made today. Our job is to keep an eye on our community’s needs and put resources where they are needed.

As a community foundation, we understand Oakville – from the local issues and needs to the agencies doing the best work to address these issues, to the people and organizations who are teaming up to make change possible.

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NEW Community Education Awards Hub

The Oakville Community Foundation is excited to announce the Community Education Awards Hub: a brand new online portal for post-secondary bound students to access local awards. The Awards Hub brings together over $300,000 in educational awards available to local students through the online portal. It also serves Oakville-area organizations, streamlining their efforts and providing efficient […]

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Federal Investment Readiness Program Brings Local Partners Together to Advance Social Innovation and Social Finance in Brant, Halton and Peel

For Immediate Release: December 20, 2019 Oakville, Ontario: Earlier today, the Government of Canada announced that stage one of its ten-year, $800 million commitment to funding social innovation and social finance across Canada has launched.  Called the Investment Readiness Program (IRP), the initiative builds on existing supports to help catalyze community-led solutions to persistent social […]

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