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Community Classroom

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

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Community Services Recovery Fund

This $400 million Fund will support Community Service Organizations including non-profit organizations, Indigenous Governing Bodies and Registered Charities located in Canada as they focus on how to adapt their organizations for pandemic recovery.

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Halton Youth Collective

The program is a collaborative approach – or wraparound service – to address the issues that confront youth as they transition out of care.

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Canada Healthy Communities Initiative

The Healthy Communities Initiative is a $31 million investment from the Government of Canada to support communities as they create and adapt public spaces to respond to the new realities of COVID-19. 

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Community Education Awards Hub

The one-stop, free, online source for students to access numerous community scholarships, bursaries and awards.

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The Fund for Gender Equality

We know that investing in women, girls, Two-Spirit and gender diverse individuals is not just the right thing to do, it is a strategic choice.

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GIVEOakville

The GIVEOakville campaign will return in 2026!

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Subscribe today to The Foundation's monthly newsletter highlighting the latest news and events. See past issues here.  

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                          Local Oakville philanthropists recognized by OCF

                          FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Oakville, Ont., December 9, 2025 – The Oakville Community Foundation has announced that Bonnie Jackson has been awarded the Adrian Coote Volunteer Award, The Kenny Family has been awarded the Family Founders Cup and Michael Whitcombe has been awarded the inaugural Michael Whitcombe Award for Outstanding Board Volunteer. The awards were announced […]

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                          GIVEOakville is back and still the best way to support local charities!

                          FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Oakville, Ont., November 14, 2025 – The annual holiday giving campaign, GIVEOakville, has opened once again with more than 65 local Oakville charities in need of the community’s support. The GIVEOakville campaign is run by the Oakville Community Foundation through an online platform, giving community members a central place to make their […]

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                          Generosity Builds Oakville’s Community

                          Written by: Wendy Rinella, CEO, Oakville Community Foundation This week we’re launching a new research series on generosity called: the Oakville Generosity Report. Why? Because generosity is not only fundamental to the operation of our local charities but our community is built on generosity.  I often remark that If you remove private businesses, private homes, […]

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                          Oakville is a wealthy community, but 1 in 8 live in poverty in one neighborhood

                          FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Oakville, Ont., October 9, 2025 – A new update report from the Oakville Community Foundation explores the contrast of being considered a wealthy community while also having the highest low-income rate in Halton. There is a widely held belief that Oakville is a wealthy community untouched by common social issues, like homelessness, […]

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