Oakville Community Foundation announces more than $50k for local high school students

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Oakville, Ont., June 19, 2026 – The Oakville Community Foundation is thrilled to announce more than $50,000 has been awarded to 24 local students heading off to post-secondary school. The Oakville Youth Education Award, the Pehar Family Mental Health Scholarship, the Kopriva-Robinson Family Foundation Award and the Kick Start your Education Award […]

Community Education Awards Hub reopens with more scholarships for Oakville students

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Oakville, Ont., February 4, 2025 – The Community Education Awards Hub has reopened for 2025 with more scholarships, bursaries and education awards for Oakville and Halton students. Available awards are worth between $750 and $20,000. The Awards Hub was created in 2020 to make it easier to create, apply and award scholarships. […]

Oakville Community Foundation to distribute $100k to four collaborative community priorities thanks to local support for the GIVEOakville campaign

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Oakville, Ont., January 30, 2025 – The Oakville Community Foundation will be distributing $100,000 to four different community priorities thanks to the money raised during the 2024 GIVEOakville campaign. For the first time ever, donors to the 2024 GIVEOakville campaign were able to donate to a specific community priority. Fundholders, OCF Community […]

Highlighting Oakville Dads for Father’s Day

  Happy Father’s Day! In honour of this special day, we’re highlighting a local group we’re proud to partner with, Oakville Dads! The Oakville Dads Community Fund supports community members through the group’s local fundraising events and campaigns. Their focus is on helping vulnerable people in Oakville get the proper food, shelter, materials and education […]

Community Classroom returns with new in-class instruction and virtual learning for Oakville and Halton students

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Oakville, Ont., January 22, 2024 – The Oakville Community Foundation’s Community Classroom is back with new free, interactive content, including in-class activities and performances for the first time since 2019. Community Classroom was developed in 2018 with the goal of “No Child Left Behind”, addressing the unequal access to community programs and […]