FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Oakville, Ont., February 10, 2026 – The Community Education Awards Hub has reopened for 2026 with more Oakville-based scholarships, bursaries and education awards worth a total of $400,000 for graduating students heading off to post-secondary education. Students can register for The Awards Hub and take the eligibility quiz to narrow down available […]
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Oakville’s community generosity raises almost $920K for local charities
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Oakville, Ont., January 13, 2025 – The Oakville Community Foundation is thrilled to announce that the 2025 GIVEOakville campaign raised almost $920,000 for local Oakville charities, thanks to the generosity and support of the Oakville community. GIVEOakville is a local crowdfunding campaign run annually by the Oakville Community Foundation, most recently from […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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, […]
