Oakville, Ont., June 23, 2020 – Today the Oakville Community Foundation announced its three award recipients for the inaugural Alexander and Bernice DeMaio Education Fund. The Alexander and Bernice DeMaio Education Fund is awarded to students in Oakville who are enrolled in post-secondary education. Each recipient receives $1,500, given directly to their post-secondary educational institution […]
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What is Our Role in Social Justice?
Written by: Wendy Rinella, CEO and Brian Hanna, Chair of the Board of Directors This is a question we, and we are sure others who lead organizations, have been thinking about a lot lately, prompted by the Black Lives Matter protests as well as police violence towards Indigenous Canadians and people of colour. We are […]
Oakville Community Foundation Awards $45,500 to Canadian Caribbean Association of Halton through Emergency Community Support Fund
Oakville, Ont., June 17, 2020 – Today, at the Canadian Caribbean Association of Halton (CCAH) Virtual Town Hall on Social Justice, Wendy Rinella, CEO of the Oakville Community Foundation, announced the successful grant of $45,500 to the CCAH from the Emergency Community Support Fund (ECSF), funded by the Government of Canada. In addition, The Foundation […]
Three Halton-Based Community Foundations Take Part in Emergency Community Support Fund
More Than $1,157,000 in funding available for charities supporting vulnerable populations May 20, 2020, Oakville: Burlington: Milton: Burlington Foundation, Community Foundation of Halton North and Oakville Community Foundation today announced they will provide over $1,157,000 to support Halton charities responding to COVID-19 as part of a new partnership with Community Foundations of Canada, United Way […]
Community Building Through the Community Education Awards Hub
In February, The Foundation introduced the Community Education Awards Hub, a brand new portal that allows students who are post-secondary bound the ability to access awards from local organizations, entirely online. With the announcement of public school closures until at least the end of May, it appears that this portal came just in time. Local […]
Oakville Resiliency Fund invests in Education Heroes – and supports virtual programming for Educators, Students and their Families
With the announcement of public school closures until the end of May, The Foundation is pleased to announce support to teachers, students and families to move educational supports and programming online. First, The Foundation is excited to announce the launch of “Community Classroom Online (Virtual programs),” which is now available free of charge on our […]
