To mark International Women’s Day, The Foundation is proud to steward Oakville’s only Women’s Giving Collective. The Collective is a group of like-minded women from different backgrounds and with different experiences who have come together to make a big charitable impact in our community. The theme for this year’s International Women’s Day is Every Woman […]
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Join Oakville Allies to participate in #ActsofAllyship and celebrate Treaty Day in Oakville
Join Oakville Allies to participate in #ActsofAllyship and celebrate Treaty Day in Oakville Posted on February 10, 2023 Join Oakville Allies to participate in #ActsofAllyship and celebrate Treaty Day in Oakville FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation (MCFN) and Oakville, Ont., February 10 , 2023 – Members of Gimaa (Chief) R. Stacey Laforme’s […]
Community Education Awards Hub reopens with 45+ scholarships, over $330k available
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Oakville, Ont., Feb. 1, 2023 – The Oakville Community Foundation’s Community Education Awards Hub has reopened for its fourth consecutive year with 45+ scholarship, bursary and educational award applications. The Awards Hub offers local students a singular online source to easily apply for multiple scholarships, bursaries and education awards to support their […]
Oakville Community Foundation grants $200k to local gender-equity charities
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Oakville, Ont., January 27, 2023 – Today, the Oakville Community Foundation announced funding totalling $200,000 to seven charitable organizations that are leading initiatives to support women, girls, Two-Spirit and gender-diverse individuals working towards a future grounded in equity, inclusion and justice. The funding is through the Fund for Gender Equality (the Fund). […]
Oakville Community Foundation’s Community Classroom launches its fifth year
New programming: Moccasin Identifier kits, Bhangra with Gurdeep Pandher and more FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Oakville, Ont., January, 16, 2023 – The Oakville Community Foundation’s Community Classroom Online has relaunched with both archived and new, free interactive videos spanning local arts, culture, heritage and environmental programming for Halton students. To start the year, students and teachers […]
Oakville Community Foundation to distribute $550,000 through Community Services Recovery Fund
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Oakville, Ont., January 10, 2023 – The Community Services Recovery Fund, in collaboration with the Canadian Red Cross, Community Foundations of Canada and the United Way Centraide Canada, is now open for applications. The Community Services Recovery Fund is a historic one-time investment of $400 million by the Government of Canada that […]
