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NEW Community Education Awards Hub

The Oakville Community Foundation is excited to announce the Community Education Awards Hub: a brand new online portal for post-secondary bound students to access local awards. The Awards Hub brings together over $300,000 in educational awards available to local students through the online portal. It also serves Oakville-area organizations, streamlining their efforts and providing efficient […]

Federal Investment Readiness Program Brings Local Partners Together to Advance Social Innovation

For Immediate Release: December 20, 2019 Oakville, Ontario: Earlier today, the Government of Canada announced that stage one of its ten-year, $800 million commitment to funding social innovation and social finance across Canada has launched. Called the Investment Readiness Program (IRP), the initiative builds on existing supports to help catalyze community-led solutions to persistent social […]

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Oakville is a wealthy community, but 1 in 8 live in poverty in one neighborhood
An Update on The Foundation’s First Impact Investment
5 unique ways to leave a legacy— and the easiest!
Honouring her Husband’s Legacy with a Gift of Education
It’s All in the Family

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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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An Update on The Foundation’s First Impact Investment

The Oakville Community Foundation’s first impact investment loan has supported 55 youth, to date, with housing through the Halton Children’s Aid Society (HCAS). The trilateral loan made in 2018, together with Burlington Community Foundation and Hamilton Community Foundation, supported the purchase of a home as part of HCAS Bridging the Gap program. The home serves […]

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5 unique ways to leave a legacy— and the easiest!

“Roll me up and smoke me when I die.” – Willie Nelson It may be a Willie Nelson song, but it sure would be a unique way to leave a legacy. Unlike Willie, for most people, their legacy has to do with the impact they’ve had on their family, friends, community and the world around […]

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Honouring her Husband’s Legacy with a Gift of Education

After her husband John passed away, April Macdonald found herself responsible for implementing the philanthropic plans they had made together. She knew what causes they had identified together but had no experience with philanthropy. “John was a self-made man who came from humble beginnings,” says April. “I wanted to honour his belief that education is […]

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