FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Oakville, Ont., February 9, 2022 – The Oakville Community Foundation’s Community Education Awards Hub, in its 3rd year, is now open for applications with $330,000 available in education awards, scholarships and bursaries. The Awards Hub is a one-stop, free, online source to help local students access dozens of scholarships, bursaries and awards […]
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OTF helps Oakville Community Foundation’s Community Classroom move online
Oakville, ON – In 2018, the Oakville Community Foundation received a three-year, $222,100 Grow grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF) to expand its Community Classroom program, which provides free local arts, culture and heritage programming to students in publicly-funded schools. With the support of this grant, the Oakville Community Foundation relaunched Community Classroom Online […]
Oakville Community Foundation’s GIVEOakville campaign funds $575,000 for local charities
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Oakville, Ont., January 19, 2022 – The Oakville Community Foundation’s GIVEOakville campaign funded just over $575,000 to support local charities in the Oakville and Halton area. GIVEOakville supported grant requests from 55 local charities in Oakville’s only online crowd-funding campaign. Just over $425,000 was raised from The Foundation’s Fundholders and public donations. […]
Oakville Community Foundation’s Community Classroom Online has new interactive videos and programs from Community Partners
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Oakville, Ont., January 10, 2022 – The Oakville Community Foundation’s Community Classroom Online has reopened for 2022 and features new interactive videos for elementary and secondary students plus NEW live-streamed events. The goal is to ensure students continue to have access to local arts, culture, heritage and environmental programming free of charge […]
Oakville Community Foundation grants $10K to help resettlement of Afghan refugees by local faith community
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Oakville, Ont., December 21, 2021 – The Oakville Community Foundation has granted $10,000 from the Oakville Resettlement Fund to support the resettlement efforts of Afghan refugees in Oakville. The money will help Maple Grove United Church, Knox Presbyterian Church and Munn’s United Church sponsor one family each. It costs around $40,000 to […]
Oakville Community Foundations launches GIVEOakville campaign, redesigned platform
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Oakville, Ont., November 15, 2021 – The Oakville Community Foundation has launched the GIVEOakville campaign, running from November 15 until December 13, 2021, with a new redesigned platform. GIVEOakville is a holiday-giving campaign that features dozens of charities in the Oakville and Halton area. Charities request up to $25,000 to support their […]
New Truth & Reconciliation Initiative “Debwewin”-The Oakville Truth Project
October 7, 2021 – The Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation and the Oakville Community Foundation have launched “Debwewin”- the Oakville Truth Project, to further our shared understanding of Oakville’s Indigenous past and support local Truth & Reconciliation. “Debwewin” refers to one of the Anishinabek seven grandfathers teaching for “truth.” This project will raise questions about […]
Oakville Community Foundation addresses sedentary older adults with grant to Rotary Oakville Trafalgar
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Oakville, Ont., July 7, 2021 – Today, the Oakville Community Foundation announced a grant of over $32,000 to the Rotary Oakville Trafalgar. The Foundation is excited to support the Rotary Oakville Trafalgar’s project which will bring Adult and Senior Fitness Equipment to Memorial Park as it provides a solution to one of […]
The Golden Horseshoe Hub provides $736,076 to community-led infrastructure projects
Grants part of the Government of Canada’s Healthy Communities Initiative Oakville, June 1, 2021: The Golden Horseshoe Hub is excited to announce the allocation of funding for programs to support higher quality of life for people. The Golden Horseshoe Hub is led by Oakville Community Foundation and is a consortium of eight community foundations including: […]
Oakville Community Foundation’s Community Education Awards Hub Opens with New Indigenous Student Awards
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Oakville, Ont., February 19, 2021 – The Oakville Community Foundation’s Community Education Awards Hub is now open and accepting applications for local bursaries, scholarships and awards for post-secondary students and mature students. In its second year, the Awards Hub is opening with new Indigenous student awards. The Miller Family Foundation Bursary is […]
