Health and Wellness

Health charities saw some of the fastest growth in online giving during 2020, with 26% of donations going towards this area of need. Even so, 89% of these charities saw a decrease in donations and 60% saw a decrease in overall revenue.

Many of these charities also had to deal with the impacts of physical distancing requirements which limited people into hospitals, homes and treatment centres. For many of these charities, this meant losing volunteers; 64% said that they saw a decrease in volunteer numbers.

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Patty’s Place, Oakville’s dementia care centre, contains the first Immersion Room in Canada specifically designed to bring extraordinary virtual experiences to people living with dementia.

We will help our friends and neighbours cope better and emerge from the pandemic healthy, resilient, and thriving.

Central West Specialized Developmental Services is requesting crisis support for families caring for their family members with intellectual and developmental disabilities with complex needs.

The Darling Home for Kids offers a combination of unique programs and services to families raising a medically complex child.

For over 47 years, Distress Centre Halton (DCH), has been providing emotional support, crisis intervention and suicide prevention to our Halton communities.

ErinoakKids Centre for Treatment and Development is currently Ontario’s largest children’s treatment centre, serving more than 20,000 children and youth annually.

Over 1000 households in Oakville rely on weekly Fresh GOOD Food Support from Food for Life and its Allied Agencies, with more accessing rescued food from FFL’s agency partners.

Front Line Outreach connects directly with low income families, seniors and the homeless who reside in Oakville who lack sufficient resources to maintain even the minimum standard of living.

An important part of this pilot is to provide skills and training opportunities to youth, equipping them with the hands-on experience they need to maintain and/or build new homes in their communities.

Halton Food for Thought partners with the Boards of Education and the community to operate Student Nutrition Programs in our schools.

Halton Women’s Place is the ONLY women’s shelter in the Region. The pandemic has isolated women and children experiencing abuse like never before by not allowing women to have a safe place or time to reach out and ask for help.

Heartache2Hope is the only Ontario organization dedicated to providing supportive services for suicide loss grievers.

Ian Anderson House, Ontario’s first in-resident cancer hospice, provides quality end-of-life palliative care to residents and supports their families during their last weeks of life.

Lions Foundation of Canada provides Dog Guides at no cost and supports each Dog Guide team that graduates with training and guidance for the working life of the Dog Guide.

March of Dimes Canada Non-Profit Housing Corporation (NPHC) offers Ontarians with physical disabilities a single solution for support, care, and accessible, affordable accommodation, recognizing that people are happiest living in a place they can call their own home.

Oakville Meals on Wheels provides a subsidized meal to those who cannot afford a meal, have little or no access to traditional sources including food banks and local area churches due to the lack of transportation and may not have cooking facilities available to them.

Funding support will help ensure patients receive optimal stabilization, treatment and recovery in a safe environment.

DAR Foundation has been serving the community in Oakville for the past 10 years and was able to help improve the mental and physical condition of the community members through various religious, educational and community solidarity programs.

The Halton Lighthouse is an emergency homeless shelter providing immediate access to emergency accommodations and basic needs for adults experiencing or at risk of homelessness in the Halton Region.

SAVIS of Halton is a non-profit agency that provides support to survivors of sexual violence in the Halton region, free of cost and free of judgement.

Wellspring Birmingham Gilgan House in Oakville provides trusted cancer support programs for patients and their families, including children.

The Willow Foundation is a non-profit, charitable organization dedicated to improving the health and wellness of older adults living in 3 of Halton Region’s long term care homes and participants in three adult day programs.

We recognize that a post-pandemic reality will be filled with more women in crisis and a greater need for programming and support networks for women in Oakville.