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 […]
Emergency Community Support Fund | Joint Statement: CFC, Canadian Red Cross, United Way Centraide Canada
April 21, 2020 A Message from Community Foundations of Canada: The Government of Canada’s $350M Emergency Community Support Fund is a vital step forward in our country’s rapid response to COVID-19. As Minister Hussen has noted, “The COVID-19 crisis is having a real and significant impact on all Canadians. Today’s announcement will help ensure that if Canadians […]
Appreciating our Community Volunteers for National Volunteer Week
We are so lucky to live in a community with many dedicated and supportive individuals. Now more than ever we have seen the resiliency of the human spirit and we are amazed by the amount of people who have come forward to offer their help to our local community. During this global health crisis, there […]
Oakville ‘Community Hero’ Turns Donor with a $200,000 Personal Pledge & Challenge To Our Community
April 21, 2020: Oakville, Ontario: Oakville ‘Community Hero’ Turns Donor with a $200,000 Personal Pledge & Challenge To Our Community A local Oakville Family Physician wants to Inspire and Challenge others with her personal pledge of $200,000 in support of Food Relief efforts, a gift made to the Oakville Resiliency Fund. But she doesn’t want […]
Oakville Community Foundation Announces First Round of Grants from Oakville Resiliency Fund Phase I – Supporting our Community Heroes
April 8, 2020: Oakville, Ontario: Oakville Community Foundation Announces First Round of Grants from Oakville Resiliency Fund Phase I – Supporting our Community Heroes The Oakville Community Foundation has created the Oakville Resiliency Fund to support our local community during this State of Emergency and beyond when it is time to help our charitable sector […]
Community Building at a time of Social Distancing
Dear Community Foundation Fundholders, Agencies, Charity Partners and Volunteers Like many of us I find myself in a different situation than I thought I would be earlier this week. I was looking forward to a week of skiing during spring break with my family and friends. Now like other businesses and organizations, we are focused […]
