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 […]

From the Archives – Older Adults in our Community

The Oakville Community Foundation has 27 years of published content from blogs, articles, research, reports and more! Join us as we periodically look back at The Foundation’s history of work on various topics and issues in the community in our new series, From the Archives. Through the Years Did you know that the Vital Older […]

#WeekendReads – Get to Know the New Members of the Board

Annually, the Oakville Community Foundation concludes the year with the Annual General Meeting of members. The meeting is both to recognize the work of the prior year but also a chance to thank our Board for their leadership and work, as well as to recognize Board Members who are completing their term of office.  At […]

A Youth Perspective: The Impact of COVID-19 – Part 2

So often we read articles about COVID-19 and its impact on society, but what about its impact on youth? Instead of writing a second-hand account of what the youth in our community are seeing, hearing and feeling, our spring intern Charlotte Bright sat down with her fellow classmates to have a frank conversation about how COVID-19 has […]

#WeekendReads – Explore the Vital Older Adults Report in three ways!

Welcome back to the #WeekendReads series! On Fridays the Oakville Community Foundation will share reports, data and information to help you stay informed when it comes to the community, the charitable sector and more. Click here for previous installments. Did you know that Living Your Best Life: A Report on the Vitality of Older Adults in […]

A Youth Perspective: The Impact of COVID-19 – Part 1

Welcome to our first audio blog! So often we read articles about COVID-19 and its impact on society, but what about its impact on youth? Instead of writing a second-hand account of what the youth in our community are seeing, hearing and feeling, our spring intern Charlotte Bright sat down with her fellow classmates to […]

The ‘uncovery’ of 215 unmarked graves

What We Need To Do Now Written by: Bindu Cudjoe, Board Chair, Oakville Community Foundation The ‘uncovery’ of the unmarked graves of 215 children in Kamloops made national news this weekend, as it should have.  I am heartbroken, like so many of you, but not surprised.   While the terrible residential school system was not a […]

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: […]

New partnership between Oakville Dads, Oakville Community Foundation

The Oakville Community Foundation is thrilled to announce a new partnership with the community group Oakville Dads. The Oakville Dads Community Fund, held at The Foundation, has been created as a way to support community members through local fundraising events and campaigns. Their focus is on helping vulnerable people in Oakville get the proper food, […]