Feb 21, 2024 | Front Page, Publications, Reports
In issue five of the 2023 Our Halton series, the focus is on diversity. Diversity is about the individual. It is about the variety of unique dimensions, qualities, and characteristics we all possess, and the mix that occurs in any group of people. Race, ethnicity,...
Feb 6, 2024 | Community Lens, Reports, Social Planning, Uncategorized
Recently, international students in Canada are receiving noticeably more media coverage relating to immigration policies, current housing crises, cost of living, tuition fees and international student frauds. Using data from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship...
Jan 30, 2024 | Front Page, Media Releases
In advance of the 2024 Provincial budget, Volunteer Halton endorses the Ontario Nonprofit Network’s pre-budget submission to invest and unleash the sector’s full potential to serve Ontarians. In this submission, we expand on their recommendations to reinforce the...
Jan 25, 2024 | Community Lens, Front Page, Reports, Uncategorized
January 25, 2024 We are pleased to be releasing a new monthly publication called Community Data Watch. Community Development Halton (CDH) has recently released a report on income inequality and poverty in Halton. In this edition of Community Data Watch we have added a...
Jan 21, 2024 | Front Page, Uncategorized
Curated by Takyrah Anderson Tell us your name and the name of the project or initiative you are involved with. My name is Jess Lowe and I am the Supervisor of Empowerment Programs at Milton Community Resource Centre (MCRC). MCRC’s Empowerment Programs are designed to...
Jan 16, 2024 | Front Page, Reports
In issue four of the Our Halton series, the focus is on volunteerism. Unlike the other issues of the Our Halton series, the topic of volunteerism is not covered in the 2021 Census data from Statistics Canada, however, Community Development Halton felt that...
Jan 13, 2024 | Front Page
Written by Michael Summers Sustaining play at the Lawn Bowls Milton. Lawn Bowls Milton was formed in 1913 as the Milton Lawn Bowling Club. Its green and clubhouse are located on Commercial Drive just south of Main Street in Milton – a convenient location for...
Dec 15, 2023 | Front Page
Curated by Takyrah Anderson Tell us your name and the name of the project or initiative you are involved with. My name is Catherine Goetz. I volunteer for a not-for-profit company known as The Wearable Art Show. What have you most loved and appreciated about the...
Dec 9, 2023 | Front Page, Uncategorized
Curated by Takyrah Anderson Tell us your name and the name of the project or initiative you are involved with. My name is Jean Assamoa, and I am the founder of Akwaba Cultural Exchange. I am thrilled to share with you the impactful community project/initiative we are...