Community support needed now! DONATION FORM IS BELOW August 16, 2021, Burlington, Ontario: Halton Catholic Children’s Foundation (HCCF) has announced a back-to-school initiative to provide 200 backpacks with school supplies and to support ongoing basic needs like clothing, shoes, and outerwear for students in Halton’s Catholic Community starting in September and throughout the school year. “Poverty is a...
Being outside & in person……check! Spending the day at the golf course…..check! Helping students & families in need…..check! What a FANTASTIC day. THIS IS WHY IT MATTERS THAT YOU SUPPORTED STUDENTS & FAMILIES IN NEED - THANK YOU “God answers prayers, thank-you so much for the funds. I just lost my job yesterday and am grateful.” HCDSB Parent “This family felt so...
You don't need to be a wealthy celebrity to take advantage of tax efficient ways of charitable giving and to help create social change. Many Canadians are not aware of the significant tax savings they can realize by making a charitable gift as part of their estate or by other means. Wills and other ways of...
May 13, 2021, Burlington, Ontario: Halton Catholic Children’s Foundation (HCCF) has announced it will be offering $5,000 in bursaries to Halton Catholic District School Board (HCDSB) graduating students as part of HCCF’s new three-year strategic plan to double the number of students being helped by 2024 – the Halton Catholic Children’s Foundation Graduate Award. https://youtu.be/B8M7PdCVRSM 8.2%* of...
April 18-24 is National Volunteer Week. We want to thank all of our amazing volunteers who help out with our Board of Directors, at events, on committees, in the community and from HCDSB schools. Thank you for helping students with financial barriers to learning. Here are a few of our outstanding volunteers on why they volunteer, and why...
Listen to Marc Clare, Executive Director HCCF, being interviewed by the legendary Bill Kelly on @AM900CHML, about our ambitious 3 year strategic plan to double the number of students helped each year. #HopeDignityEquity #FinancialBarriersToLearning bit.ly/2OirrIs
10th ANNUAL HCCF Charity Golf Classic Thursday June 10, 2021 DATE CHANGE TO TUESDAY JULY 20, 2021 Effective May 11, 2021 - Due to current Province of Ontario Stay at Home orders & the potential to extend the Stay at Home orders into June, we have decided to change the date to July 20, 2021. Piper’s Heath Golf Club5501...
There are few things more important than accessible education. As a Catholic Community, we are called by Jesus to care for others. The Season of Lent is a time for praying, fasting and almsgiving. Fasting connects us to our neighbours who are in need – those who are forced to fast by their poverty. Join the Halton Catholic...
We’re taking the next step in supporting Halton’s Catholic Community in need. For many of us, it’s hard to imagine not being able to give our children the tools and funding they require to fully participate in their learning journey – let alone the basic necessities such as food, clothing, shelter, eyeglasses, or personal hygiene products....
HCCF JOINS EFFORT TO INSPIRE CANADIANS TO THINK DIFFERENTLY ABOUT CHARITABLE GIVING HCCF has joined with more than 80 charities, financial advisors and legal services from across the Hamilton-Oakville-Niagara Region to show Canadians the power they have to create positive change through a gift in their Will to charity. Will Power™ is a public education effort aimed at empowering...
