The Café That Sparked a Change
Sparks flew March 1st to 5th as ONFE hosted Café Spark, a virtual event benefiting the School Breakfast Program. Café Spark was created in celebration of 30 successful years of supporting kids from grades K-12…
Ready for the New Year: Reflecting on 2019-2020
The past year has been a roller coaster ride filled with twists and turns. When Covid-19 came into full force in March 2020, the entire world had to act and adapt, and do so quickly. Despite being thrust into this new…
JA Virtual Company Has a Place for You!
15 WEEKS. 1 VIRTUAL COMPANY. UNLIMITED POTENTIAL. Are you creative? Do you want to learn how to start and run a business? Are you looking to spice up your college and university applications or…
ONFE’s Volunteers in Education Spotlight: Anne Brouillard
The Ottawa Network for Education – Volunteers in Education program (VIE) is incredibly fortunate to have a diverse team of compassionate, caring volunteers who bring a range of backgrounds and skills to their respective…
ONFE Learns: Showcasing Our Volunteers
We can always count on our volunteers to be passionate, interesting, and engaged. ONFE has been privileged to recruit and train school volunteers for 27 years. This year, before the pandemic, 1,259 volunteers were placed in…
ONFE’s School Breakfast Replacement Kits
Anne-Marie Bouchard Photography On March 16th, school closures across Ontario were announced. The next day, ONFE’s office went remote. Immediately, we were concerned about students’ loss of school meals. ONFE’s School Breakfast Program usually serves 13,500 children and…
Free Online JA Programs – JA Ottawa Update
Anne-Marie Bouchard Photography JA Ottawa has been delivering financial literacy, entrepreneurship, and work readiness programs in Ottawa schools since 2012, delivered by the Ottawa Network for Education. These programs support the educational curriculum of Ontario…
Online Educational Resources for Students in Grades 8-12
As social distancing and school closures continue, we know that many parents are wondering what to do next. There are hundreds of wonderful educational pages online, but it can be a job in itself to sift through them all. We’re…
Online Educational Resources for K-7 Students
As social distancing and school closures continue, we know that many parents are wondering what to do next. There are hundreds of wonderful educational pages online, but it can be a job in itself to sift through them all….
17 Years of Sharing the Joy of Reading
Our Donor Love Month is all about showing the amazing people, organizations, and businesses behind the work we do – the people who make it all possible. A beautiful example of a group…
More than just a hockey team: The Ottawa Senators Foundation supports ONFE’s School Breakfast Program
It’s the month of love, and we are celebrating our amazing donors. From individuals who give what they can when they can, to monthly donors, to businesses and foundations, every donor is a part…
Farewell & Hello: Changes for our Ottawa Volunteers in Education and OttawaReads programs
For 12 years, Lee-Ann Scott has led our OttawaReads and Ottawa Volunteers in Education programs. Last year alone, these programs filled 2,083 volunteer positions in 148 Ottawa schools! “Imagine a day where everyone you meet…
#FutureLeadersOttawa: Reflecting on our November Campaign
In the month of November, we matched donations to JA Ottawa up to $18,000. During this campaign we raised $26,705.53 for this innovative program that ignites our community’s future leaders. We are deeply grateful…
ONFE Board Spotlight: Ian Shabinsky
“I chose to get involved with ONFE because nothing is more important to me than giving back to the children in our community.” We’ve been so lucky to work with Ian Shabinsky as an ONFE…
Young JA Ottawa Environmentalist Making an Impact
By Sarah Boswell, JA Ottawa alumna From a very young age, I knew that the impact we have on our environment speaks louder than words, and I wanted to have one. I needed to find the…
