With the amazing volunteers and partners that help us each day, we’ve got stories to tell!
We publish new Ottawa education-related stories regularly. Follow along to learn about the great things happening in your community.
Max Lane: JA Volunteer at Glebe Collegiate Institute
By Lee-Ann Scott, Ottawa Volunteers in Education Program Director for ONFE
‘Teacher’ Angela: Making Connections in the LINC Program
By Lee-Ann Scott, Ottawa Volunteers in Education Program Director for ONFE
Sharing the Joy of Volunteering: Making a Difference Together
By Lee-Ann Scott, OttawaReads Program Director for ONFE
School breakfast volunteers bake with joy, care, and purpose
Often, when people first learn about the Ottawa School Breakfast Program and its scope (providing breakfast to 13,500 Ottawa students in 189 schools) they are intrigued to know how it happens.
Ottawa Volunteers in Education provide crucial one-to-one support in local schools
Floralove Katz was reading the Ottawa Citizen when an article caught her attention: it was about an Ottawa police officer who regularly reads to children at a local school as part of a program called…
BLG makes reading to children a corporate priority
By Jane Bachynski, Associate, Borden Ladner Gervais, as told to Meg Friedman, Director of Advancement, Ottawa Network for Education In 2001, BLG decided to undertake a national project that would involve BLG lawyers and staff…
Golf, tiki huts, inflatable slides and charitable giving: Having fun while supporting the Ottawa School Breakfast Program
On August 8th, a few hundred women gathered at Greensmere Golf and Country Club for the Mierins Automotive Group Hot Women’s Open. It is North America’s largest single-day, women-only golf event, and one of the…
JA inspired my career, my life: From disengaged high school student, to motivated college student, young entrepreneur, and CEO
By Adrian Salamunovic, Co-founder, CanvasPop, as told to Meg Friedman I joined JA in Grade 11 at Colonel By High School. A representative from JA had come to the school to talk about the after-school…
Ottawa Network for Education is a Global Best Gold Award Winner
The IPN Global Best Awards are supported by The Conference Board of Canada and the International education business Partnership Network. The Awards celebrate outstanding and effective business, education, and community organization partnerships that have had…