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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 schools through our Ottawa Volunteers in Education program. These amazing people read to children to boost literacy skills, tutor math,…
Read MoreONFE’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 youth every single school day – 2.5 million meals every school year – in Ottawa’s 4 public school boards. We began to…
Read MoreFree 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 and are delivered by dedicated volunteers. The pandemic has shown the need for quality online educational resources that can…
Read MoreOnline 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 here to help you get started. The ONFE team has gone through hundreds of web pages of educational materials…
Read MoreOnline 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. We’re here to help you get started. The ONFE team has gone through hundreds of web pages of educational…
Read More17 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 of people who have made a huge difference to ONFE and to the children we serve is the Ottawa team…
Read MoreMore 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 of making it possible for us to reach 81% of Ottawa public schools. Today we’re celebrating the Ottawa Senators…
Read MoreFarewell & 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 is dedicated to helping children learn and become the best they can be. Now multiply that by 12 years!” says…
Read More#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 to all who donated, and especially to the Kaitlyn Bates Initiative and anonymous donors who made the match possible. …
Read MoreONFE 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 Board Member for the past 6 years. Ian is an important Ottawa community member. He’s the Principal of a local…
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