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Community-based volunteer driven programs to help people build relationships across the diversity of income, education, age, ability and health to enhance their capacity for meaningful lives

Programs include (all are drop-in unless otherwise mentioned):

Food

• Tuesday Dinner, 6pm
• Seniors Thursday Lunch, 12 noon
• Community Market, Tue 3:30 pm-6 pm and Thu 12:30 pm-1:30 pm (by appointment only)
• Community Garden: seasonally harvested food used to prepare community dinners or for pick up in the market

Clothing Store

• offers seasonally-appropriate clothing and shoes, Tue 3:30 pm-6 pm and Thu 12:30 pm-1:30 pm
• donations of clean, gently-used, seasonal clothing and footwear are accepted Mon-Fri 9 am-4 pm (summertime until 12 noon only)

Seasonal Programs

• Christmas Families: gift giving program for families (registration required)
• Backpack Program: children receive new backpacks and school supplies (registration required)

Ontario Electricity Support Program (OESP)

• provides assistance in applying using OESP's online application system (by appointment only)

Programs focus on social, skill, and spiritual development and are offered in a supportive environment

Programs include:

• Monday evening youth cooking classes
• Tuesday morning adult cooking, storytelling, and cooking demos
• Wednesday men's breakfast and drop-in
• Thursday free drop-in lunch
• Friday soup making
• Saturday community breakfast
• ball hockey, ages 7-12
• community garden
• community cooking
• Rolling Horse Community Cycle bike sales and repairs, see full listing here

Certified commercial kitchen and space rental available, contact for more information

• food safety education
• home cooking techniques
• nutrition
• vegetarian protein options

Teaches senior residents and clients nutrition strategies and cooking skills. Participants participate in a luncheon to develop friendships and socialize. Also offers special guest speakers about topics that interest participants.

Provides work experience and training for at-risk youth in the Hamilton community. Youth cook and participate in clean-up in the Living Rock industrial kitchen. Incentives for participation include volunteer hours and Rock Bucks to be used in Stacey's Place Youth Food Bank and Rock Shop. Food produced in these programs is used to support the Oasis Coffeehouse meal programs.

Meets twice a month in a kitchen setting to plan and cook affordable meals, and learn and share skills helpful in budgeting, shopping, and preparation of healthy food. The initiative is aimed to address food access, reduce social isolation, and to engage and build capacity in the community.

A 9-week program designed to help low-income individuals and families learn nutritious meal planning and budgeting on a limited income.

A cooking and social support program for LGBTQ+ newcomers in Hamilton. Participants share recipes from home, and build community while sharing a meal.

A multi-purpose recreation, arts and culture facility

• offers many drop in and registered recreational, art/cultural and aquatic programs and is home to a Youth centre, Seniors centre, and the Oakville Arts Council
• also provides space for many cultural groups and arts guilds

Facility:

• gyms & multipurpose rooms
• Community Kitchen
• Fitness Centre
• 25-metre pool
• Older Adults Centre
• Drop In Youth Centre
• Black Box theatre
• rehearsal spaces - music & performance
• Cafe
• Studios - pottery, woodworking, spinning & weaving, digital arts, music recording and fine arts

Member organizations include:

• ArtWorks Oakville
• Canadian Caribbean Association of Halton Steel Band
• Circle of Harmony
• High Rendition Jazz
• Oakville Arts Council
• Oakville Association of Knitters & Crocheters
• Oakville Camera Club
• Oakville Chinese Network Society
• Oakville Improv Theatre Company
• Oakville Scottish Country Dance Group
• Oakville Sculptors and Woodcarvers Guild
• Oakville Sewers Forum
• Oakville Suzuki Association
• Oakville Wind Orchestra

• 10 month program - Teaches both practical and theoretical knowledge and techniques of professional cooking. Includes 32 weeks in-class and an 8 week work placement. Students can earn up to 8 secondary school credits upon completion.
• 6 week program Focuses on kitchen instruction: food preparation, storage, and safe handling, cooking techniques, and knife skills. A secondary school credit provided upon completion.

Non-profit organization promoting the health and well-being of children by providing free and subsidized after-school programs and helping build healthy, vibrant and inclusive school communities

• helps children to make healthier lifestyle choices through experiential learning, highlighting healthy eating, nutrition, cooking skills, multicultural-food education, active living and daily physical activity
• multicultural experience with food and music from around the world that addresses critical issues like child nutrition, obesity, poverty, hunger, self-sufficiency, food security and serves vulnerable and under-served neighborhoods
• volunteer opportunities available
• involves cooking and physical activity
• teaches children basic kid-friendly cooking skills
• offered at various schools and community locations

Programs include:

• Online Repository
• developed simple, nutritious, easy-to-follow recipes with low cost ingredients

Lighthouse Dinners/Cooking Workshops

• preparing and serving special home-style meals to the men in residence at the Salvation Army Lighthouse emergency shelter
• conducting life skill cooking workshops for residents at the shelter

Offers a variety of programs aimed at engaging all members of the community including youth, adults, and seniors

Black History Tours: Bike or Walk

• CCAH offers tours regarding Oakville's rich Black history in Kerr Village and Bronte Harbour

CCAH Reading Corner

• in partnership with the Milton Public Library
• hosting book readings virtually that feature Black authors

Inspire the Leaders of Tomorrow

• in partnership with Halton Regional Police Services
• annual Youth Leadership in Action workshops, for youth 12-18 yrs
• use various art forms to explore the topics of cultural identity, conflict resolution, time management, and goal setting
• eligible participants earn community involvement hours towards their high school community service requirement

Canada Summer Jobs

• in partnership with Employment and Social Development Canada
• helping young people between 15 and 30 yrs, particularly those facing barriers to employment, get the information and gain the skills, work experience and abilities they need to transition successfully into the labour market

CCAH Summer Day Camp

• Black-led program for racialized and marginalized families living in Halton Region that identify as Black, Indigenous or people of colour with a Caribbean or African heritage.
• Juniors aged 6-8; Seniors aged 9-11

Sizzlin' Halton

• in partnership with local chefs, CCAH has created six educational cooking classes that focus on cultural foods

From Clef Notes to Canvas

• an interactive and facilitated art session that takes emotion felt from songs to fuel creation on canvas
• painting experience is not required
• session facilitated by Omar 'Oms' Hopkinson, a member of Arts Milton Board of Directors​

Steelpan Lessons

• Fall, Winter and Spring sessions
• a unique cross-generational program that invites both youth and seniors to learn the art of steelpan
• improve concentration and memory while socializing and having fun

Parang Lessons

• Fall, Winter and Spring sessions
• Parang is a popular folk music originating from Trinidad and Tobago and is practiced throughout the Caribbean
• learn to play the ukulele, cuatro, guitar or selection of percussion instruments

• pregnant individuals looking for extra support, email healthystart@bridgewaycentre.ca or call 905-822-1114 ext 243
• families with low income who are looking for extra support, email gtip@bridgewaycentre.ca, or call 905-822-1114 ext 243
• prenatal classes available onsite or online

• hours and in-person locations vary
• registration required for workshops and in-person programs
• visit website for online event schedule

• parent/caregiver and child activities
• Postpartum Mood Disorder program (PMD)
• access to early childhood development professionals
• parent education programs and support services
• information and referral
• opportunity to connect with other families

• breastfeeding support
• parent education including self care, parenting issues and nutrition
• individual and group counselling
• supper club for pregnant women under 25 years
• referrals to community services

• includes Family Kitchen, for families with children birth-6 years, who may benefit from extra support
• nutrition information and help with learning to prepare healthy low cost meals
• weekly nutritious meal prepared and shared by participants
• education and emotional support
• opportunities for networking and information
• child minding available for participants

• Karate club for youth 10 to 15 years ; Mon 4-6 pm
• operated by a qualified instructor from the Erin Mills Youth Outreach Program

• after school homework help for children in grades 3 to 6
• 2 days per week 3:30-5:30 pm during the school year

• Early Years program for preschool children under 6 years and their parents/guardians
• 3 half days per week at Forest Ridge and Arbour Mill
• children must be accompanied by a caregiver
• Family Time drop-in programs, Tue 9 am-12 noon year round
• Mother Goose program for infants birth to 12 months, Wed 11 am-12 noon year round

• for parents with children under 6 years
• food shopping tips, nutrition, meal planning, cooking skills and social eating skills for children
• children attend playgroup while parents cook, then parents and children come together for the meal
• Tue 9:30 am-12:30 pm
• preregistration required

• nutritional breakfasts served at Forest Ridge and Arbour Mill locations
• weekdays during school year beginning 7 am
• lunches available to children in need

• breakfasts Mon-Thu 8-8:50 am during July and August

• Counselling Services - individual counselling including assessment, evaluation, brief intervention, ongoing support, family support, and court-mandated services
• Ethno-Cultural Communities Well-Being Project - 4-week training focusing on mental health promotion and wellbeing in the community; certificates awarded upon course completion; solinas@miag.ca or 437-220-6659

• Women's Health and Wellbeing and Hub Program: weekly Zumba, aerobics and yoga classes followed by healthy food demonstration and education on nutritious recipes; registration required: farida@miag.ca 647-638-3332
• The Bridge to Employment for Women - holistic career development including; employment skills enhancement and capacity building training; 3-month co-op work placement, wraparound services, including mental well-being support, family, and healthy lifestyle programs; kerri@miag.ca or 416-710-1271
• Women Skills Enhancement Circle: empowers women according to their individual needs; encompassing unique themes: computer and digital literacy, art and creativity, personal safety, health and well-being, and multiculturalism: dalia@miag.ca, 437-996-7921
• HEAL Network Workshops - information sessions offered in Arabic, Spanish, Tamil and English that address domestic violence, abuse against women, farida@miag.ca, 647-638-3332

• Youth Connection 101: addresses need for children/youth to revive active living and reconnect based on the "new normal" post-pandemic;
• participants learn life skills including leadership, social, communication and public speaking skills and ways to maintain positive relationships, dalia@miag.ca, 437-996-7621

• Golden Connections: addresses isolation among older adults which was exacerbated by the pandemic - includes structured weekly sessions in fitness, social interactions and educational workshops, meena@miag.ca, 289-380-0261

• Digital Literacy 101: teaches essential digital skills for work and daily life. Topics include introduction to computer software, security, privacy, accessing online services, social media communications and basics of Microsoft Word, Excel and Powerpoint; mayada@miag.ca, 416-669-2898
• MIAG Training Unit: workshops to meet community needs on topics such as personal safety, visitor visas and immigration, skills training in Adobe, HTML, storytelling. Each workshop series offered for approximately $40-$80, see website for details. Registration required. farida@miag.ca or 647-638-3332

• support groups
• education sessions
• community presentations

• foot care education
• diabetic foot care provided by nursing or chiropody
• examine legs and feet
• foot assessments (circulation, sensation, edema)

• insulin injections
• non-insulin injections
• oral hypoglycemic agents
• lifestyle management
• diabetes risk assessment

• physical activities
• cooking classes

• potlucks
• kids camps
• community kitchen
• recreational activities
• online multifaith devotional gatherings
• Walking a Path of Service study circles
• occasional pandemic funding support

• Member of the Guelph Neighbourhood Support Coalition since Jan 2016
• Additional e-mail address: rrngcamps

• parent and family support
• drop-in, inquiry and play-based programs