Tag Archive "savis"

Domestic Violence: where to go for support

​Recently, Halton Regional Police Service officers were dispatched to a residence after receiving a call from a concerned party who could hear yelling and what sounded like items being broken inside a nearby residence, a ...

What Love isn’t – SAVIS saves Jennifer

Jennifer’s  story of tragedy and triumph and how SAVIS helped.

Make a difference this Holiday – donate

During this holiday, we celebrate with family and friends, while sitting down to delicious dinners, attending cocktail parties, and bringing in the New Year.

Canada Summer Jobs Program 2018 – celebrating success

We celebrated at Kerr Street Mission with some of Oakville’s students and local organizations who benefited from the Canada Summer Jobs Program 2018 (CSJ) funding of $1,062,284.

Oakville North-Burlington Inaugural Young Women in Leadership Program

Inaugural Young Women in Leadership Program (YWIL) was hosted last week, which offered young women in Oakville North-Burlington and across Halton an opportunity to job-shadow in a local business, agency, organization, or government office.

Inside and Out conference will take place Thursday, April 17

Halton District School Board’s annual Inside and Out conference will take place on Thursday, April 17, 2014 at Robert Bateman High School (5151 New Street, Burlington). Registration will begin at 9 a.m., with the conference ...

Stopping Violence Against Women: A Jewish Perspective

A recent article in the Oakville News emphasized the disturbing facts that even in a fine town such as Oakville, abuse against women does take place regularly.  Among the members of the Jewish community, there is ...

Career Development and Volunteerism

Becoming a volunteer can be a very rewarding experience. It is an opportunity to help make a positive change in your community; to improve your skills while learning new ones; to invest your time doing ...