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www.insideHALTON.com | OAKVILLE BEAVER | Thursday, February 23, 2017 | 1 4 Granters'Roundtablelaunchesw ithresearch projectonat-riskyouths A year of collaboration among Oakville- and Halton-based organizations has yielded the launch of Halton Granters' Roundtable, a voluntary network of grant-makers. Local and regional organizations providing grants to charities have been meeting to identify ways they can collaborate, address priority needs in the community and create a more substantive impact to benefit local charities and the people they serve. The result is the Halton Granters' Roundtable, which will share knowledge and expertise about the community region-wide, share information about grants, explore ways and opportunities to support sustainable, wrap around community initiatives aligned with emergent and strategic priorities, and where there is common interest, to co-fund specific programs as a way to have a significant impact on community issues. The Oakville Community Foundation (OCF) serves as the convener of the roundtable, while membership is open to other organizations and grant-makers who support its terms of reference. "The Oakville Community Foundation is excited to be a partner in bringing the local funding community together and build lasting solutions to current challenges through the Halton Granter' s Roundtable," stated Wendy Rinella, OCF CEO, in a media release. "The leadership and collaboration from all sectors -- government, business and charitable partners, will stimulate discussion and fundable solutions for real change in alleviating challenges and issues to the programs and for residents of our community." Roundtable membership currently includes representatives from organizations, which provide financial support for charitable causes within Halton. Among the members are FirstOntario Credit Union, Genworth Canada, Halton Region, Maycourt Club of Oakville, OCF, Ontario Trillium Foundation, PwC Canada, Rotary Clubs of Oakville, Oakville West and OakvilleTrafalgar, Town of Oakville, Union Gas Ltd., United Way Oakville and YMCA Oakville. Dr. Ferzana Chaze and Dr. Bethany J. Osborne, professors of Community Studies at Sheridan College, have been serving in an advisory role to the roundtable and facilitated the development of its terms of reference. They are also conducting a research report on youth at/in-risk in the community for the roundtable. The goal is to conduct a needs assessment to identify at/in-risk groups of youth between 16 24 years old within Halton; to identify existing services available to meet the needs of the youth and to identify the gaps within services. Organizations to be interviewed include Halton Children' s Aid Society, YMCA Oakville, Kerr Street Mission, Halton school boards and Halton police, among others. The research will help the roundtable identify both collaborative projects to jointly fund, as well as one-offs that fit within current granting programs. Research results will become available in the spring. "United Way stands behind our foundational pillar of `helping kids be all that they can be.' The collaborative environment of this project is perfectly aligned with that pillar and will allow us to build even stronger relationships with social service agencies we already fund," stated Brad Park, United Way Oakville CEO, in a media release. 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Where a oakville.ca similar fixture style is not available, residents and property owners are invited to provide feedback on options that will be displayed at the open house. If you have any accessibility needs, please let us know by contacting SerwceOakville at 905-845-6601 (TTY: 905-338-4200), serviceoakville@oakville.ca or by filling out the accessible online feedback form on oakville.ca. For more information about the project, visit oakville.ca and search "LED Streetlight Conversion Project" or contact Martin Maguire at 905-845-6601, ext. 3304 or martin.maguire@oakville.ca. The Town of Oakville is in the process of upgrading streetlights to high-efficiency light emitting diodes (LEDs). LED streetlights use less energy and last four times longer than high pressure sodium light bulbs. The new lighting system will reduce the town's