Mission Statement

We remove economic barriers to successful learning.

* BY RESPONDING TO URGENT NEEDS identified by teachers and schools, with financial and in-kind support for kids within the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board, who are at risk of failing due to factors associated with poverty; and

* WE INVEST IN LONG TERM SOLUTIONS that reduce the impact of poverty on student success.

Description

THE EDUCATION FOUNDATION OF OTTAWA is a registered non-profit charity that raises private funds to help students in need and at risk of school failure, attending schools in the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board.

Children cannot learn if their basic needs are not met. Children come to school hungry every day. Many of our students face life challenges that place them at risk of school failure. Over 25% of Ottawa's children are living in poverty.

We provide funding in emergency situations, for food and clothing, or medication, when a family is in financial crisis.

The Foundation is managed by a volunteer Board of Directors made up of business, education and community leaders, and chaired by Mr. Jim Orban, Publisher of the Ottawa Citizen. For more details, please visit our website: www.ocdsb.ca/foundation

Address

133 GREENBANK ROAD
Ottawa, ON
CA
K2H6L3

Contact Information

Contact Name:Patti Davis
Email:info@educationfoundationottawa.ca
Website:www.educationfoundationottawaca