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@ochfoundation.bsky.social

We are a Canadian non-profit organization dedicated to enhancing the health and well-being of over 33,000 tenants living in Ottawa Community Housing; Ottawa's largest social housing provider. #education #employment #community #ottawa #canada #housing

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Children from one of our Ottawa Community Housing Logement communautaire d’Ottawa communities enjoyed an evening of roller-skating & arcade games as part of our recLINK program that promotes recreation. Thanks to OCH & Pinecrest Queensway CHC for making it possible! 💙 #Ottawa #Community

23.10.2025 15:11 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Children & youth from 4 @och-lco.bsky.social came together for our Soccer Fest; a day filled with energy, sportsmanship & joy. It's a wonderful example of how recreation helps young people grow, build confidence & create lasting connections. All made possible by our recLINK program!
#Ottawa #soccer

22.10.2025 13:43 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Calling all changemakers! Have an idea to make your community stronger? The #Youth Leadership for Change program by the Social Planning Council of #Ottawa is offering micro-grants ($500–$5,000) to help bring your vision to life. Lead the change today!

Apply now: spcottawa.on.ca/youth-leader...

21.10.2025 12:02 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Wishing everyone a joyous Diwali filled with light, love and togetherness! May this festival of lights bring hope, happiness & new beginnings for everyone.

#Ottawa #Community #Diwali #AffordableHousing

20.10.2025 14:07 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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We are deeply grateful to the Ellen Elizabeth Heath Fund - OCF and the Jack Meadows Memorial Fund - OCF for their generous contributions. Your support is making a lasting impact in the lives of tenants living in @OCH-LCO.bsky.social by helping them pursue their educational dreams!
#Ottawa

16.10.2025 12:04 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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The holidays are a time to share joy. One way we celebrate this is by hosting a special holiday meal in our communities. By sponsoring a meal, you’ll not only help make this celebration possible, but also join us in serving it. Email Annie at annie.premachuk@ochfoundation.ca to learn more!
#Ottawa

14.10.2025 12:03 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Today is World Mental Health Day - a reminder that mental health is just as important as physical health. Be kind to yourself and know that it’s okay to ask for help when you need it. At OCH Foundation, we believe in building communities where compassion, connection & support help everyone thrive.

10.10.2025 12:45 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Between July & September, our Tomorrow Ready program delivered 6 aid drops, reaching 180 tenants across @och-lco.bsky.social communities. Thanks to @Khalsaaidca.bsky.social families received food & essentials during a time when support is needed more than ever. Thank you, Khalsa Aid!
#Ottawa

09.10.2025 12:03 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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From great swings to surprise guests, our Annual Charity Golf Tournament was full of memorable moments. A big thank you to everyone who helped make it a success. Thank you for showing up in support of our community. 💙

#Ottawa #Community #OCHFGolf2025 #AffordableHousing #Golfforgood

08.10.2025 12:15 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Art is the heartbeat of a vibrant community. With Paint It Up, OCH Foundation, OCH, PYOW, Foster Farm Family House & BGC Ottawa, 7 youth created “Self-Built” with muralist Claudia Salguero: a celebration of art, sports & community. We're proud to host this beautiful mural in our community!
#Ottawa

06.10.2025 12:30 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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More than just a day on the green, our Golf Tournament drives real change. We can’t thank our sponsors, partners & golfers enough for making this year’s tournament a record-breaking success. You’re helping us create brighter futures for tenants living in @och-lco.bsky.social communities! #Ottawa

03.10.2025 12:03 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Today on National Seniors Day, we celebrate the strength, wisdom, and stories that seniors bring to our communities. At OCH Foundation, we’re grateful for the chance to learn from and support the seniors who make our neighbourhoods stronger every day.

#Ottawa #AffordableHousing #Community

01.10.2025 12:31 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Today, on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, we remember the children, the survivors, the families and communities impacted. At OCH Foundation, we are committed to the ideals of reconciliation: listening, learning & taking meaningful action. Every child matters!

#Ottawa

30.09.2025 14:30 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Shoutout to Moxies for turning children’s meals into back-to-school magic! Thanks to their generosity (and yours!), Moxies raised $4,806.26 for Pack-a-Sack. That’s hundreds of kids living in @och-lco.bsky.social communities walking into school with confidence & school supplies. Thank you Moxies! 🎒💙

29.09.2025 12:27 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Happy Franco-Ontarian Day! Today we celebrate 50 years of the Franco-Ontarian flag and the valuable contributions of Franco-Ontarians to our province. 💚🤍 #FrancoOntarians

25.09.2025 12:45 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Bonne journée des Franco-Ontariennes et des Franco-Ontariens!
Nous célébrons aujourd’hui les 50 ans du drapeau franco-ontarien et les précieuses contributions des Franco-Ontarien.ne.s à notre province. 💚🤍 #FrancoOntariens

25.09.2025 12:44 — 👍 2    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0
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This program wouldn’t have been possible without the incredible support of our partners RBC, whose generous $250,000 donation powered this program into reality & to @och-lco.bsky.social, @envirocentre.bsky.social & @communauto.bsky.social for driving this collaboration forward.

#GreenerFuture

22.09.2025 13:39 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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We’re excited to launch the EV Carshare program at Mikinàk! 🚗⚡ This initiative is all about making sustainable, affordable transportation accessible to tenants living in Mikinàk (OCH's newest affordable housing community).

#Ottawa #Community #Sustainability

22.09.2025 13:39 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

We’re proud to be partners in this project that will bring sustainable, reliable and affordable transportation to OCH tenants living in Mikinak! Thanks to RBC for generously funding this and to @communauto.bsky.social and @envirocentre.bsky.social for collaborating to make this a reality!

#Ottawa

18.09.2025 21:42 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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MEDIA RELEASE: New Electric Vehicle Carshare at Mikinàk Expands Affordable, Climate-Friendly Transportation for Ottawa Community Housing Residents - Ottawa Community Housing September 18, 2025 (Ottawa) – Ottawa Community Housing (OCH) is making it easier — and greener — for tenants to get where they need to go. In partnership with Communauto and EnviroCentre, OCH has laun...

2/2 Thanks to #OCHPartners @ochfoundation.bsky.social @stephaneoch.bsky.social + @envirocentre.bsky.social for making it happen! bit.ly/4puU69X @dandicaire.bsky.social

18.09.2025 20:03 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0
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Media Advisory: New electric vehicle carshare at Mikinàk community expands sustainable transportation for Ottawa Community Housing residents - Ottawa Community Housing September 18, 2025 (Ottawa) — Ottawa Community Housing (OCH) is inviting media to the launch of its newest electric vehicle (EV) carshare station at Mikinàk, part of OCH’s affordable housing branch, A...

½ On Sept. 18, we’re launching a brand-new electric vehicle car share program at Mikinàk. OCH is proud to partner with @ochfoundation.bsky.social, Communauto, RBC, + @envirocentre.bsky.social to provide residents with convenient, low-cost, + sustainable transportation. Info: bit.ly/4mrq18F #ottnews

17.09.2025 15:09 — 👍 6    🔁 4    💬 1    📌 0
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Funds will support programs like recLINK, connecting kids living in @OCH-LCO.bsky.social communities to sports, arts & camps. More than just golf, it’s community in action, creating brighter futures. Thank you for being part of it!

#Ottawa #Community @stephaneoch.bsky.social #OCHFGolf2025

18.09.2025 13:05 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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We’re thrilled to share that the OCH Foundation’s Golf Tournament raised a record-breaking $135,516! 🎉 With 224 golfers, amazing sponsors, and volunteers, this was our biggest tournament yet. Thank you for making it unforgettable! 💙
#OCHFGolf2025 #Ottawa #Community

18.09.2025 13:05 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 1
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We’ve officially teed-off at the 12th Annual OCH Foundation Charity Golf Tournament. Stay tuned for more! 🙌

#OCHFGolf2025 #Community #Golf #Ottawa #AffordableHousing

16.09.2025 13:50 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 1
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Vous vous intéressez au droit ? Rejoignez la BLSA uOttawa le 4 oct. pour See Yourself Here : une journée pour les étudiants noirs & issus de minorités visibles avec panels, mentorat et visite de la faculté.

Inscrivez-vous avant le 17 septembre : www.eventbrite.ca/e/blsa-uotta...

15.09.2025 12:46 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Interested in law? Join BLSA @uottawa.ca ’s See Yourself Here on Oct 4! A day for Black & visible minority students to explore legal studies through panels, mentorship & a tour of the Faculty of Law.

Register by Sept 17: www.eventbrite.ca/e/blsa-uotta...

#Youth #Law #Career #Ottawa

15.09.2025 12:46 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0
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We’re just one sleep away from tee-off at our Golf Tournament! We can’t wait to see golfers hitting the green & swinging for a great cause.
Our Silent Auction is already live with some amazing prizes: www.32auctions.com/OCHFCharityG...
Here’s to building brighter communities. 🏘️💛

#Golf #Ottawa

15.09.2025 12:01 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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A big thank you to @hubinternational.bsky.social for joining us as a Golf Hole sponsor at our Annual Charity Golf Tournament. With HUB by our side, we’re driving change one hole at a time and ensuring the community is covered—on and off the course. 🏌️♂️🛡️

#Golf #Housing #Ottawa #Community

12.09.2025 15:02 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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GC Construction is helping us build more than fairways by sponsoring a Golf Hole at our tournament. They’re helping construct brighter futures, one drive, one putt, one program at a time. Thank you for standing by our communities! 💛

#Ottawa #Golf #GolfforGood #Community #AffordableHousing

12.09.2025 13:31 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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We’re thrilled to announce NEC Software Solutions as a Golf Hole Sponsor at the OCH Foundation’s Annual Charity Golf Tournament. Thanks, NEC, for keeping our mission out of the rough and driving change in the community! ⛳

#Ottawa #Golf #GolfforGood #Community #AffordableHousing

12.09.2025 12:01 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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