Community Development Halton Blog

A lifelong support system, rooted in sustainability and hope By: Siv* I am deeply grateful that a resource, a home, and a community that completely changed my life may now become accessible to others who are still searching for stability. Before Oasis, I was lost. At the time, I would never have admitted it, but I was angry and constantly making a mess of my life. I was involved in petty crime and, by my own definition, had become a menace to society. I was on the verge o

By Grace Udodong In 2012, my life was redefined by a single, devastating loss. After losing my husband of nine years to pancreatic cancer, I found myself navigating a raw and relentless grief. Seeking relief from the familiar spaces and routines that intensified my pain, I made the radical decision to leave my home country of Nigeria and move to Canada. I arrived with a Master’s degree in Education & Development and over a decade of experience in youth care and advocacy.

The CDH Youth Engagement Research project ended on March 17, 2026 with the in-person presentation, Youth Views on Volunteerism, at the Burlington Central Library. From March 2025 to February 2026, CDH engaged 10 youth volunteers in the Youth Engagement Research Project. The project explored the facilitators and barriers to the Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) 40-hour community involvement requirement.​ This requirement came into effect in 1999 and has never been evalu