Halton Region, Ontario: Organizations

Halton Advocacy Organizations

• Halton Heritage Network Directory - Historical Groups Gives contact names and background to all Historical and LACAC (Local Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee) groups.
• Voices & Visions
  Helps diverse women acknowledge challenges and opportunities, explore options, access resources, and network to achieve personal goals.
• Halton Multicultural Council
  Is a community agency dedicated to enabling every individual, regardless of race or ethnic origin, to participate as full and active members of the community through fostering mutual respect and understanding of one another.

Halton Community Service Organizations

• ADAPT
  A community treatment agency for people with alcohol, drug, or gambling problems. Offers confidential and free of charge programs for Youth, Adults, and Families.
• Bereaved Families of Ontario - Halton/Peel
  Is a self- help organization dedicated to assisting families who have lost a child through death. Also, helps children, adolescents and young adults who have lost a parent or sibling through death.
• Big Brothers Big Sisters of Halton
  Is a community service dedicated to meeting the emotional, physical and social needs of girls and boys in our community.
• Conservation Halton
  Provides information about Halton conservation services, its six conservation areas and The Conservation Halton Foundation.
• Community Development Halton
  Strives to improve the quality of individual, family and community life in the Regional Municipality of Halton.
• Field and Stream Rescue Team
  Focused on cleaning and rehabilitating the areas left unattended within Halton Regions city limits. Goal is to clean, rehabilitate and maintain these areas to increase species diversity.
• Habitat for Humanity Halton
  Works in partnership with people everywhere, from all walks of life, building and renovating houses so that there are decent houses in which to live.
• Halton Anaphylaxis Parent Group
  A volunteer support group for people living with life-threatening allergies. Lists information about its meetings, announcements, and a variety of online resources.
• Halton Breast Cancer Support Services
  A survivor driven, self help organization dedicated to the support of women and men concerned about breast cancer & breast health.
• Halton Child Youth Services
  Is a children's and adolescents' mental health centre. that provides a multi-disciplinary approach to the assessment and treatment of children and families in difficulty.
• Halton Children's Aid Society
  Non-profit agency responsible for the safety and protection of children, and operates under the mandate of the Child and Family Services Act.
• Halton Crime Stoppers Inc.
  Mission is to help solve and deter crime by providing a means of reporting criminal activity, with guaranteed anonymity, through cooperation with the police, the media, and the community. Crime Stoppers of Halton is a community volunteer organization.
• Happen
  Networking organization dedicated to assisting executives in career transition.
• haltonyouth.com (HRYAC)
  Halton Regional Youth Advisory Committee is a forum for Halton youth to help shape the future of the community.
• The Halton Multicultural Council
  Is a community agency dedicated to enabling every individual, regardless of race or ethnic origin, to participate as full and active members of the community through fostering mutual respect and understanding of one another.
• The Halton Resource Connection
  Is a place where people can go to access equipment and resources that will enhance programs for children and youth, provide peer support and contact with related agencies.
• The Women's Information & Support Centre of Halton
  Is a volunteer, community-based organization dedicated to empowering women through our support, information and programs. Located in Oakville Ontario Canada.
• Volunteer Halton
  Offers a range of services to support and encourage volunteerism in the Regional Municipality of Halton. Information on places people can volunteer through media ads, interviews and our online database. Volunteer training resources.

Halton-based Places of Worship

• Old Catholic Church of Canada
  Has two churches in Halton: St. Cuthbert Ministries, Burlington, and St. Anne’s Parish, Mississauga & Oakville,

Halton Hobbies/Friendship Organizations

• Halton Amateur Radio Club
  Helps members obtain valid amateur radio license. Promotes interest in the art and science of radio.
• Ontario Genealogical Society - Halton Peel
  Researches family roots and local history, has several projects underway and provides search resources.
• Halton/North Peel Naturalist Club
  Club's primary focus is nature and the environment in the Halton / North Peel region (the Georgetown, Acton, Milton, Brampton, Erin area).

Halton Personal Development Organizations

• Halton Youth Symphony (HYS)
  Provides talented young musicians with an orchestral setting in which to develop their instrumental skills.
• Junior Achievement of South central Ontario (JASCO)
  Serves the communities of Hamilton, Halton & Niagara. (JASCO encompasses three former JA Charters of Halton, Hamilton and Niagara-Peninsula.)

Halton Sports Organizations

• Halton Outdoor Club
  Promotes year-round outdoor activities such as cross country skiing, hiking, cycling and canoeing/kayaking.
• Halton/Peel Futsal League
  Is an independently operated, not-for-profit organization dedicated to providing a community service by teaching and developing the sport of Futsal Indoor Soccer to players age 7 and up.
• Ontario Senior Games Association: Halton District #21
  Provides seniors of Halton with access to winter games: badminton, curling, skating, skiing, volly ball and ten-pin bowling and to summer games: euchre, bocce, carpet bowling, bridge, cribbage, darts, golf, horseshoes, lawn bowling, suffleboard, swimming, tennis and walking.
• Peel Halton Soccer Association
  Administers Soccer in the Region of Peel and the Region of Halton.