Ghanaian Canadian Association of Ontario

GCAO Receives COVID-19 Response Relief Funding from City of Toronto

GCAO Receives COVID-19 Response Relief Funding from City of Toronto

GCAO has received 3 months funds from City of Toronto Relief Funding (Funder) to respond to the urgent, emergency, unmet needs of vulnerable Torontonians as part of a community response to COVID 19.  This grant will allow the GCAO to continue some of the following projects: Grocery on Wheels program to support seniors in the ...

Homework Club Books and Backpacks Donations

Homework Club Books and Backpacks Donations

On Sunday, October 25th, the GCAO donated books, school supplies and backpacks to families and youths in the community. This initiative was in partnership with the Red Cross of Canada and the Children's Book Bank.

GCAO Financial Talk Series 1 – Budgeting for Success

GCAO Financial Talk Series 1 – Budgeting for Success

On October 16, 2020, 55 participants joined the GCAO Financial Talk Series on zoom while Facebook had over 530 views to learn about Budgeting for success. The speaker for the event was Nii Odoi Yemoh, and Billie-Jane Bolton-Rojo was the moderator. They are both financial experts and shared ideas on budgeting.  Finances can be challenging …

Breast Cancer Awareness Seminar (Report)

Breast Cancer Awareness Seminar (Report)

On October 17, 2020, the health education wing shared the importance of early detection, diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer and other cancer to the Ghanaian community. Over 60 participants from Ghana, United States and Canada joined the talk to learn and become aware of Breast Cancer. This seminar started with Janet Brakohiapa, Director of …

World Food Day – October 16, 2020

World Food Day – October 16, 2020

The Ghanaian Canadian Association of Ontario is wishing you all “World Food Day.” For the month of October, GCAO has provided grocery foods to over 700 families in support to “grow, nourish, sustain. Together, our actions are our future.” We believe no family should suffer from hunger and everyone need healthy diet. Thanks to the …

Children’s Book Bank Donates to GCAO Homework Club

Children’s Book Bank Donates to GCAO Homework Club

The Toronto Children’s Book Bank, a nonprofit organization based in Toronto-Canada on September 16, 2020, donated about one hundred and fifty assorted books (mostly new) to the Homework Club organized by the Ghanaian Canadian Association of Ontario (GCAO) in Toronto. Presenting the books, Dave who is with the only book bank in Toronto pointed out …

GCAO RECEIVES $100,000 RED CROSS TO MITIGATE THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 IN OUR COMMUNITY

GCAO RECEIVES $100,000 RED CROSS TO MITIGATE THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 IN OUR COMMUNITY

The Canadian Red Cross Society has granted the Ghanaian-Canadian Association of Ontario (GCAO) with $99844.00 to enhance the services GCAO currently provides the community to mitigate the impact of COVID-19. The money will help increase our capacity to reach our seniors, children, youth, women, frontline workers, and the vulnerable in order to provide services such as virtual educational support, …

GHANALINX MEDIA GROUP DONATES PROCEEDS FROM COVID-19 VIRTUAL CONCERT TO GCAO

GHANALINX MEDIA GROUP DONATES PROCEEDS FROM COVID-19 VIRTUAL CONCERT TO GCAO

On May 24th, Ghanalinx Media Group organized a historic virtual fundraiser concert to raise money online to support covid-19 relief efforts in the Greater Toronto Area. The virtual concert was organized with the aim to raise funds for the Ghanaian Canadian Association of Ontario (GCAO), to support their ongoing COVID-19 relief efforts in the community. Since the …