Founded in 2011, Voice Found is a national, survivor-led, charitable organization committed to the prevention of child sex abuse and commercial sexual exploitation. Over 90% of youth who are sex…
Launched by the Vanier Community Service Centre in 2008, Gourmet-Xpress is a social non-profit social enterprise that provides catering services. Gourmet Xpress is also a skills training program and our…
There is no online portal for Ottawa services for refugees and newcomers right now. Both settlement.org and 211/311 have information available for Ottawa, but it’s not always detailed or complete….
How did you learn about sex in high school? Were you packed into a stuffy auditorium? Sent to the broken-down portable three times a year to hear about the dangers…
Who is Avaya: Avaya is a recognized innovator leading business communications for the digital age. Avaya delivers smart global solutions and technologies for customer and team engagement, unified communications and…
Organisation Citizens with Disabilities – Ontario (CWDO) is a small non-profit organization of volunteers that actively promotes the rights, freedoms and responsibilities of persons with disabilities through community development, social…
Robot Missions is helping the planet with robots. We developed a 3D printed robot to collect harmful tiny trash debris on shorelines. Our robot workshops enhance STEM education for elementary…
The MarketMobile is a not-for-profit mobile grocery store which operates out of a retro-fit trailer and truck. Since 2014, the MarketMobile has brought fresh, affordable, and culturally-appropriate vegetables and fruit…
What is Mealshare? Mealshare is a national social enterprise that allows people to turn their dining out into helping out. To restaurant customers, Mealshare is simple: For every Mealshare item…
SENS@SCHOOL is an Ottawa Senators Foundation initiative that designs educational tools for students to learn about mathematics, literature and physical activities. This year SENS@SCHOOL is looking to bring some…
Since the project was at RHoK, the team is turning the concept into a business. Read this CBC article: Algonquin College monitors its bee hives with Ottawa-based tech The Challenge…
The Ten Oaks Project connects and engages children and youth from LGBTQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, two-spirit, and queer) identities, families and communities through summer camp programs and activities! Data…
The CARE Package was invented by CARE. CARE Canada is looking for a way to bring the CARE Package to digital life! Current situation: care.ca/gifts is our current gift catalogue….
WeAllProfit.ca – Launched on November 20, 2016. Team members Nik, Chad and Stephane stayed on with the project through to launch. An interactive platform that enables consumers of all types to sources…
The Vote Savvy team has paired with researchers at Carleton University’s School of Public Policy Administration and the University of Oxford’s Internet Institute with the aim of making it easy…
Ottawa Riverkeeper brings together volunteers, communities, businesses and all levels of government to find solutions to the problems that threaten the health of our river. For Ottawa Riverkeeper, as is…
Compass is a unique alternative to high school that empowers teenagers, with guidance from their families and adult mentors, to direct their own education. “Learning is natural, school is optional”…
The Child and Nature Alliance of Canada (CNAC) is a network of organizations and individuals who are working to connect children to nature through education, advocacy, programming, policy, research, and…
The Ottawa Carleton Ultimate Association (OCUA) strives to promote the sport of Ultimate in the Ottawa region. They run leagues and tournaments, and operate the world’s first multi-field facility designed…
Exmna.org is a volunteer-run, non-profit based out of Washington, DC with Ottawa representatives. It’s a safe-space community for people who have left the faith of Islam. Most members share a…
Mustaches For Kids: The goal was to build a third-party fundraising platform that makes it easier and much more compelling for participants — with great images, fundraising tracking & analytics,…
Oxfam Canada is working with a coalition of organizations on putting together a common campaign calling for a national debate to be held during the 2015 elections on women’s issues/women’s…
After a successful hackathon last time, Ladies Learning Code has a working job board, but it still needs some work. The goal is to improve what has already been built.
Hackerspace, makerspace and libraries all share a common problem: How do you manager reservations for limited resources? Right now there aren’t any good open source tools to do this, but…
