Meet the Changemakers

Ontario Community Changemakers use their energy, creativity, and collaborative partnerships to create real community change. From pollinator gardens and advocating for transit, to creating spaces for art and healing, OCC participants active public space, enhance civic engagement and foster social inclusion in their community.

Applications for our Ontario Community Chanmakers Program Are Now Closed!

Thank you to all who applied. The program is powered by 8 80 Cities and funded by Balsam Foundation.

2024 Changemakers

Robel Adugna On The Horizon Showcase Scarborough, Ontario, Canada

Mushtari Afroz Imagine There’s No Quota Pickering, Ontario, Canada

Nancy Angus Park your Stories: Storytelling in the GRAND Outdoors Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada

Nicholai Avigdor Melamed Taste of Barrie: Community through Cuisine Barrie, Ontario, Canada

Phil Cargill Golf & Chill - Let's play & vibe Brampton, Ontario, Canada

Victoria Davis CommUNITY HUB Outreach Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Jen Gadoua Ontario Adaptive Mountain Biking - Intro Riding Weekend Kitchener, Ontario, Canada

Hannah Gardiner Experimenting with Microparades in Waterloo Region Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

Zwena Gray Queer Ecology Hikes Peterborough, Ottawa, & Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Asya Gunduz LubunTO Community Education and Engagement Project Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Sureya Ibrahim Healing the Community Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Rubyyy Jones The Save Rubyyy Jones Revue: QUEER BASH Paris,Ontario, Canada

Jasmyne Julien Your Story Matters Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada

Don Kwan Focus on Chinatown Ottawa, Ontario

Monica Loney Transformative Power of Public Art Barrie, Ontario, Canada

Sanaaj Mirrie Groove by the Lake Pickering, Ontario, Canada

Dokun Nochirionye Sudbury African Literacy Project (S.A.L.P) Sudbury, Ontario, Canada

Nneka Perry Beautifully Minded Scarborough, Ontario, Canada

Phoenyx/Nyx Farm to Table Food Access Project Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Dolly Roul Culture, Land and Joy - Black Youth Gathering Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Chloe Sanchez Unseen Stars: Empowering Crown Wards through Creative Expression North York, Ontario, Canada

Kasthuri Satgunanathan The Care for Change Project Toronto, Ontario, Canada

David Sheffield I Belong Here Cobourg, Ontario, Canada

Kiana Simmons Collective Farming Toolkit for Community Growing Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Meredith Sweeney Ward Night Market: Pop-up Community Centre Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Two White Feather Finding Common Ground Cambridge, Ontario, Canada

Nithya Vijayakumar Angry Locals Toronto, Ontario

Rignam Wangkhang Tibetan Greenspace Project Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada

Kerry Yang Stories of the North Sudbury, Ontario, Canada

Britt Zeus Speaking For Wildlife Peterborough, Ontario, Canada