Winter 2019 Newsletter - Check out what The Adoption Council of Canada is up to! |
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The Adoption Council of Canada is Canada’s voice for adoption, unifying communities’ commitment to permanency for waiting children and youth. We support and encourage people along their adoption journey, connecting them to the families and resources they need. |
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ANNUAL SKATING PARTY!
Join us at the historic Rideau Hall skating rink on Wednesday, December 18th from 5:30 - 7:00 p.m. for some fun winter skating times! | | |
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CONNECT-A-KID OTTAWA EVENTS The Adoption Council of Canada and The Children's Bridge are pleased to partner with Connect-A-Kid to provide a team based mentorship program for adopted children, devoted to connecting the adoption community through mentorship, embracing cultural diversity and celebrating adoption. Our next event is Dec. 8th. - Holiday Baking and Board Games. We hope your children will be able to join us for these fun events! | | |
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You are never too old for a family.
Youth can benefit from the permanency that a family provides. CWCY YOUTH PROFILE: "EMMETT"
Friendly, compassionate teenager who loves playing basketball with friends and wants to find his forever family! |
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Giving Tuesday & The Adoption Council of Canada This year we are participating in #GivingTuesday to help prevent the 30,000 children and youth waiting for forever families from aging out of foster and group care without a lifelong connection to at least one safe, loving and supportive adult. Help us ensure the success of our initiatives to support all children and youth in and from government care, and support adoptive families across Canada. Be part of something BIG! DONATE NOW |
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Connect-A-Kid Ottawa
Pumpkins and a scavenger hunt at the Ottawa Experimental Farm! Comments from the event: "Thank you again for hosting Connect-A-Kid! Our 8 year old son Ben had, in his words, “not a good time, Daddy, an AWESOME time!” He’s always loved the Agriculture Museum, so having a scavenger hunt in some of the buildings and seeing the animals again was a blast. He also mentioned to me how “it was neat that the other kids were adopted too!” The teddy bear that he got in the scavenger hunt is now one of his favorite stuffies, and he’s looking forward to the next Connect-A-Kid event." To learn more about Connect a Kid visit: www.adoption.ca |
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Youth Speak Out -
OTTAWA PAINT NIGHT!
The Ottawa Youth Speak Out Group enjoyed a fun-filled paint night this past fall. Everyone had an opportunity to let their creativity flow and they all created colorful masterpieces! To learn more about Youth Speak Out visit: www.adoption.ca |
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October 3rd, 2019 JOURNEY HOME - SASKATOON, SASKATCHEWAN
Journey Home Saskatoon was held on October 3, 2019 to inform, educate and advocate about children and youth living in the child welfare system. Thank you to Jockey Being Family for your support and all the organizations that opened their doors to us today! #adoptionsupportcentre #ministryofsocialservices #saskatoonindianandmetisfriendshipcentre #coreneighbourhoodyouthcoop #saskatchewanyouthincareandcustodynetwork To learn more about Journey Home visit: www.adoption.ca |
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JOURNEY HOME - OTTAWA, ONTARIO
Journey Home Student Education Experience (SEE) with 80 participants from Algonquin College on November 8, 2019.
The 80 participants were from Police Foundations, Community and Justice Services, Victimology, Social Services and Early Childhood Education programs. During our Journey Home bus tour we stopped at The Children's Aid Society of Ottawa, The Elizabeth Fry Society and the Youth Services Bureau and had speakers from Minwaashin Lodge. Many thanks to the youth who participated in Journey Home SEE and shared their voices and lived experiences to build awareness and understanding about what it is like to be a child or youth living in the child welfare system. To learn more about Journey Home visit: www.adoption.ca |
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An argument in favour of EI attachment Benefits ECONOMIC CLUB of Canada and #time to attach report - OTTAWA Download the #timetoattach final report Thank you to our partner agencies Adopt4Life and Western University |
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The Agenda with Steve Paiken Adopt4Life - Ontario's Adoptive Parents Association Adoption Council of Canada/Conseil d'adoption du Canada Cheyanne Ratnam and Mary Jo Land ADOPTION OPTIONS |
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2019 DIGITAL STORYTELLING / YOUTH SPEAK OUT WORKSHOP
- SASKATOON, SASKATCHEWAN 9 current and former youth in care from Saskatoon, SK, created a group digital story.
VIEW THEIR STORY To learn more about Digital Storytelling visit: www.adoption.ca |
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2019 DIGITAL STORYTELLING WORKSHOP - ST. JOHN, NEW BRUNSWICK 10 participants, generously funded by the Windsor Foundation. Partnering with the New Brunswick Youth in Care Network - videos shown at the New Brunswick Youth in Care Hearings where current and former youth in care had the opportunity to speak directly to the impacts of the child welfare system, and propose changes to legislators, policy makers and other government officials. The digital stories shown during the Youth in Care Hearings also featured videos created by current and former youth in care at a DST workshop in Moncton in 2017 and in Halifax in 2018.
VIEW THEIR STORIES To learn more about Digital Storytelling visit: www.adoption.ca |
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