Adoption Myth #5
"Older children can't be or don't want to be adopted."
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About Us
The Adoption Council of Ontario (ACO) is a non-profit charitable organization formed in 1987 by representatives of the adoption community
Our Board of Directors and general membership represent all aspects of adoption: birth parents, adoptees, adoptive parents, and adoption professionals from Ontario. Our adoption resource centre is supported through memberships, donations and program fees.
Vision
We will work towards a community where all children have a family forever
Mission
The Adoption Council of Ontario:
- educates the community about adoption,
- connects families and children,
- supports them on their lifelong journey, and
- advocates for all those touched by adoption.
Our Services
- Adoption Information and Referral: ACO will assist you in finding services and resources
- Adoption Helpline- 1-877-ADOPT-20
- How to Adopt Seminars
- Adoption Resource Library
- Adoption Round-up Newsletter
- Post Adoption Resource Map Ontario
- AdoptOntario - A program to support the adoption of children in CAS foster care who are available for adoption.
Become a Member of the Adoption Council of Ontario
The Adoption Council of Ontario (ACO) invites you to become a member of our organization.
Members play an integral role in the governance of the Adoption Council of Ontario. Members are distinct from volunteers in that members have important legal rights and obligations as determined by legislation governing not-for profit corporations. These rights relate to the governance of the Adoption Council of Ontario and include, among other things, the right to:
- attend and participate in annual and other meetings of members;
- receive and review the annual financial statements;
- vote on matters put forward for approval, including the election of directors;
- hear about any other business, including reports on ACO’s program progress;
- approve the by-laws and any amendments; and
- approve significant changes to the purposes of ACO.
Learn more about becoming a member
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If you have a complaint or a concern about the services provided by the ACO, please contact our Executive Director, Dianne Mathes by email at dianne.mathes@adoptontario.ca or by phone at 1-877-ADOPT 20 (236-7820) ext. 2888.
Annual General Meeting
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Board of Directors
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2020 Audited Financial Statements
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Programs and Services
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Jobs
We are looking for new Board Members!
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The Adoption Council of Ontario
The Adoption Council of Ontario is a not-for-profit providing outreach, support and education to all adoptees, adoptive parents, potential adoptive parents, birth families, and adoption professionals in Ontario. We deal with public adoption, private adoption, international adoption and relative adoption. Since 1987, we have been working towards a provincial community where all children have families forever.
We gratefully acknowledge the support of the Ontario Trillium Foundation. The Ontario Trillium Foundation is an agency of the government of Ontario.
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