March 2019

Growing up in foster care I saw a different side to life. Almost as if I was on the outside looking in, I saw friends families behave in all sorts of ways, this helped me form my beliefs on what...

Today is Bell Let's Talk Day. Bell Let’s Talk is a multi-year charitable program dedicated to mental health. Today, Kathy Soden, a parent through adoption, gives her thoughts on the fallout of...

  Wishing you a very Happy New Year and sending you a huge thank-you for your kindness and support in 2018. With your help we made a difference to a lot of families. 133 of children found a...

When we adopted our first child we did not know what to expect.  We knew that he had challenges – challenges that we were ready to face together as a family, but we did not know that we were not...

When we found out we could not have children by birth I was devastated but adoption seemed like a great second choice.  A Google-search of adoption brought us to the Adoption Council of Ontario...

   How could we express our feelings about this holiday season any better. It speaks to the hopefulness and magic that we all sense as we celebrate traditions over this holiday season. For the...

It’s Great to Adopt a Teen! When a family pictures adopting a child to complete their family, they may not be envisioning adding a teenager or adolescent to the picture. And that’s okay –...

Like many adoptive moms, I have wanted to adopt a child for as long as I can remember. As a child I watched friends and family adopt domestically and internationally and something inside my heart...

Parent Group Leader: My involvement with the Adoption Council of Ontario started in the Pathways to Permanence 2 course in January 2016. It has been a fantastic journey ever since. This course...

When I officially aged out of care, I was 21 years old and in my second month of my final year at Queen's University. While most students in my position were planning for graduation, applying to...