October 2021

“you've painted the walls of your house the colour of silence. when you did it, you handed me the roller and asked me to help and I didn't think to say no because I thought it will just be...

What is an apology? Prime Minister Trudeau stated in his apology in June that was “ an incredibly harmful policy that was part of Canada’s reality for decades” He spoke to the horror and...

Welcome to the fourth newsletter update on the Central Intake Process and the expansion of AdoptOntario database, known as Central Matching. The Adoption...

Welcome to the third newsletter update on the Central Intake Process and the expansion of AdoptOntario database, known as Central Matching. The Adoption...

Today is my birthday. Fifty years ago today, in a hospital in Ottawa, my mother gave birth to me.  She was all alone, miles away from her mother and her family.  She had been sent away. She had...

Welcome to the second newsletter update on the Central Intake Process and the expansion of AdoptOntario database, known as Central Matching. The Adoption...

WHY ARE WE DOING THIS? The Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services announced funding to the Adoption Council of Ontario on November 19, 2020.  The media release...

Written by Kemesha (Clayton) Alli for the Never Too Late Newsletter We’ve spent months apart from families and friends…and probably all mastered the art of social distancing! I felt the...

For me, as for many of you this past Family Day weekend was different from ones in the past. We often took advantage of the longer weekend (and with the Friday being a PD day for a couple of my...

The NTL program in partnership with StepStones for Youth connected Leah and her son Zye with Colleen in early 2020. They continue to be part of the NTL community, most famously as hosts of our...