July 2019

Simcoe County Adoption Connections Youth/Family Camping Weekend The fifth annual camping weekend took place on June 21-23, 2019 and once again it was a huge success. The idea for a camping weekend...

My husband and I adopted our daughter when she was around the age of one, from a Children’s Aid Society in Ontario. During the adoption process, her birth mother requested an open adoption,...

The Developmental Trauma Action Alliance (DTAA) is excited to announce the launch of its provincial campaign, Healing Childhood Trauma Together.   Trauma, particularly in the first three years...

On June 27th, KPMG hosted the ACO’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Toronto. For the ACO, the AGM is a time when we invite our friends, families and partners to join us in a ‘look back’ on...

On May 28, 2018, the Adoption Council of Ontario was pleased to receive the esteemed Dr. Michael Grand PhD, C.Psych., a specialist in adoption. Dr. Grand joined our Search and Reunion Support...

For Family Day, we encouraged our community to share what the word FAMILY means to them. The messages we received during this campaign inspired us to shout loudly on February 20th when we joined...

FunWalk is a crucial fundraising event for ACO that brings communities together with the vision that every child in foster care is adopted into a forever home. It's also a fun, family-friendly...

We know that fundraising is difficult, but we also know that you care about doing your part to work towards a community where all children have a family forever. So we wanted to help you out! We...

International Youth Day (IYD) is observed annually on August 12. It is meant as an opportunity for governments and others to draw attention to youth issues worldwide.  Brad (right), ACO Youth...

Written by: Brad Gibbons, Youth Liaison with Living Experience in Adoption Self-care is an ongoing practice for adoptees. Unfortunately, not all of us are aware of our self-care. We often look to...