December 2019

Written by Dianne Mathes R.S.W. Executive Director, ACO Over the past month we have heard the voices of families who are living in adoption and permanency journeys with their children.   We...

Written by ACO's Kathy Soden, Sylvia Gibbons, and Dianne Mathes Earlier this week, we explored Pathways, our specialized training program for adoptive, kinship and customary care families and the...

Written by ACO's Kathy Soden & Sylvia Gibbons, adoptive parents   We adopted from Ontario's public system many years ago with excitement, lots of love and high hopes, but in retrospect, not much...

Over the winter, ACO piloted a Pathways training specifically for Kinship caregivers in the Simcoe County area.  We often have kin family members in our Pathways trainings. Based on feedback, we...

One of the most effective sources of support, wisdom and guidance for an adoptive parent is a support group. Although family and friends may be supportive of parents by adoption and their...

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...

Children and Youth in Care Day 2018 Last month, Elon Musk said “Humans are underrated”, announcing his plans to go back to using human workers after robots slowed the Tesla factory down. The...

For some, support in the world of adoption and permanency planning can be difficult to find, but the Adoption Council of Ontario's Permanency and Adoption Support Services (PASS) team is striving...

Whoa – we’re already in our last week of early bird registration. Be sure to register before July 23rd to take advantage of our early bird prices and prizes. We know you want to be part of a...

On June 28th, friends and supporters of the Adoption Council of Ontario gathered together in a space graciously donated by KMPG to reflect on the year’s achievements. This included celebrating...