January 2021

  Supporting our Families and People through COVID-19  During this time of physical distancing and increased uncertainty and stress, ACO's Board and Staff want to make sure that our families...

Callie is 10 years old and she lives with her adoptive mom and dad, her older sister Terry who is 15 years old and their dog, Bella. Callie loves art, playing in at the park and her two best...

The times we are currently in are different than we’ve ever seen before. People are working from home, schools are closed, and everyone is trying to maintain a safe social distance. We know...

This is one story of a young woman’s experience in reunion. This month the ACO is launching a new webinar on Search and Reunion. Register for Adoption Matters - Search & Reunion on March 11th...

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...