December 2019

This Giving Tuesday, we’re celebrating families formed through adoption. We’re also acknowledging that families need support along the way. After Daniel and the Johnson’s were connected...

This Giving Tuesday, we want to introduce you to Daniel. A young boy in the foster care system who has special needs and a family that can give him permanency, a family forever. Daniel and his...

This Giving Tuesday, we want to introduce you to the Johnson’s. A family who were looking to grow their family though adoption. Located in Northern Ontario, the Johnson’s are a married could...

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...

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...

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...

CARDINAL RULEby: Kenny Lord IT’S TIME TO FLY MY LITTLE ONEFOR YOU TO TEST YOUR WINGS,IT’S TIME FOR YOU TO SEE THE WORLDWHATEVER YOUR LIFE BRINGS,THOUGH YOU MAY FALL, YOU’RE WINGS AND...

We’re bringing adoption training to schools and you can help! We listened when parents asked us (implored us, actually) to bring the Pathways to Permanence 2 teachings to their children's...