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...

Could you donate $25, $50, $100 or even $200 to provide supportive services and programming to adoption communities during the pandemic? These are challenging times for everyone. that includes...

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...