April 2019

When I officially aged out of care, I was 21 years old and in my second month of my final year at Queen's University. While most students in my position were planning for graduation, applying to...

  It was September 17th this past year that I found myself sitting on the living room floor with my foster mother, Adina. I was choking on my words, tearful, trying to formulate sentences that...

I tend to be hyper critical of movies portraying adoption. I have a close connection to the material as a trans-racial adoptee and also as a social work student who has seen the power of...

ACO Believes in the power of family Having the support of a family has the greatest impact on a child’s health, well-being and improving the potential for success.  ACO works with Ontario...

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...

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...

Children and Youth in Care Day is this Sunday, May 14th.  Did you know that the province of Ontario is the legal guardian of more than 6000 Children and Youth in the province? Adoption is what...

Written by: Abby Flown, ACO’s Youth Network Life can give you different choices, and one of the things everyone does is try to figure out the best way, or the better one, or the right one....

“Basically once I discovered adoption matters, what I wanted to do was connect with people who were like me.” – Mark, Leader, Youth Network Adoption Awareness Month is a time for people...