March 2019

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...

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...

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...

Written by Wendy Hayes, Communications Coordinator for International Self-Care Day.@_wendyhayes Personally, self-care has been a journey of healing trauma and managing my anxiety. When people used...

Written by: E, adoptee The theme of journey is very prominent in the world of adoption. As persons who were adopted we may go on long journeys to find ourselves, meet certain people, or learn more...

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...

Written by: Wendy Hayes, Communications Coordinator Learning who we are is an ongoing part of life. Not all of us have an Eat, Pray Love moment where we figure ourselves out and move on. Identity...