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The Corsage Project: Helping High School Students in Financial Need Attend Prom The Corsage Project gives high school students in financial need a prom night to remember by providing free formal wear to graduating students who have overcome. In partnership with Children’s Aid Foundation of Canada, The Corsage Project’s annual Boutique Ball supplies brand-new dresses,

For nearly 30 years, Cookie and Stephen Sandler have helped generations of young people involved with the child welfare system access the resources they need to thrive. As committed donors and volunteers to Children’s Aid Foundation of Canada, they have broken down barriers to brighter futures for countless children and youth, all while inspiring others

Each year, the Ripple Foundation – a volunteer-led education charity – hosts an annual creative story writing contest, Kids Write 4 Kids. It’s for youth in grades 4-8 across Canada and judged by a panel of editors, authors, previous winners, and faces from the publishing world. Winners have their books published online and in paperback,

In honour of World Social Work Day, we interviewed Kevin Yarde, a social worker and Supervisor of the TO Investigation Multi-Service Team at the Children’s Aid Society of Toronto (CAST). We had a far-reaching discussion covering everything from the role of social workers, anti-Black racism and his previous work as Anti-Black Racism Practice Integration Lead,

In honour of Black History Month and this year’s theme of Black resistance, we’re sharing powerful stories from former youth in care and insights from Black leaders in our community. Read the first and second installments in this series.   For the third and final installment of our Black History Month series, we spoke to Nicole

In honour of Black History Month and this year’s theme of Black resistance, we’re sharing powerful stories of resilience from former youth in care, our partners serving Black and biracial youth and others from across our network. Read the first installment in this series. For the second installment of our Black History Month series, we

In honour of Black History Month and this year’s theme of Black resistance, we’re sharing powerful stories of resilience from former youth in care, our partners serving Black and biracial youth and others from across our network.  Recognizing that Black youth are significantly overrepresented in the child welfare system, Children’s Aid Foundation of Canada is

Entering adulthood seems harder than ever these days. The journey to independence and autonomy just takes longer, and the faltering economy and COVID-19 pandemic have made the way forward even more difficult. As a result, many young people have chosen to remain at home with their parents, so that when they do leap, they have