Who We Work With

Creating lasting change for children, youth, and families involved in the child welfare system takes collaboration. We work alongside donors, communities, organizations, researchers, and people with lived experience to strengthen supports, test new ideas, and expand what works.

Our partners and collaborators include:

Donors and philanthropic partners

First voice and lived experts

Young people and youth advisors

Indigenous-led organizations

Community-based organizations

Child- and youth-serving agencies

Academics and researchers

Post-secondary institutions

Systems innovators and cross-sector collaborators

Our longest-standing relationship is with our founding partner,
Children’s Aid Society of Toronto.

Together, these relationships help us better understand the needs of the communities we support, co-design impactful solutions, strengthen the evidence base, and improve outcomes for children and youth across Canada.

Interested in Working with Children’s Aid Foundation of Canada?

Children’s Aid Foundation of Canada works with organizations that are advancing better outcomes for children, youth, and families across our four focus areas: Education, Employment, Mental Health & Well-Being, and Strong Families & Lifelong Connections.

If your organization is interested in working with Children’s Aid Foundation of Canada, we encourage you to connect with our team or subscribe to our newsletter to stay informed about future opportunities and updates.

Eligibility

Organizations must be a qualified donee or be connected to an organization that can act as a qualified donee or trustee.

How We Work

We work with organizations in different ways depending on the opportunity and intended outcomes, including:

Supporting and scaling programs with demonstrated impact

Co-designing initiatives with partners and funders to address emerging needs

Providing grants that strengthen supports for children, youth, and families

All partnerships and funding opportunities are assessed based on alignment with our strategic priorities and intended impacts for children, youth, and families.

To start a conversation, contact us at [email protected] or subscribe for updates and future partnership opportunities.

How We Work Together

Grantmaking

Donor support helps address urgent and unmet needs facing children, youth, and families involved in the child welfare system.

Through targeted grants, we invest in child welfare agencies that deliver programs, services, and supports to children and families in their communities. We prioritize partners with deep community connections, measurable impact, and the ability to deliver meaningful results.

Our grantees include organizations working directly with children, youth, and families in communities across Canada. All funding relationships are aligned to our intended impact areas and designed to create measurable outcomes.

Partnership and Innovation

We work alongside strategic investors and partners to strengthen, grow, and scale solutions that improve outcomes for children and youth across Canada.

This includes:

Scaling proven, evidence-informed programs

Co-designing new initiatives to address emerging needs

Investing in innovation through our ventures to test and grow promising approaches

By sharing insights, evidence, and learnings across sectors, we help identify what works and expand the solutions with the greatest potential for lasting change.

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Who we work with

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Who We Work With