The ACO supports the health and well-being of children and youth who are adopted and provides them and their families with the ongoing support and connections they need. Resources for […]
Author: Madison Lee
Lesson from The Heart That Silence Built
“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 […]
A Message for Mental Health Week 2022
Permanency in adoption is the act of finding a family for a child/youth who cannot remain in their birth family. As placement is found and a family formed, it is […]
Mac | April 2022
Mac is a very affectionate, social and happy youth. With his exploratory approach to life, he is full of energy and loves being outside, especially when he is camping and […]
My Story Starts with Adoption
My story starts with adoption . My life started because of a 16 year old girl and an 18 year old boy. That 16 year old girl was told that […]
Identity, Adoption and the Rise of Skywalker
Submitted by an Adult Adoptee Rey’s journey begins with the stereotypical Hollywood backstory. Orphaned (more or less), not sure who her parents are, taking care of herself. While we all […]
Today is My Birthday
Today is my birthday. Fifty years ago today, in a hospital in Ottawa, my mother gave birth to me. She was all alone, miles away from her mother and her […]
Enough Already! Thoughts from an Adoptee
By Guest Blogger: Laurie I’m an adoptee and apparently that means that I’m supposed to be mad as hell, poorly adjusted, have low self-esteem and be unable to build or […]
Support for Birth Families
ASK Adoption Support, Kinship ASK provided the following information for sharing with our adoption community about their organization and also about the Canadian Council of Natural Mothers (CCNM): http://askaboutreunion.org/ ASK is […]
Travis, the Story of a Birth Father
Travis is a birth father who is 5 years into adoption reunion with his daughter Malaika. I became a father in 1983 just after my 19th birthday. A daughter. A […]
