Pathways is an 8-session curriculum UPDATE - Eligibility: Due to our current funding guidelines, outlined by the Ministry, participants must be an adoptive parent (including parents pre adoption finalization) or a foster-to-adopt parent, to attend our free Pathways program. Please note - we are working to make Pathways available to other parent types (Customary Care, Kinship, Legal Guardian), and hope […]
AdoptOntario is pleased to invite you to the Simcoe Muskoka Family Connexions Agency Event on September 27th, 2023. This is an opportunity for you to get to know two children who are looking for permanency. The event will begin with presentations about these amazing kids and will be followed by a Q&A period with the […]
You are cordially invited to join ACO's Executive Director Dianne Mathes, her staff, the Board, and friends of the Adoption Council of Ontario (ACO) as we celebrate our successes of 2022/2023 and discuss the evolving plan and development of our theme, It's All About Relationships. At the ACO we always say "it's all about relationships," […]
Pathways to Permanence is a multi-sessional psycho-educational program Eligibility: Due to our current funding guidelines, outlined by the Ministry, participants must be an adoptive parent (including parents pre adoption finalization) or a foster-to-adopt parent, and must have adopted (or be fostering-to-adopt) through a children’s aid society, to attend our free Pathways program. Please note - we […]
*Images are stock photos and not of actual children and youth being profiled The Adoption Council of Ontario is excited to invite you to the upcoming Grand River Zone (GRZ) Regional ARE 2023 this fall! The GRZ Regional ARE will be hosted in person at Peel Children's Aid Society on Sunday, October 1st, 2023 from […]
ACT is an 8 week (48 hour) curriculum Location: Online via Zoom (The Zoom link will be emailed to registrants closer to the event date; please see below for technical requirements). Schedule: Classes will be held each week on: Tuesday & Thursday mornings from 9:00am to 12:00pm (EST) Running from October 3, 2023 to November 23, 2023 […]
Pathways to Permanence is a multi-sessional program Eligibility: Due to our current funding guidelines, outlined by the Ministry, participants must be an adoptive parent (including parents pre adoption finalization) or a foster-to-adopt parent, and must have adopted (or be fostering-to-adopt) through a children’s aid society, to attend our free Pathways program. Please note - we are […]
To help families continue to try to bring the concepts learned in Pathways into their daily lives ACO has developed a Decoding session for Pathways alumni. The 3-hour session will provide an overview of the core Pathways concepts and then provide opportunities for discussion and practice for participants based on their needs. Join Pathways trainers […]
Pathways to Permanence is a multi-sessional psycho-educational program Eligibility: Due to our current funding guidelines, outlined by the Ministry, participants must be an adoptive parent (including parents pre adoption finalization) or a foster-to-adopt parent, and must have adopted (or be fostering-to-adopt) through a children’s aid society, to attend our free Pathways program. Please note - we […]
Pathways to Permanence is a multi-sessional psycho-educational program Eligibility: Due to our current funding guidelines, outlined by the Ministry, participants must be an adoptive parent (including parents pre adoption finalization) or a foster-to-adopt parent, and must have adopted (or be fostering-to-adopt) through a children’s aid society, to attend our free Pathways program. Please note - we […]
Pathways to Permanence is a multi-sessional psycho-educational program Eligibility: Due to our current funding guidelines, outlined by the Ministry, participants must be an adoptive parent (including parents pre adoption finalization) or a foster-to-adopt parent, and must have adopted (or be fostering-to-adopt) through a children’s aid society, to attend our free Pathways program. Please note - we […]