CAF-ON

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Let’s level the playing field and build a more equitable future.

Every Child Deserves a Bright Future

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Our Story

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Why Us?

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Who We Are

Children’s Aid Foundation Ontario was established in 2003 as the Peel Children’s Aid Foundation to raise funds to support innovative and urgently needed programs and services for children, youth, and families in the Region of Peel. These programs receive little to no government funding. We hope to inspire you to support programs that give children and youth in our community a chance to experience nurturing childhoods, equal opportunity to education, and future success. In August 2024, Peel CAF changed its name to Children’s Aid Foundation Ontario as part of a strategy to co-create an equitable philanthropic landscape in the child welfare space. Learn more about our name change to Children’s Aid Foundation Ontario (CAF-ON).

Children and youth are living in poverty in Peel Region
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How to Help

From donating to volunteering, learn more about the different ways you can help make a difference for children and youth in and from care.

Children’s Aid Foundation Ontario (CAF-ON) is a charity that enriches the core work of Peel Children’s Aid Society with vitally-needed additional services essential to long-term outcomes and building resilient communities.

CAF-ON is community driven, which allows us to focus specifically on supporting the needs of children and youth through specialized programs and family relief funding such as diapers, clothing, and grocery gift cards.

Your Donations Go To three funds.

When you give to our Health & Wellness Fund you support the short and long-term health and wellness needs of the children, youth, and families we work alongside. Your gifts create opportunities for children to enjoy childhood milestones considered to be a normal part of life by most of their peers. Your gift will help a young person to receive special assistance in overcoming obstacles life has presented. This program was created to give the children, youth, and families we work alongside the opportunity to take part in a purposeful, safe and healthy childhood.

Programs Include: Infant & Maternal Wellness, Comfort Kits, Complex Needs Program, Youth Starter Kit, Community Care Program.

Your support of our organizational capacity and innovation fund helps us retain the very best staff, update, learn, and innovate. Future programs could include research and development, program evaluation and prevention programs.

Current Programs Include: Early Help and Prevention Project, Kinship Appreciation & Awareness Event, Staff & Volunteer Development Programs, Marketing/Community Engagement, Technology.

When you give to our Future Possibilities Fund you support the children, youth, and families we work alongside to build the skills they need to prepare for a future of independence, self-determination, and agency.

Through the Future Possibilities Fund donors are committed to changing these numbers and giving more children and youth in care access to post-secondary education, and skill building opportunities to help them set goals and work towards success.

Programs Include: Post-Secondary Education Bursaries, Trailblazers Youth Centre, Youth Council, Financial Literacy, Youth Success, Running Group, Stay in School, Cooking Towards Independence, Child Welfare Immigration Centre of Excellence (CWICE).

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Youth Resources

If you’re a young person looking for support and information, look no further. Take a look at our resources page for details about supports for your education, employment, mental health, and more.

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