CAS of Toronto recognizes and thanks all of its volunteers during National Volunteer Week (April 21 to 27, 2013). Volunteers play an essential role in helping us reach our vision of, “Leading with excellence and working in partnership, we will create a city where children are safe, families are strong and communities are supported.”
We have more than 600 volunteers who help make the lives of children, youth and families better through their contributions as Special Friends to a parent or child, as tutors and drivers, volunteering at supervised access visits and special events as well as volunteering in our Donation Room. They are part of the more than 1.2 million volunteers in Canada who donate their time, energy, skills and expertise to better the lives of people, communities and our country.
Thanks to each and every one of our volunteers for their time, dedication and efforts in improving the lives of the families, youth and children that we serve.
The CAS of Toronto is committed to providing persons with disabilities with equal opportunities and standards of goods and services in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005. These goods and services will be provided in a manner that respects dignity, independence, integration and equal opportunity.
To read our AODA Standard for Customer Service Policy click here.
We welcome your feedback regarding accessibility at the CAS of Toronto.
Click here to access our interactive accessibility feedback form.
Notices of Service Disruptions will be posted here.
Below are links to the Accessibility Floorplans for the ground floor and 7th floor of 30 Isabella Street.
30 Isabella Street Ground Floor
Below are links to the Accessibility Floorplans for the 2nd floor and 3rd floor of 20 De Boers Drive.
Below are links to the Accessibility Floorplans for the ground floor and 2nd floor of 843 Kennedy Road.
20daMarch 4th to March 10th is Social Work Week!
The Children’s Aid Society of Toronto wishes to thank all of our Social Workers for their ongoing efforts to improve the lives of the children, youth and families we help.
Carol Mole (centre) accepting Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal with Family
February 22, 2013 (Toronto, ON) – Pickering resident Carol Mole, who has been a foster parent with the Children’s Aid Society of Toronto for over 45 years, has been awarded a Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal. She received her medal today at a special presentation held in the office of Ajax-Pickering MPP, Joe Dickson. Click here to read the media release.
We are always looking for safe, loving families for children and youth in our care.
People from diverse cultural backgrounds, single people or same-sex couples are encouraged to consider adoption. As well, people with the capacity to adopt children with special needs, sibling groups or older children are needed.
The Ontario Association of Children’s Aid Societies (OACAS) and Ontario’s Children’s Aid Societies are spreading the message throughout Adoption Awareness Month, that all children and youth deserve to have forever families and lifelong connections they can count on.
click here to access the news release.
YouthRAP has been developed as a website and mobile website (mobile environment) for youth in care or living independently, who are involved with the Children’s Aid Society of Toronto….click on the image to access the site and learn more!
The Children’s Aid Society of Toronto expresses sincere gratitude to the foster families, who provide their homes to care for and nurture vulnerable children. These community members are a integral part of our child welfare team and we are extremely proud of the fact they represent the wonderful diversity that makes up our city. The remarkable dedication that these families demonstrate is a reflection of the generosity of their hearts and their commitment to the understanding that children depend on all of us. On behalf of the CAS of Toronto, we want to thank all foster families for their tireless and unselfish dedication and their overall commitment to the best interests of children.
David Rivard, Chief Executive Officer
Nancy Dale, Chief Operating Officer
Janie Ryan, Director, Resources for Children and Youth
Toronto’s child protection agencies use social media to help children and inform the community -
Toronto’s four Children’s Aid Societies are “going social” to promote Child Abuse Prevention Month. The agencies have combined forces to create a Facebook (www.facebook.com/CAPMToronto) and Twitter (www.twitter.com/CAPM_Toronto) campaign to spread the word about ways to identify and prevent child abuse and neglect.
This campaign allows Toronto CASs to bring a wealth of information to a large number of people through social media. The campaign is an annual joint effort between Catholic Children’s Aid Society of Toronto, Children’s Aid Society of Toronto, Jewish Family & Child and Native Child and Family Services of Toronto. The goal is to raise public awareness of the signs of child abuse and to provide information on why it’s so important to report child abuse and neglect.
“In today’s world, an increasing number of people use social media to circulate and receive important information. We feel that this campaign gives us an opportunity to reach a new audience with the message that there are children out there that need protection,” said David Rivard, Chief Executive Officer of the Children’s Aid Society of Toronto.
1f66PARC (Pape Adolescent Resource Centre) guides teens to education, jobs, housing and a better future….click here to learn more.
The new edition of Communicate is here!
For the first time, the Children’s Aid Society of Toronto will be participating in the City of Toronto’s Annual Doors Open Toronto event….click here for more information.
From Left to Right:
Abdifatah Warsame, Community Development and Outreach, CDYMS
Joe Canavan, Chair, CAF Board of Directors
Laura Albanese, MPP, York South - Weston
Nancy Dale, COO, CAS Toronto
David Rivard, CEO, CAS Toronto
Bahadur Madhani, Chair, Ontario Trillium Foundation’s Toronto Grant Review Team
Abdiqani Mohamed, ED, CDYMS
Len Gamache, President, CAF
Sadiq Ali Hashi, Chair, CDYMS
In an innovative partnership, the Children’s Aid Foundation and the Children’s Aid Society of Toronto have secured a three year funding commitment from the Ontario Trillium Foundation to be granted to The Centre for Youth Development and Mentoring Services (CYDMS). Local MPP Laura Albanese and Bahadur Madhani, the Chair of the Ontario Trillium Foundation’s Toronto Grant Review Team were on hand Friday evening at York Humber High School to congratulate the organizations involved with the initiative.
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The goal of the BPS Supply Chain Code of Ethics is to ensure an ethical, professional and accountable BPS supply chain. To read the full Code of Ethics, please click here.
The purpose of this policy is to meet the requirements set out in the Broader Public Sector Expenses Directive as issued by the Ontario Management Board of Cabinet for establishing expense rules where expenses are reimbursed from public funds.
The expense rules in this policy apply to any person in the Society making an expense claim, including the following:
The Children’s Aid Society of Toronto will reimburse for all reasonable travel and miscellaneous expenses they incur in the course of their work on behalf of the Society. This policy does not prevail over a collective agreement between the Society and bargaining agents representing employees of the Society.
Discrimination and Harassment Complaint Process
The Children’s Aid Society of Toronto is committed to providing a workplace that is free of discrimination and harassment based on grounds covered under the Ontario Human Rights Code. Employees, as well as any individuals who are providing service on behalf of the Society, such as independent contractors, foster parents, placement students, volunteers, and individuals from temporary staffing agencies, may pursue a complaint if they feel that their rights under the policy have been infringed. Read more…
