YOUNG PEOPLE IN PROFILE: CHEYANNE
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CHEYANNE entered foster care at the age of 14, following years of verbal and physical abuse at home. After entering care, she was able to find the stability needed to begin her healing journey. A ...
YOUNG PEOPLE IN PROFILE: ALISHA
ALISHA, February's Young Person in Profile, entered foster care following her mother’s challenges with substance abuse. Moving between foster, kinship (in the care of relatives), and group home placements, she ...
YOUNG PEOPLE IN PROFILE: BRITTANY
BRITTANY, January's Young Person in Profile, entered foster care at the age of 12 following her mother's mental health challenges. Moving between foster and kinship placements, she struggled to establish and ma...
Michael “Pinball” Clemons Donates $500k to At-Risk Youth
It's a universal truth that knowledge is power, a reality that former CFL-er, Michael "Pinball" Clemons, has taken to heart with a recent $500,000 donation to the newly-named Pinball Clemons Foundation Ambassad...
YOUNG PEOPLE IN PROFILE: BREANNA
For many youth from care, education is often a key to breaking cycles of past abuse and neglect, and building a foundation for future employment and financial independence. Unfortunately, with the added stresso...
five14 Talks Preview
Now in its second year, the Children's Aid Foundation's five14 Talks are set to inspire innovative change on Friday, May 13th, 2016. Bringing together thought-leaders and advocates from across the child welfare...
YOUNG PEOPLE IN PROFILE: CASSANDRA
May 14th marks Children and Youth in Care Day across Ontario. This day of celebration, initiated by the “Our Voice, Our Turn: Youth Leaving Care Hearings”, honours the strength and resilience of the nearly 67,0...
YOUNG PEOPLE IN PROFILE: CHRISTINA
In continuation of our Young People in Profile series, this month we're focusing on CHRISTINA and the pursuit of employment for young people from the child welfare system. CHRISTINA is a former youth in care wh...
BLOG: This is My Mom
Written by Jessica Burke-Trebell, a Foundation ambassador and former young person in care.
I haven’t always known who I was, nor have I always been “comfortable in my own skin.” This month’s family and ident...
BLOG: A Place Where I Belong
Written by Crystal Groves, a member of our Young People’s Advisory Council and former young person in care.
I first experienced the child welfare system when I was 11 years old. At that time, I came into fos...