Ontario Election 2022: OACAS Asks All Political Parties to Be #HereToHelpON’s Most Vulnerable Children, Youth and Families On April 7, 2022 / Advocacy, African Canadian Families, Child Welfare Agencies, Children, Community Partners, Featured, Government, Indigenous Services, Kinship, Truth and Reconciliation, Youth
Child Welfare Election Priority: Prioritize admission prevention, early intervention, family-based care, and community supports to help avoid entry to the child welfare system, whenever possible. On April 7, 2022 / Advocacy, Child Poverty, Child Welfare Agencies, Children, Community Partners, Government, Youth
Child Welfare Election Priority: Invest in reconciliation, equity, diversity, and inclusion supports to help repair the harm done by decades of systemic racism. On April 7, 2022 / 2SLGBTQ+, Advocacy, African Canadian Families, Child Welfare Agencies, Children, Government, Indigenous Services, Truth and Reconciliation, Youth
Child Welfare Election Priority: Strengthen services and supports for older youth and youth aging out of care to help them succeed. On April 7, 2022 / Advocacy, Child Welfare Agencies, Community Partners, Government, Permanency, Youth
OACAS Supports Bill C-4, an Act to Criminalize Conversion Therapy in Canada On December 7, 2021 / 2SLGBTQ+, Accountability, Advocacy, Children, Community Partners, Featured, Government, Youth
Why it’s not Child Abuse Prevention Month anymore and a call to join Dress Purple Day 2021 On October 8, 2021 / Advocacy, African Canadian Families, CEO Message, Child Welfare Agencies, Children, Community Partners, Featured, Indigenous Services, Youth
OACAS Supports the Safe Return to In-School Learning in September 2021 On August 13, 2021 / Advocacy, Child Welfare Agencies, Children, Featured, Youth
In Honour of National Indigenous Peoples Day On June 21, 2021 / Accountability, Advocacy, Child Welfare Agencies, Featured, Indigenous Services, Truth and Reconciliation
Celebrating Pride Month 2021 On June 16, 2021 / 2SLGBTQ+, Accountability, Advocacy, Child Welfare Agencies, Children, Featured, Youth
Myths About Jordan’s Principle On May 10, 2021 / Accountability, Adoption, Advocacy, Child Welfare Agencies, Community Partners, Featured, Government, Indigenous Services, Truth and Reconciliation