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OACAS distributes news releases and advisories about important child welfare matters including advocacy, public awareness and current issues.
September 16, 2024
A Call to Better Support Kin, Alternate Caregivers, and their Loved Ones
September 12, 2024
OACAS Responds to News Reporting on Ontario’s Child Welfare System
September 6, 2024
OACAS Responds to Ontario Ombudsman’s Investigation into the Use of Hotels, Motels, Offices, and Trailers as Placements for Children and Youth
August 8, 2024
OACAS Responds to Premier Ford’s Comments about the Child Welfare System
June 24, 2024
OACAS Releases 2023-2024 Annual Report: Advocating for Change in Support of Children, Youth, and Families
June 6, 2024
OACAS Response to the Passing of Bill 188 and Changes to the Child, Youth and Family Services Act, 2017
June 5, 2025
OACAS Launches ‘There to Care’ Campaign to Recruit Foster Caregivers Across Ontario
May 14, 2024
Are You There for Kids in Care? Join the #ForgetMeNot Campaign and Show You’re Part of the Community that Cares
March 8, 2024
OACAS Responds to Global News Investigation
January 31, 2024
OACAS Releases 2024 Pre-Budget Submission with Five Priority Areas for Action
November 1, 2023
Adoption and Permanency Education Month Reflections
October 17, 2023
Dress Purple Day 2023: Be Part of the Community That Cares for Ontario Children, Youth, and Families
October 16, 2023
Honouring Ontario Foster Caregivers During Foster Family Appreciation Week 2023
October 12, 2023
Statement on the Terrorist Attacks in Israel and a Condemnation of All Acts of Violence
September 25, 2023
Julia L. Jamieson, Director of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Holistic Practices, Shares a Message for National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
September 19, 2023
Reaffirming Our Commitment to the Safety and Well-Being of 2SLGBTQ+ Children and Youth
September 15, 2023
Recognizing the Family and Community Supporting Children and Youth During Kinship & Alternate Care Awareness Week 2023
August 18, 2023
OACAS CEO Nicole Bonnie Announces Departure, Interim CEO Appointed
July 17, 2023
OACAS Submits Feedback as Part of the 2023 Review of the Child, Youth and Family Services Act, 2017
June 30, 2023
OACAS Releases 2022-2023 Annual Report: Strengthening Partnerships to Support Families and Communities
June 9, 2023
In Solidarity with 2SLGBTQ+ Communities this Pride Month, and Every Day
May 10, 2023
Children and Youth in Care Day Honoured with Day of Advocacy and Celebratory Reception at Queen’s Park
May 9, 2023
Are You There for Kids in Care? Young People from Child Welfare Visit Queen’s Park to Call on Government for More Supports and Services
April 17, 2023
Volunteer Week 2023: Celebrating Thousands of Ontarians Supporting Children, Youth, and Families
March 27, 2023
2023 Ontario Budget Includes Investments for Children, Youth, and Families
February 15, 2023
OACAS supports new framework for youth leaving care in Ontario
February 10, 2023
OACAS 2023 Pre-Budget Submission: One Community of Care
January 30, 2023
OACAS to Host First-of-its-kind 2SLGBTQ+ Event for Youth in Child Welfare
November 1, 2022
Adoption and Permanency Education Month Reminds Ontarians there are Many Paths to Permanency
October 27, 2022
Dress Purple Day 2022 Sees Engagement from Partners Across Ontario
October 24, 2022
New Beastie Valley Video Series Supports Dress Purple Day Campaign Message that Children and Youth Have Rights to Safety and Well-Being in All Spaces
October 17, 2022
Celebrating Foster Family Appreciation Week 2022 with a Thank You Message for Foster Caregivers across Ontario
October 12, 2022
Dress Purple Day 2022: Be part of the community that cares for Ontario children, youth, and families
September 29, 2022
Child Welfare, Residential Schools, and Truth and Reconciliation: A Brief History on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
September 25, 2022
OACAS Recognizes Franco-Ontarian Day
June 17, 2022
New Report Reveals the Reality of Anti-Black Racism in Ontario Child Welfare Service Delivery
June 6, 2022
National Indigenous History Month: A Time for Celebration and Reflection
May 9, 2022
OACAS Launches New Campaign, #ForgetMeNot, to Remind Ontarians that Children and Youth in Care Cannot be Forgotten
April 7, 2022
Ontario Election 2022: OACAS Asks All Political Parties to Be #HereToHelpON’s Most Vulnerable Children, Youth and Families
March 31, 2022
OACAS Applauds Funding for 2SLGBTQ+ Services and Supports
March 16, 2022
Minister McKenna and OACAS CEO Nicole Bonnie share a message of thanks to Ontario child welfare staff
February 16, 2022
OACAS Statement on the Presence of Children and Youth at Demonstrations
December 7, 2021
OACAS Supports Bill C-4, an Act to Criminalize Conversion Therapy in Canada
November 30, 2021
OVOV relaunches guide on navigating the child welfare system for Ontario’s Black community
November 9, 2021
Max the Vax campaign launches to promote vaccine education for children ages 5-11
October 18, 2021
Foster Family Appreciation Week 2021: Celebrating Foster Families in Ontario
October 8, 2021
Why it’s not Child Abuse Prevention Month anymore and a call to join Dress Purple Day 2021
September 28, 2021
Honouring the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day 2021
August 13, 2021
OACAS Supports the Safe Return to In-School Learning in September 2021
July 26, 2021
OACAS Adopts Inclusive Translation Practice
July 20, 2021
OACAS applauds annual, ongoing funding for critical One Vision One Voice program for Black children and youth in care
June 28, 2021
Statement on the discovery of additional unmarked Indigenous grave sites
June 28, 2021
Launching Healthy Minds, Healthy Lives: A Learning Series for Caregivers in Child Welfare
June 21, 2021
In Honour of National Indigenous Peoples Day
June 16, 2021
Celebrating Pride Month 2021
May 14, 2021
On Children and Youth in Care Day 2021, Take5 and Talk About Mental Health
April 12, 2021
Statement of Support for Bill C-6: An Act to Amend the Criminal Code (Conversion Therapy)
April 1, 2021
Niijaansinaanik Child and Family Services Achieves Designation as a Children’s Aid Society
March 1, 2021
OACAS Launches New Report that Highlights Experiences of LGBT2SQ+ Children, Youth and Families in Child Welfare
October 30, 2020
Three things you need to know about the newly launched OVOV Practice Framework 3
October 13, 2020
Premier Ford joins 2020 Dress Purple Day Campaign to Remind Ontarians Help is Available
October 13, 2020
New Study Shows 42% of Ontarians Say They Need Additional Help from Social Services During the Pandemic
July 29, 2020
OACAS Welcomes the Ontario Government’s New Vision for Child Welfare
July 22, 2020
OACAS CEO Nicole Bonnie named one of six finalists for the 2020 Lynn Factor Stand up for Kids National Award
July 14, 2020
OACAS Applauds the Cessation of Birth Alerts in Ontario
June 5, 2020
A New Resource for Teachers Working with Children and Youth in Virtual Spaces
May 6, 2020
Child welfare organizations are still #HeretohelpON during COVID-19
March 23, 2020
Ontario’s Children’s Aid Societies and Indigenous Child and Family Well-Being Agencies Continue to Support Children, Youth, and Families during COVID-19 Pandemic
January 24, 2020
National child welfare dialogue taking place in Ottawa to help children and youth facing immigration and settlement issues
October 24, 2019
October 24 is Ontario Dress Purple Day: Children’s Aid Societies’ campaign asks adults to think more carefully about how they can be helpful to the children and youth in their lives
August 23, 2019
OACAS Welcomes Associate Minister Dunlop’s Launch Announcement for Child Welfare Modernization Engagement Process
May 2, 2019
OACAS Statement on Ontario Child Advocate’s Thunder Bay Foster Homes Report
April 11, 2019
Ontario 2019 Budget: OACAS Encouraged by Investment in Community Mental Health Services, Concerned by Decrease in Funding to Children’s and Social Services Sector
January 28, 2019
New Leadership at the Ontario Association of Children’s Aid Societies
January 10, 2019
All In! Symposium, gives Ontario Black child welfare staff the first opportunity to gather collectively to discuss their unique experiences.
November 15, 2018
OACAS and Children’s Aid Societies Express Serious Concerns about Changes to the Ontario Child Advocate’s Office
November 13, 2018
First ever provincial meeting specifically for African Canadian Children’s Aid Society staff to take place in Toronto
October 22, 2018
Children’s Aid Societies and schools across the province DRESS PURPLE on October 24 to speak up for every child and youth’s right to safety and well-being
August 9, 2018
New system navigators to assist and support African Canadian families engaged with Children’s Aid Societies across the province will soon be in place
April 12, 2018
Children’s Aid Societies Welcome OHRC Report, Take Action to Combat Over-representation in Child Welfare
March 28, 2018
Budget invests in vulnerable children and families, but child welfare largely left out
October 23, 2017
Children’s Aid Societies and schools across the province DRESS PURPLE on October 24 to support Child Abuse Prevention Month
October 3, 2017
Ontario Association of Children’s Aid Societies apologizes for harm child welfare has done to Ontario Indigenous children and families
October 2, 2017
October is Child Abuse Prevention Month: Your call to Children’s Aid could be the most important in a child’s life
May 15, 2017
The Ontario Association of Children’s Aid Societies asking for Coroner’s Inquest into the recent deaths of youth in residential care
November 1, 2016
November is Adoption Awareness Month – Children’s Aid Societies advocate for life-long relationships for children and youth in care, while addressing the myths about public adoption
October 18, 2016
October is Child Abuse Prevention Month: Children’s Aid Societies and schools across the province “Break the Silence” and GO PURPLE on October 19, 2016
October 3, 2016
October is Child Abuse Prevention Month: Your call to Children’s Aid could be the most important in a child’s life
September 28, 2016
One Vision One Voice launching Practice Framework to support better outcomes for African Canadian families in Ontario child welfare system
September 26, 2016
One Vision One Voice launching its Practice Framework to change the Ontario child welfare system to better serve African Canadians
May 9, 2016
Ontario’s youth celebrate Children and Youth in Care Day at the Ontario Legislature
April 29, 2016
The Ontario Association of Children’s Aid Societies responds to the recommendations from the jury at the Katelynn Sampson inquest
November 4, 2015
OACAS and Children’s Aid Societies Launch Adoption Awareness Month — “There are many paths to lifelong connections”
October 1, 2015
October is Child Abuse Prevention Month: Did you know that a phone call to Children’s Aid can prevent abuse?
September 14, 2015
Historic consultation about child welfare takes place with African Canadian community on September 15 in North York
August 31, 2015
African Canadian Community to Play Lead Role in Creating Child Welfare Framework
May 12, 2015
Youth celebrate Children and Youth in Care Day on May 14 while continuing to push for changes to the child welfare system
May 6, 2015
Kunuwanimano Child and Family Services Achieves Designation as CAS
March 31, 2015
Kina Gbezhgomi Child and Family Services Achieves Designation as CAS
February 11, 2015
OACAS responds to jury recommendations from the Inquest into the death of Jeffrey Baldwin
November 27, 2014
CAS groups call for action now on worker safety recommendations
November 20, 2014
A Worldwide Commitment to Protecting Children’s Rights November 20 marks the 25th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child
November 10, 2014
It is time to act to change the lives of Ontario’s vulnerable children
November 3, 2014
Adoption is an option: Help children and youth create lifelong connections November is Adoption Awareness Month
October 20, 2014
Celebrating the role of foster families in the lives of children and youth in care October 19-25, 2014 is Foster Family Week
October 1, 2014
It takes a community to keep kids safe from fear, harm and violence
June 20, 2014
OACAS Celebrates National Aboriginal Day and Recommits to Bettering Outcomes for Indigenous Children in Ontario
May 16, 2014
OACAS and Children’s Aid Societies pay tribute to courageous Child Welfare Worker, Nicole Belair
May 14, 2014
Recognizing the strength, bravery and resilience of children and youth in care
February 14, 2014
OACAS thanks the jury in the Coroner’s inquest into the death of Jeffrey Baldwin
November 4, 2013
Child welfare sector releases recommendations to align with key areas under the Commission for Sustainable Child Welfare’s focus
November 1, 2013
Adoption is an option: Help children and youth create lifelong connections focus
October 1, 2013
It takes a community to keep kids safe from fear, harm and violence
September 26, 2013
ONTARIO’S CHILDREN’S AID SOCIETIES TO LAUNCH CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH ON OCTOBER 1
May 14, 2013
Recognizing the strength, bravery and resilience of children and youth in and from care
November 2, 2012
Helping children and youth find their forever families
October 25, 2012
Child welfare sector releases recommendations
October 1, 2012
Who is responsible for protecting children? Everyone! October is Child Abuse Prevention Month
May 16, 2012
OACAS supports youth advocacy efforts and giving voice to youth in care
April 16, 2012
National Volunteer Week April 15-21- Recognizing Volunteers at Ontario’s Children’s Aid Societies
November 2, 2011
Adoption is an Option
October 4 , 2011
October is Child Abuse Prevention Month Protecting children is a community responsibility
May 16, 2011
Ontarians speak up on the well-being of children
April 14, 2011
Children’s Aid Societies applaud Ontario Government changes for children and youth
February 18, 2011
Media company sends big hugs to children and youth
January 19, 2011
Youth in need receive boost after 21
November 12, 2010
An Open Letter to Ontarians
November 6, 2010
Letter to the editor: Older Children Need Families Too
November 2, 2010
Older children need families too
October 5, 2010
Public education is key to protecting children
July 21, 2010
Ontario’s child welfare association appoints new executive director
May 4, 2010
Children’s aid societies ask the court to review budget process
April 14, 2010
“More needs to be done” – Ontario Association of Children’s Aid Societies releases report on the well-being of Ontario’s children
March 5, 2010
Forum to address the issue of woman abuse and child safety
