Halton Children's Aid Society
For over 20 years, Greg Pace of PACEperformance — along with staff, customers, family, friends and community members — have raised funds to purchase new bikes, helmets and locks for children and youth being supported by the Halton Children’s Aid Society. Each bike is purchased with a specific young person in mind who will receive their special […]
The social climate regarding transgender, non-binary and the 2SLGBTQ+ communities has recently had a very concerning negative shift. A movement towards hate, to sharing misinformation that gender affirming care is harmful and the discriminatory changes to trans rights in schools are happening in Canada. Hate has no place in Canada, in Halton Region or in our […]
About 15 years ago, Greg Pace had a few extra dollars in his pocket. He bought a couple of children’s bikes, then set off to find little kids who needed them. From that one, generous act has grown CAFH’s annual Bikes for Kids program. “Halton Children’s Aid Society refers the children who need or want […]
Dear Colleagues,
It is once again Pride month! Thank you for your words of support for those who have reached out to me. The theme from Toronto Pride is Here, There, Everywhere and I cannot help but be reflective on what this means in my own career. What does it mean to be queer and how this translates into one’s workspace and career. You see the issue of heterosexism and cis-genderism in the workplace has only been magnified in impact when you have so many hate legislations being reviewed and implemented by our neighbours to the south, and this trickle effect is starting to rally support in anti-2SLGBTQI+ views here in Canada. Many are recently aware of the York Catholic School Board trustees voting to not raise the Pride flag, which our own Halton Catholic District Board had also done in the past.
Source: Lawson Hunter, Oakville News, February 27, 2023 The Ontario government recently introduced changes to the way youth transition out of the child welfare system. “Children and youth in the child welfare system face additional barriers throughout their lives,” said Dr. Merrilee Fullerton, Minister of Children, Community and Social Services. Currently, those under the guidance […]
Learning to ride a bike can be a magical experience for a child. Unfortunately, there are many families across Halton for which a new bicycle is simply out of reach, particularly during the expensive holiday season. In Burlington, there are plenty of people who want to fill that gap and bring a little more Christmas […]
The Halton Children’s Aid Society (Halton CAS) is very excited to share the news that our re-designed website has launched! The website features helpful resources, colourful pictures and graphics, ease of accessibility for users and the ability to translate content into many languages using Google Translate. We look forward to filling the website with information […]
On Monday, November 21, 2022, the Halton Children’s Aid Society learned about the death of Carol Crowe after a lengthy battle with cancer. Carol joined the Halton Regional Police Service in 1989 and worked her way through the ranks being named Deputy Chief in 2015. Carol was involved in numerous community groups, serving on boards […]
The Halton Children’s Aid Society (Halton CAS) is devastated and dismayed by Saturday night’s deadly attack at Club Q, a 2SLGBTQ+ nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colorado. With this tragic incident, we are again reminded how discrimination, hate, racism and violence against 2LSGBTQ+ people continue to be a tragic reality that we must contend with every […]
Adoption and Permanency Education Month takes place in November and is an opportunity to remind Ontarians of the many paths to permanency for children and youth in the child welfare system. The primary goal of children’s aid societies is to keep children and youth safe in their families and communities. When it is not possible […]