Children's Aid Foundation of Canada

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Children’s Aid Foundation of Canada is Canada’s leading charity dedicated to improving the lives of children and youth and families involved in the child welfare system. We raise and grant funds and develop high-impact programs that are delivered in partnership with 114 child- and youth-serving agencies across the country. With the support of our donors and partners, we help children and youth involved with the child welfare system access the resources and opportunities they need to thrive.

Together with our donors and partners, Children’s Aid Foundation of Canada is committed to helping children and youth involved with the child welfare system access the resources they need to thrive.

Nationwide, almost 300,000 children and youth living with their families are considered at risk of abuse, neglect, or abandonment and are under the close watch of child protection agencies. 59,000 young people across Canada are living in foster homes, institutional settings, or with extended family as a result of abuse, neglect, or abandonment. Each year, thousands of youth “age out” of the child welfare system, suddenly confronted with navigating life on their own –– sometimes as young as 18.

Our vision is a future where the children and youth we serve have the strength and resilience to create a lifetime of their own unstoppable successes. We help kids in and from care go from surviving to thriving.

Learn more at:   https://cafdn.org
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