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12 Jan

Thank You!

We want to thank all our generous donors this year who helped make our holiday campaign such a huge success. Because of our generous community donations, we were able to distribute over 1300 Angel Tree gifts, provide gift packages to approximately 100 youth aged 16+ living independently, and provide extra support to 33 families receiving […]

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12 Dec

Holiday Message

As we close out the 2023 year at FCSLLG, I would like to thank all of our stakeholders for their commitment to child welfare services in the communities of Lanark, Leeds, and Grenville. Our staff, foster parents, volunteers, and Board members, have worked tirelessly alongside our community partners to carry out our mandate; with the […]

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7 Dec

Donate Today

The holiday season should be filled with joy and laughter for everyone. Unfortunately, many families struggle to provide even the most basic necessities during this time. With your support, our holiday campaigns goal is to ensure that no child is left without a gift to unwrap or a warm meal to share. Together, let’s create […]

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31 Oct

Adoption Awareness Month

November is Adoption Awareness Month.  For those who are on the life-long adoption journey, whether as an adoptee, birth parent or adoptive parent, this is a topic that is front and centre in our daily lives.   Adoption joins people who otherwise may never have known each other and we want to acknowledge the challenges that […]

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12 Oct

Dress Purple Day – October 27

Ontario Dress Purple Day, which is led by Children’s Aid Societies across the province, is a day of action to raise awareness about the community’s responsibility to look after children and youth. This year, on October 27th, communities across Ontario will go purple and collectively speak up to share the message that children and youth […]

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11 Oct

National Foster Family Appreciation Week

While we appreciate them all year, October is the month that we celebrate our foster parents. We thank foster parents for being part of our team, helping us plan with children and youth and most of all for making a difference in their lives. During National Foster Family Appreciation Week, we recognize the invaluable contributions […]

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1 Sep

Kinship Awareness Month

As child protection workers, we know that the trajectory for children & youth is so much more positive when they can be cared for by family versus being in foster care. Kinship is a much more “normal” system for them. Familiar homes, traditions, names, connections, all mean a lot to children going through an incredibly […]

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1 Sep

National Truth and Reconciliation Day

The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, originally and still colloquially known as Orange Shirt Day, is a Canadian holiday to recognize the legacy of the Canadian Indian residential school system. Each year, September 30 marks the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day. The day honours the children who never returned […]

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8 Jun

June is Pride Month in Canada

June is recognized as Pride month in Canada and marks the start of Pride season. To learn more about the history of Pride, here are a couple of great resources: Stonewall Forever – A Documentary about the Past, Present and Future of Pride https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjRv7dJTync Some info on the Canadian context : The closest equivalent of a […]

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8 Jun

June is Indigenous History Month

June is National Indigenous History Month in Canada, a time to recognize the rich history, heritage, resilience and diversity of First Nations, Inuit and Métis people. Each day during the month of June you will see stories on history, resilience, traditions and Indigenous contributions being highlighted in the DailyFacts. In honour of Indigenous History Month, […]

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