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About AdoptWalk 2013

In 2009, the Adoption Council of Canada held its first AdoptWalk in the Greater Toronto area. Since then, our walks have brought even more of the adoption community together each year.

In 2013, we are proud to partner with the Children’s Bridge Foundation.

The Adoption Council of Canada educates Canadians about the benefits and challenges of adoption for children, birth families and adoptive parents, while facilitating respectful communication among all those adoption touches.

The ACC is the only national organization focused on adoption. We provide tools and services to local and regional adoption organizations. Provincial and territorial authorities responsible for adoption frequently consult us, including the Federal/Provincial Working Group on Child and Family Services. The Adoption Council of Canada has helped to improve legislation and change policy and practices, particularly in open records (Ontario, Nova Scotia) and photolisting on websites (Alberta, Ontario)

 The ACC’s board and membership covers the breadth of the country. The practical reach of the ACC’s work extends beyond its formal legal membership. The ACC works with Canadian and U.S. adoption organizations, provincial organizations and governments, social workers , social work departments of universities and colleges, and adoption researchers.

If you would prefer to donate by mail, please download the ACC pledge form, here.

Donations to AdoptWalk will help provide:

• Information and resources to support birth families, adoptive families, adoptees and individuals with questions about private, domestic (public) and international adoption
• Canada's Waiting Children, the national photolisting service the Adoption Council of Canada operates to help match children and youth in foster care with potential adoptive families
• Awareness-raising initiatives about the number of children and youth in care of the child welfare system and how to begin the adoption process
• Youth Speak Out training for children and youth in care, those who have been adopted and those who have aged out of the system, to help them advocate about the importance of permanency
• Heart Gallery programs to help child welfare agencies recruit families for children and youth in care
• Research and training of adoption professionals in recruitment and retention techniques.
• Education about the need for legislative change to support adoption and remove barriers

Please contact the ACC directly for more information:

Adoption Council of Canada
211 Bronson Ave.
Mailbox #231
Ottawa ON K1R 6H5
Phone: 613-235-0344
Toll-free: 1-888-542-3678
info@adoption.ca
www.adoption.ca