Daisy, nearly 8, is a vibrant, happy and curious girl with the biggest smile imaginable. Now in grade 2, she is an enthusiastic learner who can read, write and take part in all class activities. Her proud mom, Nancy adopted Daisy as a 5 1/2 year old after seeing her profile on the AdoptOntario website. Daisy has come a long way from the little girl that first caught her mom’s attention.
A commonly held belief about adoption is that people only want children who are considered to be “normal” or without special needs. Along the same lines, those children who have exceptional needs are often characterized as “unadoptable” because they are thought to be too difficult for any family to manage. Daisy and Nancy prove both notions wrong. (more…)
Adoption is the legal process that gives a new family to a child whose birth family can’t care for him or her. Children of all ages can be adoption and come from a variety of cultural, racial, ethnic and religious backgrounds. Each child is different but all can benefit from becoming part of a warm and loving family!
Three Children’s Aid Societies, Toronto, Toronto Catholic and Peel, are partnering on a targeted outreach program to the African, African-Canadian and Caribbean community looking for potential adoptive parents for the black and black bi-racial children who are waiting for loving homes. There is an urgent need for adoptive families from these communities.