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Gratitude Report Children’s Aid Foundation of Canada 2020-2021
LEADERSHIP MESSAGE
We can all agree that this past year has been remarkable In 2020-21 we also continued to support children,
on all accounts: personally, community-wide, nationally youth, and families through our existing programs
and globally. and resources. Granting over $17 million during our
2020-21 fiscal year, we provided supports to strengthen
It was also a remarkable year for Children’s Aid over 12,000 families and improve education, health and
Foundation of Canada. Expecting the COVID-19 wellbeing, enrichment, and employment outcomes for
pandemic to have a devastating impact on our work, over 46,000 children and youth who have experienced
we began our new fiscal year by revising downward our the child welfare system.
business, fundraising, and granting plans. Our agency
partners working on the front line of the child welfare None of this would have been possible without the
sector were reporting stress, supply shortages and generosity of our incredible donor community. We saw
families, children and youth in crisis. support from long-standing donors as well as many
new donors compelled by the cause, ranging from an
We knew this year was going to be a challenge, and outstanding $5 million gift from the Rogers Foundation
we were blown away by the response of our donors, to many incredible peer-to-peer and community-based
corporate partners, volunteers, community allies and fundraising initiatives. Thank you to all our donors and
agency partners whose incredibly generous and positive volunteers for joining us and standing up for kids.
response helped us rise to the challenge. Thanks to you,
Children’s Aid Foundation of Canada has had a record Over this past year, we also publicly launched our
breaking year, raising $22 million in donations. Futures Transformed Campaign to raise $75 million to
support programs and resources for children and youth
Within weeks of the start of the pandemic, we built a involved with the child welfare system, helping them
COVID-19 Response Program to address the emergency gain strength and resilience to create a lifetime of their
needs of children and families at risk and youth own unstoppable success. Thanks to the enthusiasm
transitioning out of care. These populations, already and tireless support of our Campaign Cabinet, led by
amongst the most vulnerable in Canada, are being Co-Chairs Bill Butt, Laura Dottori-Attanasio and Dougal
disproportionately affected by the negative effects Macdonald, and the amazing generosity of our donors,
of the pandemic. In addition to the traumas of abuse we are thrilled to report that as of March 31, 2021, we
and neglect, additional barriers such as job loss, social raised 51% of our campaign goal to change lives and
isolation, mental health and educational challenges saw transform futures.
these populations in need of critical supports to meet
their basic needs. Thanks to the incredible support As we move forward into this new fiscal year, guided
of our donor community and agency partners across by our five year Strategic Plan and supported by our
the country, the COVID-19 Response Program raised incredible community of donors, volunteers, partners,
nearly $10 million and supported over 37,000 children, and supporters, we truly have the strength to change
youth and families with emergency grants for items the lives of families at risk, children in care, and youth
including housing, food, and mental health, technology transitioning out of care. Thank you for your unwavering
and educational resources. You can learn more about dedication and generosity, we couldn’t do it without you.
the impacts of the program in our COVID-19 Response
Program Report on our website.
VALERIE MCMURTRY, CFRE, DANIEL BARCLAY,
President & CEO Chair of the Board of Directors
CHILDREN’S AID FOUNDATION OF CANADA
2020-2021 IMPACTS AND OUTCOMES
$22.2 million RAISED $17.5 million GRANTED
58,870 children, youth and families supported
PRIORITY POPULATIONS
Children and families at risk Children and youth living in care Youth transitioning out of care
$6,424,434 granted $1,944,921 granted $9,168,592 granted
36,156 supported 11,043 supported 11,671 supported
10,083 Indigenous children and youth supported*
6,393 Black children and youth supported*
*of those agencies that reported this information
OUTCOMES REPORTED COST OF
• Increased stability – 13,638 FUNDRAISING
• Improved health & well-being – 9,283 12%
• Improved academic achievement, attainment &
participation – 8,127
• Improved socio-emotional well-being – 7,911
• Increased youth engagement – 3,766
• Increased permanence – 2,956
• Increased employment & employability – 1,245
GRATITUDE REPORT 2020–2021 | 1
FEATURED PROGRAMS AND DONORS
Mental Health Supports
This year, we saw a huge advancement for mental health supports for
young people from care across Canada with an incredible $1 million
investment from The Slaight Family Foundation. This leadership gift
will fund evidence-based programs, like the Connections Program, that
promote resiliency among youth leaving care nation-wide.
Exposure to childhood trauma is almost universal in the child welfare
population, and often results in long term mental and physical health
issues. Not surprisingly, the stress and isolation of the pandemic has
heightened the mental health challenges faced by many of our youth.
When youth transition out of the child welfare system into independent
living as young as 18, many struggle to find the supports they need.
ALISHA, Youth Worker, Advocate and Foundation
Since 2018, the Foundation’s Connections Program has been helping funding recipient
diagnose and provide access to consistent physical and mental health
supports for youth from care in the Greater Toronto Area. Participating youth report improved access to supports, a
new ability to focus on their other goals, increased knowledge about accessing mental health services and resources,
and a better understanding of their condition. Thanks to the support of our generous donors, including the we know
foundation, nearly 500 youth have been supported since the program’s inception.
Education Supports
Children’s Aid Foundation of Canada’s scholarships, bursaries and graduation awards help youth from care pursue
their educational goals and overcome barriers to success. We know that education is critical to holistic future-building,
and by providing these supports we are helping young people build successful, independent lives for themselves.
Thanks to all of our long-term and committed donors, including recent
leadership support from Arup, the Azrieli Foundation, BMO Capital
Markets, Dick and Darleen Falconer, Finastra, HSBC Canada, McConnell
Foundation, and Scotiabank, we provided 269 scholarships, 139 bursaries,
78 graduation awards and 31 HSBC Youth Opportunity Awards to students
in our 2020-21 fiscal year.
The impacts are incredible. 85% of our students report that Foundation
and donor support significantly contributed to their ability to pursue a
post-secondary education. Without it, many would have made sacrifices to
their education such as reducing their studies or having to take on multiple
jobs, giving them less time to focus on school work.
Graduation rates among those who receive Foundation supports for post-
secondary education are high, with 92% of young people having either
graduated or being on track to graduate from their programs. Thanks to
our incredible donors, these young people see not only academic results,
but also positive behavioural and emotional impacts.
MARKO, Graduate Student, Youth Advocate and Foundation funding recipient
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FEATURED PROGRAMS AND DONORS
The ECN Capital Ambassador Program
The ECN Ambassador Program is a critical lifeline of hope for the most urgently at-risk youth in the process of
transitioning out of government care. Located in the Toronto’s east end, this intensive program, delivered through a
partnership between Children’s Aid Foundation of Canada and the Pape Adolescent Resource Centre (PARC), helps
students access individual support with their education, while also learning
life skills such as budgeting, cooking, and career planning, and having the
opportunity to network and socialize with others.
Youth participating in the ECN Ambassador Program have faced
profound obstacles and barriers. Many have struggled with substance
use or experienced homelessness, incarceration, early pregnancy or
sex trafficking. Having been in and out of the traditional school system,
they have not yet secured a basic education and face extremely limited
employment prospects.
In 2020, ECN Capital committed to a transformational investment of
$1 million over three years ensuring the Ambassador Program will continue
to positively change the lives of youth at risk in Toronto by providing a path
forward and a place of safety, stability, and support. VIVIAN, Communications Professional, Youth
Advocate, and Foundation funding recipient
Ted and Loretta Rogers Foster Care Teddy Bear Fund
Comfort Kit Program Children’s Aid Foundation of
When children and youth are Canada’s Teddy Bear Fund
brought into the care of the child provides critical supports to
welfare system, it can be one of the children, youth, and families,
most overwhelming experiences of directly through frontline
their lives. Many leave home with social workers in Toronto.
nothing but the clothes on their Annually, $1.25 million is granted to the Children’s Aid
backs and very few possessions, Society of Toronto and Native Child and Family Services
often packed in garbage bags. The Ted and Loretta of Toronto to help them respond to the immediate needs
Rogers Foster Care Comfort Kit Program provides of the people they serve. The Fund is designed to be
these kids with backpacks filled with comforting, helpful, flexible to enable quick responses to new challenges
and culturally-relevant items, helping their well-being, faced in times of need, including but not limited to
safety, and sense of security during this traumatic and unexpected situations such as the COVID-19 crisis.
disorienting time.
We are grateful to our dedicated Teddy Bear Fund
Thanks to support from The Rogers Foundation and Committee, chaired by CIBC’s Eric Bélanger who is
the moving power of AMJ Campbell’s fleet of trucks, in joined by Atif Ayub, Sean Gilbert, Vineet Malhotra, and
2020-21 we expanded this program to reach 25,000 kids Grant Rasmussen for their incredible fundraising efforts.
at 30 locations across Canada, including remote areas In addition, we welcome and thank our new Founding
such as the Northwest Territories and Nunavut, allowing Donors who made commitments of $100,000 or more in
us to broaden our reach to even more to kids who 2020-21: Tracy Cooper & John Friedrichsen, John
identify as Indigenous or Black, two populations that are and Richard Gorrie (in Memory of Muriel L. Gorrie),
disproportionately overrepresented in the child welfare The Pilosof Family & RP Investment Advisors, and
system. Adam & Allison Sinclair.
Read more about the Teddy Bear Fund and its impacts.
GRATITUDE REPORT 2020–2021 | 3HIGHLIGHTS
Community and Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Planned Giving
This past year our community of allies found many Bill Butt and Susan Quigley know that there are many
creative and effective ways to raise funds for the barriers facing young people in and from care, and that
children, youth and families the need for funding to help
we serve. Some of these create change for them will
included an Instagram continue for years to come.
Live piano concert hosted To that end, Bill and Susan
by 6-year-old Max Keys, a have included Children’s
virtual 5km walk organized Aid Foundation of Canada
by the Child and Youth in their will through a
Care Club at Sheridan, bequest. Bill shared that,
ticket sales to an online “Having a will is crucial for
documentary screening by your family’s well-being
MAX KEYS the Reel Causes Society, when you’re not around, but it also forces you to plan
an art auction by 9-year-old Laila, and more! Thank you and think about what’s important. And what’s important
to our amazing community members for your creativity to us is using resources to make a difference for others.
to safely garner support from family, friends, and Learning about the process of transitioning out of care
colleagues. was really a lightning rod for me. Who is standing up
for these kids? If our support can help even one young
Lynn Factor Stand Up for Kids National Award person who is struggling, it’s all worthwhile.”
Roberta Jamieson O.O.C. was announced the winner of
the 2020 Lynn Factor Stand Up for Kids National Award.
This Award recognizes
and amplifies the stories Foundation Events and Milestones
of individuals working to
improve the lives of abused, COVID-19 Response
Program launched
abandoned or neglected April 2020
children and youth, helping
to raise awareness and
inspire others to take social Joe Carter Classic
action and Stand Up August 2020
for Kids.
Stand Up for Kids
Roberta is a Mohawk from the Six Nations of the Grand Night AMJ Campbell
River Territory, a passionate advocate for Indigenous September 2020 Move Month and
rights, and the founder and recently retired CEO of Ted and Loretta
Rogers Foster
Indspire. Roberta directed her $50,000 award to Care Comfort Kit
establish a bursary at Indspire to help Indigenous Assembly Day
children and youth involved in the child welfare system UNgala, a virtual October 2020
achieve their potential. version of our annual
Gala – Teddy Bear
Affair
November 2020
Holiday Campaign
50% of Stand Up December 2020
For Kids: Futures
Transformed
Campaign goal
reached
March 2021
4 | CHILDREN’S AID FOUNDATION OF CANADACELEBRATING OUR DONORS
None of this work would be possible without our extraordinary community of compassionate, committed donors
and supporters.
CAMPAIGN SUPPORTERS John and Gillian McArthur $250,000 - $499,999 BlackRock fund of Tides The Lindy Green Family
This list represents McConnell Foundation BMO Financial Group Foundation Charitable Foundation
commitments of $50,000 or Medavie CIBC Children’s Foundation Eric Blanchard and Greenwin Inc.
more made after the launch Leigh Merlo and Bill Bamber Citi Foundation Olivia Holland Griggs Family Foundation
of our Stand Up For Kids: Rory and Julie Mitz Dave Thomas Foundation B.O.L.T. Charitable Foundation Gryphon Investment Counsel
Futures Transformed National The Newlands Family for Adoption Bill Butt and Susan Quigley Incorporated
Campaign for Child Welfare Foundation ECN Capital Corp Joe Canavan - The Canavan Pruyn and Kelly Haskins
(April 1, 2019 – March 31, 2021). Kathleen O’Keefe and The Sheldon Inwentash and Family Foundation Barry and Alison Hildred
Mark Hilson Lynn Factor Charitable Cannonbury Foundation ivari
$5,000,000+ The Pilosof Family and RP Foundation CIBC One for Change Auction James C. Johnson
The Rogers Foundation Investment Advisors LP The Slaight Family Foundation Colliers International Group Jeff and Joan Karry
In Honour of Ted and Grant and Mona Rasmussen TD Bank Group Inc. Christina Kramer
Loretta Rogers Rogers Group of Companies the we know foundation Crux Capital Corporation David Leith and Jacqueline
Adam and Allison Sinclair Maureen & Victor Dodig and Spayne
$2,000,000 - $4,999,999 Dr. Susan Storey and $100,000 - $249,999 Family Barbara and Dougal
BMO Financial Group Julia Storey Anonymous (2) The K. Michael Edwards Family Macdonald
Government of Canada, Tachane Foundation Inc. AMJ Campbell Foundation 23 Mackenzie Financial
Youth Employment and Aaron Zifkin The Azrieli Foundation Greenrock Charitable Trust Corporation
Skills Strategy Center for Disaster HALO Fund Marg MacLean & Dave McCann
Philanthropy Holiday Bike Challenge Vineet and Trish Malhotra
$1,000,000 - $1,999,999 Gift In-Kind ($25,000+) Tracy Cooper and Laidlaw Foundation Sean and Kate Mann
AMJ Campbell Bell Media John B. Friedrichsen The Lawson Foundation The Honourable Margaret
CIBC Children’s Foundation Corus Entertainment Finastra The McCain Foundation Norrie McCain
ECN Capitral Corp. Globe & Mail La Fondation Emmanuelle The Catherine and Maxwell Rose and Barry McInerney
Government of Ontario National Post Gattuso Meighen Foundation The M.E.H. Foundation
The Northpine Foundation Navigator Ltd. The Gordon & Ruth Gooder Leigh Merlo and Bill Bamber Rory and Julie Mitz
RBC Foundation PwC Canada Charitable Foundation PetSmart Charities of Canada Morgan Stanley
The Slaight Family Foundation Rogers Communications Inc. In Memory of Muriel M. Gorrie Grant and Mona Rasmussen Ian Morrison
Spin Master Joe Carter Classic Shorcan Brokers Limited Kathleen O’Keefe and
$500,000 - $999,999 Estate of Lynette Daphne Signal Hill Equity Partners Mark Hilson
The Mark Daniels and Jones Spin Master Ltd. Pfaff Automotive
Andrea Weissman-Daniels We would also like to thank Fred and Donna Leslie Stanley Black & Decker Canada Jenny E. Poulos and
Charitable Foundation our Leadership Supporters Foundation Corp. Nick Lafazanis
HSBC Bank of Canada from our previous Campaign Estate of Beverley J. Moorhead State Street Trust Company Gordon & Cathryn Raman
Joe Carter Classic period whose pledge The Newlands Family Canada RBC Global Asset Management
The Rossy Foundation commitments will continue Foundation Weston Family Foundation Inc.
Dave Thomas Foundation during the Stand Up For The Rossy Foundation Cookie and Stephen Sandler
for Adoption Kids: Futures Transformed Scotiabank Group $10,000 - $24,999 Silicon Valley Bank
Campaign Dr. Susan Storey and Anonymous (2) Adam and Allison Sinclair
$250,000 - $499,999 Julia Storey Aon Benfield Canada ULC The StarFish Foundation
Citi Foundation $2,000,000 - $4,999,999 TELUS / TELUS Friendly Future The Asper Foundation Damien and Lisa Steel
Echo Foundation Balsam Foundation Foundation The Atkinson Foundation Sean St. John
Estate of Mardi Jane Falconer Barclays Capital Canada Inc. In memory of Pinkle Sturgeon
Finastra $1,000,000 - $1,999,999 $50,000 - $99,999 Deborah Barrett and Jim Leech Jennifer and Ken Tanenbaum
Medalist Capital TD Bank Group Anonymous (3) Barrick Gold Corporation Team Stand Up for Kids in the
Estate of Beverley J. Moorhead CIBC Children’s Foundation Daniel and Kathryn Barclay Chris Bell Scotiabank Toronto
Scotiabank Group Mark Daniels and Andrea Bell Canada Waterfront Marathon
TELUS / TELUS Friendly $500,000 - $999,999 Weissman-Daniels Belsher Family The Tenaquip Foundation
Future Foundation Lynn Factor and Sheldon Donner Canadian Foundation Brent and Lynn Belzberg TJX Canada
the we know foundation Inwentash Echo Foundation The Jalynn H. Bennett Moses & Temara Tobe
Fred and Donna Leslie Christian and Florence Exshaw Foundation Foundation Inc.
$100,000 - $249,999 Estate of Mardi Jane Falconer Vivek Beri and Shi Chen Torquest Partners
Anonymous (5) $250,000 - $499,999 Intact Financial Corporation Sheryl and Eric Berke Torys LLP
Air Canada Foundation HBC Intact Public Entities Better Toronto Coalition Tutsch Family Holiday
Balsam Foundation Manulife Loblaw Inc. Sheila R. Block Fundraising
Deborah Barrett and Jim Leech Medalist Capital McConnell Foundation Molly Bloom The UPS Foundation, Inc.
Eric Bélanger and Pinball Clemons Foundation The McLean Foundation BMW Group Financial Services UWC (Toronto) Foundation
Marie Claude Prud’homme Medalist Capital Canada Ryan Voegeli
Belsher Family Medavie Health Foundation Andrea Bolger and John Green David G. Ward
Bradley R. Black ANNUAL SUPPORTERS Ovens Family Burnbrae Farms Employee The Henry White Kinnear
Eric Blanchard and Our annual supporter list Presente Holdings Limited Holiday Fundraising Foundation
Olivia Holland recognizes the generosity QuadReal Property Group Robert and Shelley Chausse Karl and Kim Wildi
Michael Bowick and of donors who have made a Toronto Michael Choi
Joanne Peters cash gift of $10,000 or more Estate of Sandra Margaret Reid Judith and Marshall Cohen
Centre for Disaster between April 1, 2020 and Alter Ego Trust Corsage Project Gift In-Kind ($25,000+)
Philanthropy March 31, 2021. Rogers Group of Companies The Cottam Family The Globe & Mail
Tracy Cooper and Robert B. Somerville Co. Credit Suisse Securities Navigator Ltd.
John B. Friedrichsen $5,000,000+ Limited (Canada), Inc. Rogers Media
Crux Capital Corporation The Rogers Foundation Teck Resources Limited Cubecom Commercial Realty
Dottori-Attanasio Family TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley Inc.
The K. Michael Edwards Family $1,000,000+ in association with the Dominic D’Alessandro
Christian and Florence Exshaw Government of Ontario Humeniuk Foundation Deloitte & Touche LLP
Fitzrovia Real Estate Inc. Government of Canada’s Dottori-Attanasio Family
La Fondation Emmanuelle Youth Employment and $25,000 - $49,999 Anca Drexler and Saurabh
Gattuso Skills Strategy Anonymous Rastogi
The Gordon & Ruth Gooder The Northpine Foundation Arup Canada Inc. Andrew W. and Christine Dunn
Charitable Foundation Eric Bélanger and Marie Claude The Economical Insurance
In Memory of Muriel L. Gorrie $500,000 - $999,999 Prud’homme Group
Estate of Lynette Daphne Balsam Foundation The William Birchall Richard and Darleen Falconer
Jones HSBC Bank Canada Foundation Sean Gilbert and Joy Polevoy
Christina Kramer RBC Foundation Birch Hill Equity Partners Giraffe Foods
Loblaw Inc. In Honour of Ted and Management Inc. Linda and Bob Goldberger
Vineet and Trish Malhotra Loretta Rogers
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Charitable registration number: 108076480RR0001
Children’s Aid Foundation of Canada is our country’s leading charity dedicated to standing up for children and
families involved in the child welfare system and standing alongside youth with lived experience.
We raise and grant funds and deliver a wide range of high-impact programs and services in partnership with
104 child- and youth-serving agencies across the country. Last year, we supported over 46,500 children and youth
and 12,300 families.
Board of Directors 2020-2021
Daniel Barclay | Chair Bill Butt Pruyn Haskins Sandra Roberts
Gordon Raman | Past Chair Christian Exshaw Barry Hildred Sean St. John
Pierre Frappier Nicole Stewart Kamanga Andrea Weissman-Daniels
Lynn Belzberg John Gossling Dougal Macdonald Aaron Zifkin
Campaign Cabinet and Campaign Advisory Council 2020-2021
Bill Butt | Co-Chair Eric Belanger John Gossling Adam Sinclair
Laura Dottori-Attanasio | Co-Chair Jeff Bowman Rahim Hirji Damien Steel
Dougal Macdonald | Co-Chair Richard (Dick) Falconer Nicolas Marcoux Jeremy M.C. Walker
Michel Fortier Sheila Murray Jaime Watt
Daniel Barclay Pierre Frappier Stephen Sander Aaron Zifkin
Members of the Foundation’s Young People’s Advisory Council (YPAC) share their lived and professional expertise, wisdom, and experiences to
guide us on how to best serve Canada’s young people involved in child welfare and represent the Foundation in the community. | Shown above –
YPAC meeting with Foundation staff. Left to right: Valerie, Conner, Lisa, Marko, Peggy, Jesse, Taneisha, Wendy, Mercy, Chantal, Rebecca, and Serena.
Absent: Christopher, Andrea, The, Liana, and Kiaunna.You can also read
