Concerned about a child? Call 905-522-1121 or 905-522-8053 for after hours.
For assistance in French call 1-855-550-3571
Concerned about a child? Call 905-522-1121 or 905-522-8053 for after hours.
For assistance in French call 1-855-550-3571
The May issue of the agency’s Care Update E-News is now available. Inside the newsletter you will find greetings from the agency’s new Executive Director, a feature on the agency’s participation in the Field Instruction Program, a summer camp update, a staff spotlight on upcoming retirements, a tribute to the agency’s former executive director and…
As of May 1, 2019, the Ontario Child Advocate’s Office is closed. The Ontario Ombudsman’s jurisdiction now includes children’s aid societies, as well as other protection matters under the Child, Youth and Family Services Act. A dedicated Children and Youth Unit has been established for this work. The new unit can answer questions, provide information…
The Board of Directors for The Children’s Aid Society of Hamilton is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Bryan Shone to the position of Executive Director effective May 13, 2019. Mr. Shone comes to the agency after an extensive career with Peel Children’s Aid Society. Mr. Shone makes this transition with over 22 years…
The March issue of the agency’s Care Update E-News is now available. Inside the newsletter you will find an update from the agency’s Interim Executive Director, a feature on the Signs of Safety Framework, an update on the agency’s Truth & Reconciliation Journey, a staff spotlight on the agency’s new Fund Development, Volunteer Engagement &…
With decades of systemic injustices to Indigenous children, youth and families, the path to Truth and Reconciliation faced by children’s aid societies and the field of child welfare as a whole, is a long and difficult road to take. Despite the many obstacles to face and knowing the past can never be undone, the child…
More than ten years ago, staff working with youth on extended society care with The Children’s Aid Society of Hamilton proposed the concept of a for a donor driven resource that would help supplement the limited income of youth living independently by providing free household and hygiene products. That idea came to fruition in the…
For the past two years, the lawyers in the Legal Department of The Children’s Aid Society of Hamilton have contributed their time and money to help bring meals to those less fortunate in the community. On March 6, 2019, Treena Watts, Kory Mikalski, Krutika Patil, Ali Mirza and Chris Clark put on their hair nets…
In late 2018, The Children’s Aid Society of Hamilton received a tremendous gift from the Hamilton Golf and Country Club Foundation (HGCC): the opportunity to enable two youth to pursue their post-secondary education without struggling with the associated costs. Since 2015, the Hamilton Golf and Country Club Foundation has donated $80,000 which has provided 16…
After many years under the helm of a long tenured Executive Director, Hamilton CAS is seeking a new leader. Concurrently, it must adopt to a rapid degree of change driven by financial, demographic, technological and other factors which are impacting the sector at large. The position of Executive Director (ED) represents a significant opportunity to…
Looking for a good read on mindfulness? Check out “Mindfulness of a Fly on the Wall”. A portion from each book sold will be donated to our agency! Stephen Gregory Brown is the author of “Mindfulness of a Fly on the Wall”. His experiences have lead him to write about mindfulness exercises on how to…