Foster / Adopt

IN THE NEWS // Angela Quijada-Banks Releases The Black Foster Youth Handbook (via Digital Journal) Best-selling author and foster care alumni, Angela Quijada-Ba...nks, releases a new book titled The Black Foster Youth Handbook, where she shares her foster care experience Read more: http://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/4925308 Website: https://www.blackfostercareyouthhandbook.com/

Eldon House is proud to present its first online exhibit, Inspired by Nature: Plant and Animal Kingdoms from the Eldon House Collection. This online exhibit, created by Guest Curator, Susan Butlin Ph.D, explores the relationship between art and the natural world, drawing on pieces from Eldon House's global collection. The exhibit aimns to show visitor some of the most interesting pieces in the museum, and how human fascination with flora and fauna led to the creation of these... wonderfully decorative items. The exhibit can be viewed by visiting Eldon House's website, or at: http://eldonhouse.ca/inspired-by-nature/home/

The 22nd annual A Home for the Holidays special, hosted by Gayle King, will air TONIGHT on CBS, featuring performances from Josh Groban, Miranda Lambert, Meghan... Trainor, Leslie Odom Jr. and Andrea Bocelli. We hope you will watch this special program dedicated to raising awareness about the critical need to find permanent, loving families for children who are waiting in foster care. Learn more at bit.ly/ahomefortheholidays #FosterCareAdoption

Today we wear purple to show our support to abused women and girls and bring attention to the issue of men’s violence against women. #ShineTheLight

Thank you Veterans #LestWeForget

Halloween might be over, but that doesn't mean you can't take London's Ghost Walk! This self-guided outdoor tour showcases 11 haunted locations. A map and full list of locations is available in the link below. https://www.londontourism.ca//londons-ghost-walk-a-self-gu

November is Adoption Awareness Month. Adoption is one of a number of options that Children’s Aid Societies consider when looking for life-long connections for children in care. Kinship service, kinship care, customary care, legal custody, and transitioning to adulthood are other permanency options considered when making decisions about what is the best setting for a child or youth. For some children, a sense of belonging and permanency are found with their long-term foster families. #AdoptionAwarenessMonth #ldnont

"This year Wear Purple Day is on Friday, November 13th, 2020. Wear purple to show your support to abused women and girls and bring attention to the issue of men...’s violence against women. Take a photo or short video clip of how you are going purple. Share your participation, use the hashtag #ShinetheLight and tag us at @endwomanabuse." See more

#MondayMotivation

September 30th is Orange Shirt Day. Show your support by wearing orange and using the hashtag #ICommitOSD

Call for submissions! "Submissions can come in all forms (i.e. essays, articles, graffiti, poetry, photos, journal entries, etc.) and from a variety of sources, authors, regions, and languages. We are accepting written submissions in English, French, Portuguese and Spanish. This open access book will provide future generations with a series of accounts of the crisis in all forms, offering a unique insight into an historical moment. To those who are yet not born, this book will be our messages in a bottle, our time capsule, our letters from us to them."

#FASDAwarenessDay

Today is International Literacy Day. Did you know that during the initial phase of the pandemic, schools were closed disrupting the education of 62.3 per cent of the world’s student population of 1.09 billion. Adult literacy and education were absent in initial education response plans, therefore many youth and adults with no or low literacy skills have had limited access to life-saving information. International Literacy Day 2020 focuses on Literacy teaching and learning in the COVID-19 crisis and beyond, especially on the role of educators and changing pedagogies.

The #ldnont community is the best!

Leroy Hibbert is a Distinguished Londoner and has been teaching how to end racism for more than two decades.

Kids Help Phone has a back-to-school checklist to help young people cope with changes to the upcoming school year during COVID-19.

The Chelsea Theatre has a ton of FREE events in the link! Everything from dance and music lessons, to brain teasers and science experiments. Fun for all ages! https://www.chelseatheatre.org.uk/activities/

The Ontario Children's Advancement Coalition is partnering with the Mosaic Institute re: Young People Combating Racism, Discrimination and Discussing Lived Experience. Activist panel spotlights young people! August 18th at 6:00pm TO REGISTER: https://us02web.zoom.us//regist/WN_w5fG34OsRpubMYsVcCafEg