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Organisation:
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Halton Children's Aid Society - Milton Office
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Sans frais:
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1-866-607-5437 (1-866-607-KIDS)
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Après-heures:
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Mon-Sun 24 hours 905-333-4441
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Adresse postale:
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1445 Norjohn Court, Unit 1
Burlington, ON
L7L 0E6
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Carte
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Adresse:
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325 Main St E
Milton
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Carte
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Accessibilité:
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Accessible en fauteuil roulant
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Heures d’ouverture:
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Office open by appointment only
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Description des services:
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Services include:
Adoption/Adoption Disclosure
- recruitment, assessment, support, pre- and post-counselling to adoptive parents
- match children and youth with adoptive
parentsprovide adoption disclosure information and counselling to adopted persons over 18 years of age and their birth parents
Child Protection
- mandated by the Child, Youth and Family Services Act, 2017 (CYFSA) to protect children from abuse and neglect
- provide emergency after hours service for children and youth who are at risk
Community-based Services
- workers co-located in various community locations, e.g., schools, counselling agencies, the Halton Regional Police Service, to provide protection services to at-risk children and youth
Connecting Youth to the Community
- life skills programs to assist youth in the transition to independent living
Family Support
- assessment and supportive services to parents to maintain children and youth in their homes and when children and youth come into care, which expedites their return home
- supervise access for children, youth and their families, when required
Foster Care
- recruit, train and support resource parents
- match children and youth to appropriate placements
Fundraising
- for programs and services not covered by government funding that help the children and youth served by the Society
Volunteer Programs
- special events volunteers, summer camp volunteers, mentors/special friends, seasonal, Food for Life volunteer, volunteer drivers
For resources, including guidelines on what age a child can be left alone or for babysitting another child, see resources here
There is also a South Halton/Head office in Burlington
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Frais:
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None - for mandated services * Where possible, families are expected to pay nominal maintenance costs for their children and youth in care
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Admissibilité / population desservie:
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Children and youth up to the age of 23 years and their families
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Langues:
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English * Interpretive Services
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Langues - Notes generals:
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available when required
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