This document summarizes information from several child services agencies in Toronto, including their missions, commitments, services provided, and links for more information. The Children's Aid Society of Toronto, Jewish Family & Child Service, SCAN program at SickKids hospital, Native Child and Family Services of Toronto, and Durham Children's Aid Society are all outlined, with a focus on protecting children from abuse and neglect, advocating for families, and strengthening communities.

1. Child Neglect Agencies
Prepared by:
Afroza Akhter, Manju Mani,
Mehmooda Nadir, Liping Liu,
Tanima Rasul, Xiaozheng Wang

2. The Children’s Aid Society of Toronto
commitment:
• To create an environment that promotes trust,
equality, respect, diversity, openness, and honesty;
• To keep children and their families safe.

3. The Children’s Aid Society of Toronto
Mission
• Prevent situations that lead to child abuse and neglect;
• Protect children and youth from abuse, and neglect;
• Provide safe and nurturing care for children and youth;
• Advocate to meet the needs of
children, youth, families, and communities;
• Strengthen and support families of the children
involved.
Link:
http://www.torontocas.ca/main.php/category/out-and-proud/

4. The Jewish Family & Child Service
• Serving the GTA since 1868;
• For children under 16;
• currently caring 94 children.
• If a child’s safety and well-being is at the risk, JF & CS
may make the decision to take that child into their care;
• To decrease problems, the JF & CS offer preventing
programs to keep families together.
• After removing a child, the center works with the family
for a safe, nurturing home.
Link: http://www.jfandcs.com

5. Suspected Child Abuse
and Neglect Program (SCAN)
• Run by The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids);
• Serves children under 18;
• Offers care, support and assessment to children and
teenagers who may have been maltreated.
Link: http://www.sickkids.ca/scan/

6. Suspected Child Abuse
and Neglect Program (SCAN)
Services available:
• Reviewing and assessing cases of children who
are suspected of being maltreated.
• Physically examining children or teenagers to evaluate
concerns of child maltreatment.
• Providing children who have been maltreated and their
families with support and referrals.
• Providing a psychosocial, forensic assessment of
sexual abuse concerns.

7. Native Child and Family
Services of Toronto
• Serve Native families and children in the Toronto
area, including First Nations, Métis, Inuit and all those
with Aboriginal heritage.
• Committed to offering the best service possible.
• Founded in 1986 by concerned members of Toronto’s
Native community.

8. Native Child and Family
Services of Toronto
Services include:
• The largest Aboriginal Head Start program in the
Country;
• Summer residential and day camps;
• An Ontario Early Years Centre;
• The Toronto Aboriginal Care Team (Addictions);
• Youth programs including the Native Learning
Centre and 7th Generation Image Makers;

9. Native Child and Family
Services of Toronto
Services include:
• Children’s mental health services and case
management;
• The House of Ghesig, our Scarborough branch;
• Developmental services;
• Youth outreach services including transitional
housing.
Link: http://www.nativechild.org/links

10. About Durham:
•Durham Children’s Aid Society has been working
since 1905.
•Provide services under the age of 16 and the
families who live in Durham.
•Receive funding from the Ontario Ministry of
Children and Youth Services.
•The Vision is “building hope and opportunities with
children, youth and families”

11. Services include:
• Investigate allegation and protect children who have
suffered from abuse or neglect.
• Placing children in foster homes depending on the legal
status of the children’s need.
• Recruit, develop, educate and support foster and
adaptive homes.
• Placing children for adaptation.
Link: http://www.durhamcas.ca