To report child abuse or neglect, please call 416.638.7800 x 6234. Outside of regular business hours, please call our after-hours answering service
at 1-800-404-1393 to be redirected to one of our staff. We are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
The JF&CS Adoption Program is responsible for securing suitable, nurturing, permanent Jewish homes for children/youth in our care who are eligible for adoption. Post-adoption disclosure and counselling support is available to families facing the particular challenges that parenting adopted children may raise.
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Jewish Family and Child Service strives to ensure that every child/youth in our care has a permanent life-long connection to someone from the Jewish Community. This could mean that no matter how old they are, or if they are now an adult, they have a place at someone’s Shabbat Table every Friday night, or that they have a place at someone’s Seder every Passover. Every child/youth/young adult deserves to belong somewhere.
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For more information, please visit the Centralized Adoption Intake Service (CAIS) which will provide introductory information to people who are curious to learn more about adoption, with a focus on public adoption. To learn more about adopting, the first step is to talk to us and let us know you're interested. Please call 416 638-7800 and ask for Intake.
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ADOPTION IN ONTARIO - PRIVATE, PUBLIC AND INTER-COUNTRY
ADOPTION EN ONTARIO - PRIVEE, PUBLIQUE ET INTERNATIONALE
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OACAS Statement on Motherisk and the Finalization of Adoptions
