For people whose lives have been touched by adoption, donating to an adoption charity can be a very rewarding act of kindness. From programs for waiting kids and birthparents to supporting adult adoptees and adoptive families, Canadian adoption organizations rely on donations to offer services to everyone who is living adoption.
How are Donations to Adoption Organizations Used?
Although each adoption charity has a unique mission and specific programs catered to the clients they serve, there are some common areas that donations are used for:
- Newsletter publication
- Public awareness campaigns
- Conferences
- Post-adoption support groups
- Sending foster kids to special programs
- Counseling for birthparents, adoptive parents and adoptees
- Information sessions and workshops
- Necessities for birth parents and adopted children
Most adoption organizations inform their donors what the funds are specifically supporting and if they have a charitable registration number, they will issue a receipt for income tax purposes.
Which Adoption Organizations in Canada Receive Donations?
With the general role of educating the public and advocating for waiting children, adoption organizations are non-profit and rely on the support of volunteers to accomplish projects.
- Adoption Council of Canada
- Adoption Council of Ontario
- Adoptive Families Association of British Columbia
- Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption
- New Brunswick Adoption Foundation
- Ontario Association of Children’s Aid Societies
As each province also has a government department or agency that works with adoption, it is possible to support programs through fundraising, volunteer work or the donation of goods for a specific program. Family Helper magazine has a listing of websites for each province with links to each government office that handles adoption.
How Can I Donate to Non-Profit Adoption Agencies?
Offering pregnancy counseling, workshops, adoption services and support groups, adoption agencies throughout Canada use donations for the benefit of children and their families. Donations can be made through the following websites or by contacting the agencies directly.
- Adoption Options, Alberta
- Adoption Options, Manitoba
- Adoption Support Centre of Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan
- Beginnings Family Services, Ontario
- Canadian Advocate for the Adoption of Children, Manitoba
- Choices Adoption and Counseling Services, British Columbia
- Christian Adoption Services Society, Alberta
- Enfants d’Orient , Quebec
- Enfants du Monde, Quebec
- Home of the Guardian Angel, Nova Scotia
- Hope Pregnancy and Adoption Services Society, British Columbia
- Jewels for Jesus, Ontario
- Sunrise Adoption, British Columbia
- UAS Eastern European Adoptions, Manitoba
By making a donation to an adoption agency or organization, Canadians are contributing to programs that change a family’s and more importantly – a child’s – life forever. For more information about supporting Canadian adoption organizations, read Adoption Awareness Month Events in British Columbia and National Adoption Month Events in Ontario.
Sources:
Family Helper Website (accessed December 7, 2010).
Canada Helps Website (accessed December 7, 2010).
Angela Krueger - As an adoptive parent and PRIDE adoption trainer, Angela uses her insights to help others on their adoption journey.
