Lori SKB, Author at Catholic Children's Aid Society of Toronto

Celebrating Black History Month: Honouring Blackness Across Borders

Black History Month is here, and we’re proud to kick off this meaningful time of reflection, education, and celebration at the Catholic Children’s Aid Society of Toronto (CCAS). This year, we embrace the 2025 theme: Still, We Rise: Honouring Blackness Across Borders. Inspired by Maya Angelou’s powerful poem Still I Rise, this theme highlights the enduring resilience […]

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CCAS Joins Historic Campaign to Address Foster Care Needs in the GTA

News & Events / Lori SKB

On January 28, 2025, the Catholic Children’s Aid Society of Toronto joined a groundbreaking initiative to address the urgent need for foster caregivers across the Greater Toronto Area. This unprecedented collaboration, led by a coalition of Children’s Aid Societies and Indigenous Well-Being Agencies in the GTA, marks the first collective appeal by these organizations to

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Highlighting a Critical Issue: The Rising Need for Support for Children with Complex Needs

News & Events / Lori SKB

We are pleased to share that Priscilla Manful, our dedicated CEO, recently appeared on CTV’s Your Morning and CP24 Breakfast (January 21st & 22nd) to discuss a crucial issue in recognition of Bell Let’s Talk Day. During the interviews, Priscilla discussed the rising number of children with complex needs—those living with multiple mental health, developmental, or

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Adoption and Permanence Education Month

Blog / Lori SKB

As we wrap up Adoption and Permanence Education Month, we’re sharing the story of Adrianna, whose journey of love, identity, and family illustrates the deep bonds formed through adoption. Adrianna’s story began in 2002, when she was just 8 months old. She was adopted by Ella, a mother who had been fostering children through the

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Scholarship recipient defies odds and channels success

Stories of Hope / Lori SKB

Shanika was just seven years old when she moved from Jamaica to be reunited with her mother who had already been living in Canada for five years. With child-like optimism, Shanika eagerly anticipated living with her mother again, but she could not have imagined or predicted what the future would hold. Due to a tenuous

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Marissa’s story – Camps 4 Kids

Stories of Hope / Lori SKB

“When I was a child in foster care I got plenty of opportunities to experience camp. When I hopped on that camp bus I was extremely nervous, I didn’t think I would make any friends or talk to anyone. By the time we arrived at the camp site I had made a bunch of friends

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Giving back to families at Christmas

Stories of Hope / Lori SKB

Adopt-a-Family donor Michael Buckberrough relates all too well to some of the hardships facing families during the holiday season. When Michael was six years old, his mother was in a car accident, which left her with severe brain damage. She was admitted to a long-term care facility and Michael’s father had to care for him

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Sheryl Sutton, Foundation Assistant

Leadership / Lori SKB

Sheryl joined the Foundation in June 2020 after serving as National Coordinator, Philanthropy and Corporate Partnerships at the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF). Previously, she was Development Assistant, Community Giving at the Toronto General & Western Hospital Foundation. She also worked in the Planned Giving Office at the national office of The Presbyterian Church in

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Connie Reid, Executive Director

Leadership / Lori SKB

On April 1, 2020, Connie Reid started her role with The Catholic Children’s Aid Foundation as their Executive Director. Most of her career has been with non-profits organizations such as: Finance and Administrative Director for United Way of Quinte for ten (10) years; Loans Administrator for IAPO for eight (8) years; Campaign Director for United

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Mark Kartusch, Executive Director CCAS, Ex-Officio CCAF

Leadership / Lori SKB

Mark Kartusch holds the position of Executive Director of Catholic Children’s Aid Society of Toronto. Prior to joining CCAS in January 2019, he was the Executive Director of Highland Shores Children’s Aid, a mixed urban/rural child welfare agency located along the north shore of Lake Ontario. His 30 years of work in child welfare in

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