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Durham Children’s Aid Society has a legal mandate to protect and support the well-being of children and youth. We are available to accept reports of children and youth in need of protection 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

You are not alone. There are many services within Durham Region that provide support to parents, caregivers, and families.

Children and youth are at the centre of our services. A child and youth’s voice, identity, culture, and heritage are at the centre of safety planning.

If a child or youth cannot live safely at home, their parents are supported to seek help from extended family, kin, friends, and their community to ensure a child lives safely with people they know and trust.

If a child or youth cannot live safely at home, and kin are not available, foster caregivers provide children and youth with a safe, temporary, family setting during a difficult and confusing time.

Adoption is one option Children’s Aid Societies consider when looking for life-long connections for children and youth in care.