The Children's Aid Society of the County of Dufferin

We are an integrated children's agency that advocates for and provides coordinated services for children families and individuals. Our primary focus is on children most in need of counseling support and protection from abuse and neglect while supporting families in their central role of caring for and nurturing children. We fund the housing and every day care of children in need of protection. We have programs to support individuals with delays and their families and provide relief programming for children who are medically fragile and technologically dependent. Our stars program is located within two elementary schools and supports students from kindergarten to grade 2 who will benefit from an aba therapeutic learning setting with the goal of a smooth and successful transition back into the child's community school. 1:1 respite offers a range of off-site opportunities and support including relationship building learning objectives play skill building and more! Regular respite care can reduce stress help families feel less isolated increase their involvement in community life and provides additional time for personal time. Art therapy is a form of psychotherapy that uses the creative process to give participants an alternative way of working through the challenges and life experiences that they have been through by promoting self expression creative coping skills and overall mental wellness. Music therapy is a discipline which uses music purposefully within therapeutic relationships to support development health and well-being to support children in achieving their wellness goals.