Your donation directly supports children, youth, and families involved with The Children’s Aid Society of Ottawa through programs focused on education, enrichment, youth transition, and mental health. 

We encourage donations to our highest priority needs which supports essential programs that receive less funding through grants however, you are welcome to direct your gift to a program that is meaningful to you such as Dare to Dream, Cookie Jar, Camp for Kids, or Youth Transition.

To make an online donation, please head over to our donate page.

If you would like to donate by phone, please call us at 343-588-0031.

If you would like to donate by cheque, please send a cheque payable to the Children’s Aid Foundation of Ottawa to 1602 Telesat Court, Ottawa ON, K1B 1B1.

Once your donation has been processed, you will receive an official tax receipt by mail or email.

Our Cookie Jar Program funds 3 areas of critical support for children and youth living with their biological family or a kin placement to help build confidence, stability, and work towards prevention for further child welfare involvement. 93% of the work done at CASO supports these families (children/youth out-of-care) however, most government funding is directed to those in-care.

Cookie Jar funding supports:

Essentials such as beds, cribs, strollers, car seats, clothing, school supplies, etc.

Enrichment such as museum passes, indoor play gym passes, recreational activities, etc.

Sports such as equipment, registration fees, and memberships.

Currency for Kids collects unused foreign currency (coins and bills) that is then sorted, repatriated, and converted into Canadian funds. These funds are then donated to CAFO to support critical programs that improve the lives of children and youth involved in child welfare through education, enrichment, youth transition, and mental health.

For information on how to donate your unused foreign currency, please click here.

Our Dare to Dream Program provides critical educational support for children and youth involved with CASO. This funding provides tutoring, psychoeducational assessments, technology, and post-secondary bursaries that help youth achieve their dreams and build futures that are brighter than their pasts.

The Dare to Dream Bursary supports post-secondary tuition costs for over 60 youth annually, with numbers growing every year. This is an incredible feat as less than 50% of youth involved in child welfare graduate high school compared to 80% of their peers.

Through our community’s generosity, we are removing the financial barrier for vulnerable youth to reach their full potential.

We raise money through the Camp for Kids program to fund summer and March Break camp opportunities for children and youth living independently, with their biological family, or a kin placement. 93% of the work done at CASO supports these families (children/youth out-of-care) however, most government funding is directed to those in-care.

Camp for Kids ensures no child or youth misses out on the opportunity to make memories, create friendships, and benefit from the structure and enrichment that a camp experience can provide.