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🎃👻 Wishing Everyone a Safe & Happy Halloween! From all of us at York Region Children’s Aid Society, we wish you and your loved ones a Halloween filled with fun, laughter, and plenty of spooky memories! 🧡

🎃👻 Make Halloween a Little More Magical! Costumes, pumpkin carving, spooky treats and trick-or-treating - Halloween is full of little moments that can become lifelong memories for children and youth. 🧡 Visit our website or call us: 🌐 yorkcas.org/foster-caregiver… 📲 905-895-2318

💜 Today is Dress Purple Day! 💜 Today, York Region CAS joins Children's Aid Societies, Indigenous Child and Family Well-Being Agencies, and community partners across Ontario in recognizing Dress Purple Day 2026. Read More: yorkcas.org/news/dress-purpl…

💜🚨REMINDER - TOMORROW IS DRESS PURPLE DAY🚨💜 Tomorrow, York Region Children’s Aid Society is going PURPLE to show our support for children, youth, and families in our community! Let’s see your PURPLE! 💜👕

Last week, YRCAS joined child welfare organizations across Ontario in recognizing Foster Family Appreciation Week, a time to celebrate the incredible foster caregivers who open their hearts and homes to children and youth during times of need. Read More: yorkcas.org/news/york-region…

Check out the newest edition of The Pulse, York Region Children’s Aid Society’s Community Newsletter! This edition highlights stories, achievements, and community initiatives from across the Agency and our community. Read the full newsletter: conta.cc/4k9uXRW

Everyone deserves to feel seen, respected and accepted for who they are. 🌈 Today, York Region Children’s Aid Society recognizes Intersex Awareness Day - a day to raise awareness, celebrate intersex people, and promote understanding, inclusion and respect.

💜 Ace Week (Asexual Awareness Week) is an opportunity to celebrate asexual people, raise awareness, and recognize the diversity of identities and experiences within the 2SLGBTQ+ community. 🏳️‍🌈

💚 Open your heart. Make a difference. Change a life. Join our next Foster Care information session: 🗓️ November 24, 2026 🕖 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM ✉️Email: [email protected] to register Visit our website or call us: 🌐 yorkcas.org/foster-caregiver… 📲 905-895-2318

💜 Mark your calendars! Dress Purple Day is October 29! Let’s come together to show children, youth, and families across York Region that they are seen, heard, valued, and supported. Wear purple. Show you care. Make a difference!

💚 Everyone deserves to feel seen, respected and accepted for who they are. Today, York Region Children’s Aid Society recognizes International Pronouns Day and the importance of respecting the pronouns people use to describe themselves. 🌈

In recognition of Foster Family Appreciation Week, we're featuring reflections from some of our foster parents, whose compassion, dedication, and commitment help create brighter futures for children and youth in our community. 🌐 yorkcas.org/foster-caregiver… 📲 905-895-2318

This week, York Region Children’s Aid Society celebrates the incredible foster families who open their hearts and homes to children and youth in our community. 💚🏡 Together, we’re building brighter futures, one child, one family and one act of kindness at a time.

💚 Invisible Disabilities Week | October 18–24 Invisible disabilities can affect how a person learns, communicates, moves through the world, or manages everyday life. You never know what someone may be experiencing. A little understanding can make a big difference.

Today, we recognize Persons Day and celebrate the historic milestone that affirmed women as “persons” under Canadian law in 1929. Let’s honour the progress of the past and keep working toward a brighter, more equitable future for generations to come.

ONTARIO FOR ALL 💛 York Region continues to experience rapid population growth, increasing poverty, and rising affordability pressures, creating community needs that are outpacing available provincial funding. Read More: yorkcas.org/news/ontario-for…

Join our next Foster Care information session: 🗓️ November 24, 2026 🕖 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM ✉️Email: [email protected] to register Visit our website or call us: 🌐 yorkcas.org/foster-caregiver… 📲 905-895-2318

Our offices will be closed on Monday, October 12, 2026, in recognition of Thanksgiving. Regular office hours will resume on Tuesday, October 13, 2026. From all of us at YRCAS, we wish those celebrating a safe, joyful, and meaningful Thanksgiving!

Today, we celebrate the courage, strength, and authenticity of 2SLGBTQIA+ individuals who choose to live openly and proudly as their true selves. 🏳️‍🌈 Everyone deserves to feel safe, accepted, respected, and loved for who they are. ❤️

💚 World Mental Health Day | October 10 Today, we’re reminded that taking care of our mental health is just as important as taking care of our physical health. For children and youth, having caring adults, safe spaces, and someone who listens can make a meaningful difference.