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We are here to help.

We partner with parents, caregivers and community to provide a safe environment for children and youth, through equitable, culturally aligned services.

What Happens When You Call

Make a difference in your community.

Foster caregivers provide children and youth with a temporary safe home. We strive to provide every child and youth with a foster caregiver that can support their individual needs.

Become a Foster Caregiver

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What Happens When You Call

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Protecting Children

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.

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Supports for Caregivers

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

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Supports for Children & Youth

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.

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Kinship

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.

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Foster Care

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.

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Adoption

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

Learn More About Adoption

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Learn more about the work of YRCAS

The York Region Children’s Aid Society (YRCAS) is a non-profit community organization legally mandated to promote the well-being, best interests and protection of children and youth from abuse and neglect. As a leader within the child welfare sector, we aim to keep families together and partner with parents, caregivers and community to help create and sustain safe environments for children and youth, through equitable, child-centred, culturally aligned services.

Comprised of interdisciplinary teams of diverse professionals who push boundaries in support of family centered service, we engage with children, youth and families for a stronger, healthier community within York Region

Call us. We are here to help. We are available by phone 24 hours a day, seven days a week to the community.

Learn More About YRCAS

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Recent News

Youth Program Fall Highlights

This fall marked an exciting season for our Youth Program, with record participation in our life skills offerings. Youth engaged in a wide range of workshops designed to build independence, confidence, and connection.

Foster Care Comfort Kits Supporting Youth in Our Community

York Region Children’s Aid Society and York Region Children’s Fund (YRCF) is proud and grateful to share that we have successfully received a grant from the Children’s Aid Foundation of Canada (CAFC) as part of the 2025–2026 Ted and Loretta Rogers Foster Care Comfort Kit Program.

Step Into the Cold. Stand for Warmth. Join York Region CAS at the Coldest Night of the Year

This winter, York Region CAS invites you to embrace the warmth of compassion by joining our team for the Coldest Night of the Year (CNOY) fundraiser walk on February 28, 2026.

Make Waves in Your Community – One Drive at a Time

Volunteers Make Waves is more than a saying—it’s a powerful reminder that one person can create a ripple effect that touches countless lives. Right now, York Region CAS is looking to grow our pool of volunteer drivers, and we invite you to help us spread the word.

Introducing the African Canadian Child Welfare Ushauri (ACCWU)

York Region Children’s Aid Society (YRCAS), and York Region Alliance of African Canadian Communities (YRAACC) are proud to announce the creation of the African Canadian Child Welfare Ushauri (ACCWU).

York Region CAS BLACC Hosts Youth Holiday Event

On December 13, the York Region CAS Black, Latency, Adolescent, Continued in Care Committee (BLACC) was thrilled to host its second annual Holiday Celebration Event for Black and Black-racialized identifying children and youth in care, in kinship, or living with foster families, along with VYSA and RSG Youth.

York Region CAS Social Committee Hosts Summer in the Winter Luncheon for Agency Staff

On December 11, the York Region CAS Social Committee hosted a Summer in the Winter Luncheon at our head office in Newmarket for Agency staff.

Holiday Heroes: St. Andrew’s College and St. Anne’s School Deliver Generous Gifts to York Region Youth

On December 8, York Region CAS staff helped load a 20-foot moving truck and several vehicles with holiday gift donations generously provided by the students, families, and staff of St. Andrew’s College and St. Anne’s School as part of their annual Holiday Heroes Program.

York Region CAS Family Intervention Team (FIT) Delivers Circle of Security Parenting™ (COSP) Program

From October to December 2025, the York Region CAS Family Intervention Team (FIT) proudly delivered the Circle of Security Parenting™ (COSP) program during an 8-week series at our Newmarket office.

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Client Stories

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When I was around the age of two, I was brought into the care of CAS. They kept me safe and were there for me. I want to thank all the case workers that were involved in my care, especially two meaningful workers who did a great job coming to visit and keeping me safe and feeling loved. Keep up the great work keeping kids safe and finding good families for them.

— Hannah

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