The Children's Fund operates as part of the agency to raise funds locally to enrich services to children and to raise community awareness of the needs of children and families in Dufferin County.
Dufferin Child and Family Services is a non-profit agency incorporated as a children's aid society.
Your dollars might help the agency provide our clients with assistance in the following areas:
Camp Programs or Special Relief Breaks
To fund camp experiences for children who are in the care of the agency or who continue to live at home and a camp placement might help relieve family pressures.
To fund other types of relief arrangements for either a child or a parent, where relief is needed to maintain the parent-child relationship and maintain child in own home.
Special Needs Equipment
To purchase or subsidize the purchase of special equipment to meet the special needs of a client, such as wheelchairs, mobility aids, etc..
Volunteer Transportation
To provide for and fund volunteer drivers, particularly to bring clients to the agency where personal or public transit does not exist.