Who are we? We are a large team of social workers, child and youth workers, lawyers, infant nurses, support and administrative staff. Whether we work directly or indirectly with families and the community, each one of us contributes toward the protection of children and youth and supporting families. Our 370 full and part-time staff have diverse backgrounds, just like the people we serve. Where do we work? Our work takes place in Peel Region. This means we serve the residents in the cities of Brampton and Mississauga, and the town of Caledon, in the province of Ontario, Canada. What is our role? Peel Children’s Aid workers receive phone calls from professionals (e.g. police officers, doctors, school teachers) and citizens who are concerned about the well-being of a child. We investigate these concerns and decide on a course of action. Visit protecting children to learn when to call us and what happens when you do. Peel Children’s Aid always puts the needs and interests of children and youth first. We work with parents to help them provide a safe and loving environment for their children. Peel Children’s Aid provides counseling, teaching and support programs to keep families together whenever possible. Our agency works with families to help them care for their children in a more positive way and offers guidance and techniques for them to become better parents. We also work with community partners to ensure the families we work with have access to counseling and treatment programs. While we believe that it its best for children to remain in their homes, in certain circumstances it is necessary to take children into our care to ensure their safety and best interests. Children and teens who are unable to stay in their own home or have no parent or guardian available are placed in a temporary, safe and caring environment with a foster family. Many of the children who come to foster families have experienced some form of abuse or neglect and need a loving, stable environment to help them recover from their experience. See fostering on our website for more information about about the foster parent program and becoming a foster parent. If youth 12 to 16 are not able to be cared for by a foster family, the agency operates 10 residential homes for youth in special circumstances. These homes provide short term and long term residential care for youth who have a broad range of mental health needs, developmental challenges and behavioural needs. Peel Children’s Aid also facilitates public adoptions for children whose birth family is unable to care for the child. See adopting on this site for more information about giving a child a new family.
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