Message from the Executive Director

Lennox and Addington Family and Children’s Services is committed to the well being of all children in our community. We believe that the best living environment for children is with their family. While our first objective is to ensure that the well being of children is protected, wherever possible, we want the family to assume that fundamental role. Often our job is to support families during difficult times so that they in turn may continue to provide loving care, guidance and nurturance to their children.

We recognize that there are times where circumstances require substitute care for a child. In those situations where we become the temporary guardian of children we commit to do our utmost to provide excellent care for children living away from their families, while we continue to support the parents in resolving their outstanding issues, with the goal of reunification wherever possible.

Children need, and have a right to a permanent, stable family, capable of meeting their every day needs as well as providing the foundation of support and guidance that will shape their character development and allow them to realize their potential. Where reunification is not possible, we undertake to ensure that children in our care have caring families that are committed to these needs.

We recognize that to achieve the outcome of healthy families, we need to have healthy communities. Lennox and Addington Family and Children’s Services is committed to work towards the ongoing improvement of child focused and child friendly communities through its partnership with other family and child service providers, advocacy work on behalf of children and families and direct services at a community level.

Thank You United Way of KFLA for helping us provide a summer of wonderful childhood memories through our Kool Kamp!

Recently our agency was fortunate to receive a United Way of KFLA One-Time Priority Needs grant to assist with the cost of our Kool Kamp which runs for seven weeks each summer. Kool Kamp provides a safe opportunity for respite for children and families who often struggle with physical limitations, lack of transportation or financial constraints which would normally prevent these children from attending day camp.

Thank You Napanee District Community Foundation!

Thanks to the Napanee District Community Foundation for their generous support, once again in 2010. In 2009, We received a grant to assist with a Positive Parenting Program which has proven beneficial to many families over the past year. For 2010, we were recipients of a $1000 grant to support the beginning of an Adoption Support Program, with the goal of ensuring lasting family relationships for adoptive families through education and support.

Introducing
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Thank You! Ontario Trillium Foundation

Many thanks to the Ontario Trillium Foundation for providing a $75,000 grant enabling the construction of a fully accessible play structure for our new facility. This play structure will accommodate children of all ages and abilities and encourages active play through the use of a puppet theatre, a play road way complete with traffic signs and many other opportunities for learning and playing together.

We would like to thank the many individuals and businesses who helped support the first annual Angel Dance, a benefit in memory of the late Steacy Fralick. The dance took place on March 13th at Selby Hall and included a silent auction and entertainment by Mojo Shooter and Shurtliffe DJ Services. More than $3400 was raised and donated to Lennox and Addington Family and Children’s Services to help support children and youth in our community.

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