From the CEO

The spring season is a time for renewal and rejuvenation. For us, it’s about goal setting for the year ahead. This spring, I’ve reflected on the thousands of extraordinary people on the Children’s Aid team who have come together to serve our city’s young people. With expertise in education, health care, and child welfare, this team is most powerful when their unique skills are harnessed to deliver the very best for the children and families we serve.

This power undergirds our refreshed approach to how we invest in our team’s learning, growth, and leadership. When we share our deep expertise in each of these fields with one another across the agency, we are able to deliver supports and services that are not only high quality, but truly holistic.

We have embarked on a multi-year journey to realize a vision of talent transformation. It’s focused on becoming a true learning organization — one that champions the development of each of our team members; allows us to become a stronger, more resilient organization; and increases the impact of our programs, both for the youth and families we serve and for the field at large.

As we enter these spring months, we are well poised to reimagine how we develop and learn from our team — the heart and soul of Children’s Aid. This evolution will foster deeper connections within the agency, and empower transformational change within the communities we serve. I am excited to share more as our efforts unfold.

All the best,