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Thank you to Standard BioTools for the generous, annual support and for dropping off toys for families to enjoy this holiday season, as well as $1,325 raised through online donations. Special thanks to Michael, for leading this employee-team initiative for several years, in memory of his son, Ethan. And with…

Thank you to Frank Leo & Associates for annual fundraising for Emily’s House children’s hospice, in memory of Ava. This has been their biggest gift drive and awareness campaign for Emily’s House yet!  Online and offline donations total over $23,000 so far, plus a mountain of toy donations have filled…

Thank you to Applied Systems Technologies for $12,020 raised at their annual golf tournament, plus $230 in gift cards, and toys for our Emily’s House children and families.  The annual family holiday party is coming up soon.  We are so appreciative of the many years of support through this…

Right now, someone out there is singing: “All I want for Christmas is … LEGO!” Big thanks to ToroLUG (the Toronto Lego User Group) for their annual LEGO donation to our Emily’s House children for this festive season! And, thanks to our faithful LEGO delivery elf! #torolug; #lego; #emilyshouse; #ChildrensHospice;…

Music therapy is an integral part of the psychosocial support offered to children, adults, and families in the Emily’s House, Emily’s House at Home, and Philip Aziz Centre for Hospice Care programs. Our music therapist meets each individual and family exactly where they are, in their journeys with life-limiting illness…

This year’s Winter Candlelight Memorial gathered 55 clients and family members for a beautiful and meaningful event. Families from Emily’s House, Emily’s House at Home, and the Philip Aziz Centre for Hospice Care came together in a space of remembrance, and community support. The atmosphere felt comforting and warm, offering…

A five-year-old girl was receiving advanced paediatric palliative care at home with her mom and dad. Usually, when outsiders would visit their home, it would be medical professionals arriving to do diagnostic tests and medical check-ins.  When the Emily’s House music therapist would visit, she showed up for the child…

From CEO, Rauni Salminen & Social Worker, Lena Soje Today marks World AIDS Day: a time to celebrate progress, mourn the losses, and not grow weary in advocating, educating and ensuring services and supports are available for all who need them wherever they live. Our story began in the midst…

Do you remember the board game Operation? It’s an old, much-loved, battery-operated game of physical skill, that tests players’ hand-and-eye coordination and fine motor skills, as they try to extract tiny, toy body parts from a patient on an operating table. If the surgical extraction tool touches the edges of…

National Children’s Grief Awareness Day, which falls on November 20th is an opportunity to engage with the children in your life about their experience of grief, access developmentally relevant resources to support them, and advocate for child-focused environments like schools and activity centres to incorporate some of these resources and…

“I just wanted to say thank you again for taking the time to speak with me today. Our conversation really inspired me, not only regarding the present, but also how I think about the future. I’m grateful for the insights you shared, and for the encouragement you gave. I also…

The FaithWorks Synod / Anglican Diocese of Toronto conference gathering was an inspired occasion as always. We are so grateful for the interest and support from Anglican churches across the GTA and beyond — for our community hospice programs, children’s hospice, and especially supports for People with HIV/AIDS or Who…