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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…

Thank you to the Cavelti Family Foundation via the Toronto Community Foundation for a their donation to Philip Aziz Centre for Hospice Care (PAC) hospice programs and supports – of $5,100. We are so appreciative of local leadership funders who invest in the Toronto community, and especially to the children,…

2025 Wish List” for Christmas, Chanukah, seasonal celebrations and fundraising: Gift ideas for Emily’s House that will benefit many children and families: Family Outings and Experiences: Funding is needed for recreational and quality-of-life experiences for children and families, like Emily’s House Explores outings. ($Any amount) Keba Seat: Horseshoe shape…

Dear Elves. In December 2025, someone is going to get a lump of coal in their holiday stocking, … but not our children and families! Thank you for thinking of our community as Christmas and the holiday gift-giving season approaches. Emily’s House and the Philip Aziz Centre for Hospice Care…

Last year in our Philip Aziz Centre/Emily’s House Annual Report article from our Medical Director, Dr. Adam Rapoport, we mentioned that Emily’s House was participating in this special project to develop a new Hub and Spoke model of care: The Compassionate Care Act working group was an Ontario Pediatric Model…

Last week was Spiritual Health Awareness Week. In our work we consistently see the value in supporting individuals and families with the complexities in death and dying. This short paragraph from another Spiritual Care Practitioner beautifully describes the spiritual component. I wanted to share it with you. “We are entrusted with…

Thank you to the staff and volunteer team who attended the Symposium in October.   #michaelgarron; #emilyshouse; #ChildrensHospice; #philipazizcentre; #communityhospice; #palliativecare; #hospiceontario; #hospicecare; #volunteers; #volunteertoronto  …

So great to see so many client families, volunteers, staff and families / significant others, friends, and well-costumed dogs in Riverdale Park in September! We announced $78,000+ raised in total for Emily’s House, Philip Aziz Centre for Hospice Care, Hospice Toronto, and Toronto Grace Health Centre’s Palliative Care! And, it was a big, group…