News & Updates

Crafting for a Cure is an incredible local group that strives to provide joy and smiles for children of all ages through the provision of unique, facilitated craft sessions and visits with ballerina dancers during healthcare experiences. Emily’s House was happy to host the team from Crafting for a Cure…

Nothing multiplies hospice resources like volunteers. When providing respite, recreation, practical supports and friendship, they free up the frontline care team staff, parents, and caregivers. Volunteers help make special events possible at our hospice home, and craft personally meaningful experiences for every hospice client. For more information on volunteering:…

2026 “Wish List” for Christmas, Chanukah, seasonal celebrations and fundraising: Gift ideas for Emily’s House that will benefit many children and families: Special Items 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) Kids Camping…

Laura’s Scrabble Story 12-year-old Laura beat everyone at Scrabble: Mom, Grandma, and a few of our children’s hospice volunteers, as they played for hours in the main family room at Emily’s House. She was non-verbal, seated in a wheelchair, dependent on others for mobility assistance and care, and, yet, she was…

The Emily’s House Halloween Party was a blast for children, child siblings, families, volunteers, and the hospice frontline care team! Costumes were as creative as ever. Children and guests could guess how much a pumpkin weighed, make handprint spooky finger-paint art, squeeze the nose of a child life specialist, feel…

Recreation for children with complex care needs provides much-needed respite for caregiver parents – a chance to recharge, and to manage some of the other priorities. An Emily’s House mom wrote to let the team know that she was so appreciative of all the care provided to her daughter: “Thank…

Mental health is not a sidebar but rather governs every step of the HIV journey. According to Canadian Conference on HIV/AIDS Research (CAHR) 2026 conference speaker Dr. Adriana Carvalhal: “Depression is not peripheral to HIV care. It affects retention (continuity of care), virologic outcomes and survival/ mortality.”  Depression is the…

What a magnificent group of Manulife volunteers, who picked a beautiful, sunny day to help close the Emily’s House gardens.  We thank you on behalf of all the families seeking respite in our hospice home and green space — all who look out the window for encouragement or sit in…

This past weekend, we hosted our annual Emily’s House fall fair. What a special day it was, connecting with our community. In one awesome afternoon, we packed in pumpkin painting, corn, themed, crafts, sing-alongs, a slime, sculpture, competition, and family portraits – all while enjoying fall-themed treats, and catching up…

Thank you to our donors and special friends on behalf of the children, adults and families supported by our compassionate hospice programs and supports. You help make all this possible. We gratefully acknowledge all the generous financial support we have received through the Ontario Health (formerly Toronto Central Local Health…

“Thank you for everything you and your team do at Emily’s House. As a parent who has experienced both the care of Emily’s House and the grief of losing a child, I can’t express how grateful I am that families like mine have a place like this.”  ~ Tracy  Thanks…

by Tammy Vaters, Grief Support Coordinator IMPACT Our first Wave of Light event was held October 15th, and it turned out to be a small but meaningful gathering of children and adults. The children spent time colouring stars for their baby sister. Together, as a family, they wrote messages on…