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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…

The cheque presentation in front of Emily’s House stopped traffic for a brief moment! Special thanks to the Pat and Diana Priestner Family, CanadaOne Cares and Scarborough Toyota.   Scarborough Toyota, a CanadaOne Cares dealership, sent a team to our Emily’s House children’s hospice this morning to present a cheque…

Here’s what paediatric palliative care looks like … this National Children’s Hospice Palliative Care Day for children at Emily’s House. #palliativecarelookslike; #shortlivescantwait; #nationalchildrenshospicepalliativecareday; #canadianhospicepalliativecare; #CHPCA; #emilyshouse; #ChildrensHospice; #PediatricPalliativeCare; #philipazizcentre; #communityhospice; #palliativecare; #hospice; #hospicecare; #hospiceontario; #volunteering; #volunteertoronto…

National Children’s Hospice Palliative Care Day, October 8, 2026 The second Thursday in October marks National Children’s Hospice Palliative Care Day in Canada. On this day, CHPCA encourages governments, healthcare organizations, communities, and individuals to recognize the gaps in children’s hospice palliative care and take action to ensure every child…

Dallas (a 4-year-old Golden Doodle) and her handler, Christina, stopped by this afternoon to bring cheer to the Emily’s House kids in-house. She was extremely popular with the kids, and even balanced the shoe of our littlest client on her head! #therapydog; #therapydogvisit; #recreation; #medicalrespite; #emilyshouse;…

Thank you for your support of Philip Aziz Centre for Hospice Care / Emily’s House this last year.  Please check out our Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Annual Report, which covers accomplishments, events, financials, highlights and impacts from our volunteer and client services programs, plus our fundraising champions and donors.   To…

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Today, we pause to remember the profound sorrow, loss, and injustices experienced by First Nations, Inuit, and Metis peoples across our country. We honour those who have suffered and those whose lives and families have been forever affected…. #truth&reconciliation; #emilyshouse; #childrenshospice; #pediatricpalliative; #philipazizcentre; #communityhospice; #palliativecare; #hospice; #hospicecare; #hospiceontario; #volunteering; #volunteertoronto…