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Harry “Red” Foster grew up in the family home on Oaklands Avenue in Toronto with his brother, who had visual and developmental disabilities. The Fosters enveloped their most vulnerable member with love and a sense of inclusion in everyday affairs. At Emily’s House children’s hospice – where approximately 90% of…

Dear Elves. Thank you for thinking of our children and families as Christmas and the holiday gift-giving season approaches! Emily’s House and the Philip Aziz Centre for Hospice Care have been celebrating our families all year long. Without letting any secrets out of the bag (i.e., Santa’s sack), we can…

Thank you to Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Toronto for 10 years of donor support for Emily’s House children’s hospice. Thank you, Bernice, Bob, Nancy, Rosario, and Agnes, for taking the time for a sit down with CEO Rauni Salminen, and for being entirely engaged every step of your…

Thank you to everyone from the Mount Pleasant Group team and corporate head office who visited Emily’s House today. MPG is now in their 10th year of donor and community support for our children’s hospice programming. Wonderful to meet some of the extended team, to introduce them to our team,…

“When I was diagnosed with terminal cancer, I was placed in palliative care at home.  I was then contacted by the Phillip Aziz Centre to help me evaluate my needs. I was amazed by all the services they could offer me. As I navigated this situation, my eyesight was diminishing.

Thank you for your support of Philip Aziz Centre for Hospice Care / Emily’s House this last year.  Please check out our Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Annual Report, which covers accomplishments, events, financials, highlights and impacts from our volunteer and client services programs, plus our fundraising champions and donors.   To…

Thank you to Stephanie and Matt for visiting Emily’s House. Thank you to ENBRIDGE GAS for approving another FUELING FUTURES grant request in support of our EMILY’S HOUSE AT HOME children’s hospice clients and families.  The $7,000 grant will help continue the extension of social work and case management competencies…

Our annual Volunteer Bonfire gathering was a terrific success the other day. Emily’s House children’s hospice and Philip Aziz Centre for Hospice Care volunteers gathered with our program coordinators in Withrow Park, Toronto, to connect informally and to strengthen our community. As part of one exercise, each person wrote on…

Happy Thanksgiving from Emily’s House and the Philip Aziz Centre for Hospice Care. May you enjoy pumpkin and spice, and everything nice!…

Light a candle with us Dec 1/24, 2-4 pm Mount Pleasant Funeral Centre 375 Mount Pleasant Road, Toronto Kindly RSVP by Nov 22 to Sharonb@philipazizcentre.ca / 416-931-9196…

The Emily’s House Fall Fair Event, held at our Emily’s House children’s hospice, offered endless fun for our children clients and their families. Our Child Life Practitioner shared: “There was a family pumpkin painting competition, a fall photo booth, carnival games and lots of connecting, sharing stories over apple cider,…

MAKE EVERY DAY COUNT  Every child deserves a full, happy life filled with love. How can we make sure that happens for children with a serious illness? That’s where children’s hospice palliative care teams come in. That’s why this annual campaign is co-hosted by Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association…