Family Networks

Family Networks is a neighbourhood-based support service that helps support families. Unique in Ontario, Family Networks provides access to professional and other community services necessary to keep the family together safely and reduce the number of children in the care of the Children's Aid Society.

This innovative project, launched in February 2007, is a response to research commissioned by United Way of London & Middlesex and conducted by researchers at The University of Western Ontario in 2003.

In response to the research report, & United Way and the Children's Aid Society carried out an extensive community consultation process to develop a collaborative action plan to address the critical issues found in the report. The result is Family Networks.

One year after its launch, Family Networks is meeting its goal to decrease new and existing cases of children in & care and is meeting the needs and expectations of the families it serves.

Learn more by reading the Implementation Evaluation and Family Satisfaction Survey and watch the Family Networks video.

Visit FamilyNetworks.ca to learn more about Family Networks including who may use the service, how it works and who to contact.

United Way helps support the coordination of Family Networks and is proud to have played a role in its development. Special thank you to United Way donors, Mr. Don Smith and Mr. Clint Wilson who have helped make the Family Networks pilot project possible.