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Members of the Ottawa Muslim Community Services (OMCS) team at their organization's soft launch on March 10, 2020.
10
Apr
2020

New Organization Aims to Bridge the Gap Between Mainstream and Muslim Community and Mental Health Services

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Ottawa Muslim Community Services (OMCS) held a soft launch on March 10, 2020 that was attended by representatives from Muslim and non-Muslim community organizations.

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Mercy Mission Canada has launched a new project aimed at encouraging more Muslim Canadians to become Foster parents. The project is called FosterLink.
13
Jun
2018

FosterLink.ca Hopes to Encourage More Muslim Canadians to Become Foster Parents

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Mercy Mission Canada has launched a new project aimed at encouraging more Muslim Canadians to become foster parents.

The project is called FosterLink.

Muslim Link interviewed the project’s founder Shahzad Mustafa about the initiative.

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Al-Furat Meat Shop was awarded a Certificate of Appreciation from the Children’s Aid Society of Ottawa
10
Oct
2017

Thank You For Supporting the Ottawa Eid Al Adha Lamb Project For Muslim Children in Foster Care

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Founded through a partnership between Muslim Family Services of Ottawa (MFSO), the Children’s Aid Society of Ottawa (CASO), The Friends of CAS and the Children’s Aid Foundation of Ottawa (CAFO), the second annual Lamb Project was held. This project aims to provide the Muslim youth living in Foster Care in the Ottawa and surrounding regions the opportunity to stay connected to their religion and participate in the celebration of Eid Al Adha. This year’s project received overwhelming support from both community members and organizations surpassing the set goal of $2880. We would like to thank everyone who contributed to making this event a success. A special thank you The Ottawa Muslim Association (OMA), As-Sunnah Muslim Association (AMA), CAS Friends, the Children’s Aid Foundation, CAS Staff and the Pinecrest Queensway Community Health Centre for their generous donations.

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Muslim Family Services Ottawa staff, Friends of CAS volunteers, and staff of the Children's Aid Society of Ottawa (CASO) organized the Annual Eid al Fitr Celebration on July 20, 2017. This event is part of a long-term initiative to both celebrate Eid with Muslim Staff at CASO and provide information to the non-Muslim Staff about Islam and its culture.
15
Aug
2017

Help Support The Lamb Project So Muslim Children In Foster Care Can Celebrate Eid al Adha

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Muslim Family Services of Ottawa (MFSO) in partnership with the Children’s Aid Society of Ottawa (CASO) and CAS Friends is once again hoping to raise funds from local Muslims for their annual Eid al Adha Lamb Project.

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Why Adopt? The Urgency, Virtues, and Practical Steps of Adoption was organized in September by SeekersHub Toronto.
01
Dec
2016

Why Adopt? An Interview with Shaikh Faraz Rabbani on Adoption in Islam

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November is Adoption Awareness Month.  Throughout the month, Children's Aid Societies across Ontario spread the message that every child deserves to have a forever family' in the hopes of encouraging more families to open their homes to children in care.

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Members of the team that brought a special Eid al Adha to Muslim children in care this year. From left to right: Karim Mekki, Debbie Hoffman, Sawsane El Khatib, Majeda Elghaben, Aaminah Abdulqadir, Marion Bailey-Canham, Cindy Perron, Walter Noble, bottom row André Fontaine,  Ithar Abusheikha
30
Sep
2016

Children’s Aid Society Collaborates with Muslim Organizations to Bring Eid al Adha to Muslim Children in Care

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This Eid al Adha was special for a group of Muslim children in our city that our community sometimes forgets. The Children’s Aid Society of Ottawa (CASO), Children’s Aid Foundation of Ottawa (CAFO), Muslim Family Services of Ottawa (MFSO), and CAS Friends collaborated to ensure that Muslim children living in foster care still got to participate in the blessings of this special holiday. Through proceeds raised through fundraising within the wider Muslim community and volunteer efforts, children not only received Eid gifts, including calligraphy of their name by local artist Chaker Zouari, but they also received qurbani meat to share with the support of Al Furat Meat Shop. CASO paid for 1/3 of the lamb, CAFO paid for another 1/3, and the rest of the cost was covered by fundraising in the Muslim community.

Muslim Link interviewed Cindy R. Perron, the Communications Supervisor for CASO, Karim Mekki, MFSO’s Community Liaison Worker, and Sawsane El Khatib, a volunteer with CAS Friends, about how this initiative came together.

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Abdirizak Mohamud has been a foster parent with the Children's Aid Society of Ottawa for over 10 years.
29
Feb
2016

On Being a Muslim Foster Parent with the Children’s Aid Society: Abdirizak Mohamud

Published in Stories

Somali Canadian Abdirizak Mohamud has been a foster parent with the Children’s Aid Society of Ottawa for over 10 years, during which time he has fostered over 15 children. The majority of these children have been from Muslim backgrounds. Muslim Link interviewed Abdirizak about his experience as a foster parent and why more Muslim foster parents are needed in Ottawa.

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Shawana Shah is the Children's Aid Society Multicultural Liaison Officer for Muslim Family Services of Ottawa
21
Feb
2016

Supporting Muslim Children in Foster Care: Muslim Family Services' Work with the Children’s Aid Society

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Muslim Family Services of Ottawa (MFSO) was recently honoured for their work with the Children’s Aid Society of Ottawa (CAS). MFSO has partnered with CAS to address the needs of Muslim children in foster care in the city. Muslim Link interviewed Pakistani Canadian Shawana Shah, MFSO’s CAS Multicultural Liaison Worker, about MFSO’s work and what is needed to better support Muslim children who come into care.

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Nazima and Riyad Khan are the proud parents of three children they adopted through the Children's Aid Society of Toronto.
19
Nov
2015

One Family’s Journey: Infertility, Adoption, and Islam

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Nazima Khan, 34, and Riyad Khan, 35, married young in the hopes of starting a family early. Born and raised in Toronto to South Asian parents, Nazima works as a registered nurse in a labour and delivery ward and Riyad works as a teacher. They are the proud parents of three young children. There is very little that distinguishes them from your average Muslim Canadian professional family. Except that they adopted their children from the Children’s Aid Society (CAS).

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18
Oct
2013

Shared Journey: Building Bridges between Ottawa's Muslims and the Children's Aid Society

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Muslim Family Services of Ottawa (MFSO) is working with the Children's Aid Society of Ottawa (CAS) to implement the Shared Journeys project which aims to improve communication and collaboration between CAS and Ottawa's Muslim communities.

The impetus for the project arises from the work of the Muslim Resource Centre for Social Support and Integration (MRCSSI) of London, Ontario which has worked with that city's CAS to dramatically reduce the number of Muslim children who are taken into care. MRCSSI received $285,000 from the Ontario Trillium Foundation and another $70,000 from the Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General in order to expand the project to York, Kingston, and Ottawa.

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