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Families need your help

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1 in 5 children and youth in Ontario experience mental health challenges.

In 2023-24, CDI served 170% more children and youth compared to two years ago. With demand for high-quality mental health services at an all-time high, your support is more urgent than ever.

How you can support

Individual Giving

Individual gifts of support enable CDI to continue striving for excellence, leveraging our strengths in research, innovation and collaboration to deliver curated and proven programs to children, youth and families.

Types of Individual Giving:

  • Annual Donation or Monthly Donation
  • Honourary Donation
  • Memorial Donation

Monthly Giving

By joining our Monthly Donor Circle, you become a part of the CDI community of change. Your monthly gift helps provide vital support for children, youth and their families struggling with mental health issues.

Corporate and Foundation Giving

CDI welcomes support from corporate donors, philanthropic trusts and foundations, and other organizations. Your support will be recognized on our website and in our annual report.

Consider one of the following ways to support CDI:

  • Plan an employee giving program – anything from Jeans Day to bake sales
  • Support a specific CDI program or project that aligns with your organization’s goals and objectives
  • Sponsor a CDI event 

Dedication

Mark a special or personal occasion like a birthday or wedding to celebrate a friend or family member, or a gift in memory of someone important to you.

  • Honourary Giving/Giving in Recognition
  • Memorial Donation/Honour a Loved One/Give in Memory

Gift of Securities or Stock

Consider a gift of securities. Donating securities is a simple process and an easy way to support the work being done at CDI. Click here to make a Gift of Publicly Listed Securities.

Planned Giving

A gift in your will is a simple and thoughtful way to reflect your commitment to building a better future for children and families in need. 

In-Kind Donation

If you would like to give an in-kind donation, please contact us at FDMC@childdevelop.ca.

Based on donor eligibility, tax receipts will be issued for donations over $20. Click here to make a secure, online donation or mail your donation to 197 Euclid Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, M6J 2J8. Cheques should be made payable to Child Development Institute.

For more information, please call 416-603-1827 or email the Fund Development Department at FDMC@childdevelop.ca.

Our Charitable Registration Number is 119292795RR0001.

Our Impact

98%

of children and youth reported positive outcomes upon completing treatment with CDI’s clinical services

100%

of mothers reported satisfaction with CDI’s Mothers in Mind® and Here to Help gender-based violence programs

95%

of CDI’s SNAP® Girls and Boys caregivers reported an improved relationship with their child