Adoption Awareness Month kicks off today in Ontario, and the province is launching a new program to remove some financial barriers for adoptive families. 
The new Living and Learning Grants will provide financial support for adoptive families with children enrolled in full-time post-secondary programs.
Fifteen new adoption recruiters will also start working with children’s aid societies across the province this month to help connect more Crown Wards with adoptive families.
Other support systems coming into lay include support for drug and dental benefits for families adopting Crown wards, a peer support program, and specialized training through the Adoption Council of Ontario for parents who adopt through children’s aid societies.
There are about 5,800 children and teens in Ontario growing up in foster and group care as Crown wards.
