Professional Documents
Culture Documents
OF MAKING A DIFFERENCE
201314 Impact Report
CONTENTS
A Letter from our Board Chair and President and CEO.....................1
New Developments......................................................................................................10
Highlights: Research...................................................................................................16
Outreach..............................................................................................................................20
Milestones...........................................................................................................................24
Financials............................................................................................................................28
Our Team.............................................................................................................................30
Our Leadership................................................................................................................31
Thank You!..........................................................................................................................32
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A LETTER FROM OUR BOARD
CHAIR AND PRESIDENT AND CEO
This is Kevins story. It is also your story a story about how you
helped Kevin not once, but many times, making a profound impact on his life.
There are many Kevins out there and you have been with them all.
You are with Kevin every step of the way as he navigates the challenges of
growing up. You are there for relatively simple things, like helping him gain
a new perspective on why his young brother and sister might steal his toys,
to far more complex matters, like coping with a frightening situation no
young person should ever face and yet far too many do.
You are with all of the Kevins, and all of the Karas, Emmas, Vijays, Irenes,
and Jaydens too, who use Kids Help Phones service once or more often
than not many times. You shape their futures; give them effective, proven
support when and how they need it most; and help them grow into the
adults and human beings they are meant to be.
DEB CRAVEN For 25 years, youve supported these young people as theyve connected
CHAIR KIDS HELP PHONE with our counsellors more than seven million times since 1989. Youve
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
empowered many millions of kids, over several generations, not to mention
their families and communities, their futures, and society as a whole.
In 201314, you helped more young people to connect to a counsellor
including those who would not reach out otherwise and yet are dealing with
serious issues like mental health concerns or thoughts of suicide to get
help through Live Chat counselling. Youve enabled them to independently
access local sources of support in their communities using the powerful new
Resources Around Me tool. Youve helped kids struggling with friendships and
relationships, learning or seeking support around gender identity or LGBTQ
issues, coping with eating disorders, and so much more.
Youve made sure that every one of Canadas young people, all 6.5 million of
SHARON WOOD them, have a place to go, whether they are coming to us with questions or
PRESIDENT AND CEO concerns big or small. Youve provided them with life changing sometimes
KIDS HELP PHONE lifesaving support.
Over the last quarter century, Kids Help Phone has been able to grow into
a national and international leader in what we do only because of you. Our
heartfelt thanks. Thank you for the remarkable difference you have made in
millions of kids lives.
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2001, AGE 7, BY PHONE
Kevin Learns Something Important...
i saw this phone number. on a milk carton.
It said Kids Help Phone. I thought, might as well try,
kind of bored today, and sick of these kids bothering me.
Its my younger brother and sister, I tell the lady when
I call. Theyre always bugging me.
Hmmm, she says. So it sounds like when you come home, your
younger brother and sister want to watch TV with you and are
bothering you. That must be frustrating. Is that right?
Hmm, they steal your toys, huh? Why do you think they do this?
Steal your toys, want to be with you when you watch tv after
school...?
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HIGHLIGHTS: SERVICE TRENDS AND DEVELOPMENTS
Since Kids Help Phones professional counsellors are constantly in touch with
young people, the trends we see year-over-year really do function as a barometer
of where theyre at. Here are some of the trends we are noticing lately.
+24
increase in
Visits to
kidshelpphone.ca
Source: Kids Help Phone (2014). All comparative statistics refer to changes between 2012 and 2013 unless otherwise stated.
concerns
In General,
older youth deal with
...as a result, it takes longer to a far more complex
range of issues.
respond to their needs properly.
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25 YEARS, ALWAYS THERE
From a tiny office in 1989 with just a few phone lines to a national
and world leader with a presence in communities across Canada and
a multifaceted service renowned for its technical innovation,
Kids Help Phone has come a long way in 25 years. Here are a few highlights.
1999 2004
Saskatchewan Relaunch of website.
office opens.
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Live Chat pilot launches.
Cyberbullying: Our
Kids New Reality Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing:
critical issue report Online Gaming critical Whats Hope Got to Do With It?
published to educate issue report published, critical issue report published.
Canadians on young a survey of kids Healthy Communities workshops take
peoples experiences experiences with video place in five First Nations communities
online, one of the first and computer games across Ontario to enhance connection
reports to tackle the in the early days of a and engagement between Aboriginal
issue in Canada. burgeoning industry. youth and Kids Help Phone.
7.1
Always There app. Just as it began, Kids Help Phone
Cyberbullying: Reality remains open 24/7/365
Check critical issue but is now there for
report published. 6.5 million young people
in Canada. million
times
COUNSELLING CONTACT ACROSS ALL DIRECT COUNSELLING MODALITIES
cumulative
8,000,000 since 1989
7,000,000
6,000,000 2013
5,000,000
4,000,000
3,000,000
2,000,000
1,000,000
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1989
NEW DEVELOPMENTS
At Kids Help Phone, were constantly striving to meet kids evolving needs.
Here are some of the recent service innovations your support enables.
TD Bank Group and Ecclesiastical Insurance for their Our donors support also allows us to make investments
contributions to the new LGBTQ and gender identity in ongoing training and mentoring for every counsellor.
resources on kidshelpphone.ca. In 201314, our counsellors received specialized training on:
issues relevant to post-secondary students
BUILDING CAPACITY AND
social context in counselling conversations
QUALITY ASSURANCE
counselling young people who disclose abuse
Thanks to your support, Kids Help Phone is a leader in
and neglect
Canada and around the world for the things we do to
working with LGBTQ youth
support the quality of our counselling work very few
other helplines are able to offer this level of quality. We also equipped them with new, evidence-supported
information on:
Our counsellors:
sexting
are paid professionals
sexual development
have extensive academic credentials and years of
navigating healthy relationships
experience in the social services sector
legal questions
follow an intensive initial training program
cyberbullying
receive ongoing supervision and advanced coaching
Thanks to TD Bank Group and Hedge Funds Canada for
are all certified under the intensive ASIST (Applied
Suicide Intervention Skills Training) program, a globally their contributions to our counsellor training programs
recognized standard in suicide prevention in 201314.
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When male teens call they are, much more often
than not, in a state of heightened crisis.
KIDS HELP PHONE COUNSELLING MANAGER
Be soft in front of
your crew and watch
them disappear.
TEEN PARTICIPANT
Im a guy and I dont MALE MENTAL HEALTH
FOCUS GROUP
necessarily like talking
about my problems.
I hide them or deal
with them myself.
TEEN PARTICIPANT
MALE MENTAL HEALTH
FOCUS GROUP
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Good2Talk has seen phenomenal service growth
in tandem with its marketing and outreach
campaign. Good2Talk staff from Kids Help Phone
have visited more than 25 post-secondary increase in calls in the first
institutions across the province to date, reaching 6 months of service
students, student groups, and approximately
550 campus mental health staff members. An
evaluation process led by the Ontario Centre of
Excellence for Child and Youth Mental Health
will soon explore post-secondary students
knowledge of, and experiences with, the Good2Talk
helpline to gain a better understanding of how
it meets their needs, and to improve the quality
of the services provided.
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2005, AGE 12, BY WEB POST
Kevin Wonders if His Dad Cares...
Subject my dad?
Confused Author funkid27
all my friends are out going to movies and i want to have fun to.
plz help!
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Dear funkid27,
Im so glad you decided to write to us about this! It sounds like youre having a
tough time lately because youre dads not around sometimes and you have to look
after your siblings and do your homework without his help, and you wish you had
more time to have fun with your friends. I hear you that you think its not fair. And it
must be a bit confusing too hes your dad, right, so shouldnt he be there for you?
You say does he even care? It must be upsetting to wonder if your dad cares about
you sometimes. Is that right?
What do you think would happen if you decided to talk to your dad and let him
know how you feel? Have you tried? Sometimes it can take a few tries before the
other person is ready to hear you.
If you want to try talking to your dad, here are some tips:
pick a time when you are both calm, and it seems like he doesnt have anything
on his mind.
use I statements. Instead of blaming statements like Youre never home! and
You dont care about me! focus on telling your dad how you feel when he does
something specific. So maybe something like: I feel confused when you are
away for so long, Dad, Im not sure if you care about us. I really wish you were
home more.
It might be difficult talking to your dad, but it could
help a lot. You might want to try rehearsing in a mirror
Subject Thanks!!!
before you talk to him, to get more comfortable.
Happy Author funkid27
Good luck, funkid27! I hope this helps you to improve
your relationship with your dad you deserve it!
i just wanted to say thanks to councillor Sonia.
Remember, were here 24/7 if you ever want to talk i talked to my dad today. He looked sad and
about this (1-800-668-6868), or feel free to post again.
shocked and said he didnt know i felt that way.
Bye for now! hes going to try to be home more for us, and give
me abit more allowance and time for myself.
Thank You SO MUCH!!
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HIGHLIGHTS: RESEARCH
1 - All data on these two pages (unless otherwise specified) comes from the 2013 research report Proof Positive: Kids Help Phones Phone and Live
Chat Counselling Evaluations available at kidshelpphone.ca/proofpositive. Data based on surveys of 246 phone clients and 347 Live Chat clients.
In 2014 we continue to evaluate our Live Chat and phone counselling services.
2 - Statistics Canada. (2006a). Aboriginal identity population by age groups, median age and sex, 2006 counts for both sexes, for Canada, provinces
and territories 20% sample data.
39 45 8 8
first time callers between 2 and 5 times 6 to 20x 20+
41 96
of Kids Help Phone callers
say they will call again
callers who have seen or are seeing
a mental health professional
Kids Help Phone
is often the
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2008, AGE 15, BY PHONE
Kevins Longest Night...
Its 2 a.m. and I cant sleep.
Just take some breaths. You dont need to say anything until
youre ready.
I sit there breathing for what feels like five minutes. Every once
in a while, Dominic lets me know he is still listening. Then I
continue. Well, dads been gone for a week now. Im looking
after my younger brother and sister, and I dont know where he
is or when hell be back. Im worried about him. But Im also
worried about us.
Im really worried that your dad hasnt been home for so long. Do you
have any other adults or family you can call?
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What about groceries? Dominic says. come to our home or school to talk to me and my
siblings. And they would find a safe place for us to
It is like he is reading my mind. I tell him we
stay until dad showed up. And then he says they
are about to run out, and dont have money to
always try to keep families together.
buy more.
What if they took us away from dad for good?
Kevin, youre carrying a lot of responsibility looking after
two younger siblings at 15. Its not right for your dad to I cant tell you whether that would happen, Dominic
leave you this long. says. All I can say is that they will do their best for your
family to make sure that you and your siblings are safe.
He loves us though! I know he does. Hell be back
tomorrow. At least I hope so. Finally he says, You know, if you like, we can call child
protection together in a three-way call. You can speak to
Im sure he loves you. And like you, I hope he returns
someone there anonymously and confidentially, just like
tomorrow. But Im still concerned about you and your
you speak to Kids Help Phone, and ask them questions to
younger brother and sister, Kevin. What if he doesnt
find out more about how they work. If you want, Ill stay
come home? What will you do then?
on the line with you.
I dont know.
That sounds okay. There is nothing to lose anyway,
I dont like it, but somewhere deep down just asking questions.
I feel like I want to cry.
He asks what I see as my options. I try to think We call.
of some, but nothing comes to me. I am starting Another guy comes on the line, named Erik.
to feel really nervous in the pit of my stomach... We talk a long time.
then he asks if Ive ever heard of child protection
It is 4 a.m. now. All of a sudden I think about how
services, and explains that it is an agency that
much I trust them both and how much better I
protects kids just the same way the police or
feel. And how I cant stand the thought of being
firefighters are there to help the public.
alone at home the rest of the night, wondering
It sounds like it might be bad for dad. But I ask him how well get through the next day. I tell them
to tell me more. He says theyd probably want to how to find us...
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OUTREACH
Kids Help Phone promotes its service and fosters awareness about youth mental
health through community and school presentations, promotional materials, media
outreach, special awareness weeks, and much more. In 201314 in particular, thanks
to your support, we were able to focus on a number of targeted initiatives in schools.
410 19,037
million
packages POSTERS
including milk cartons, in
15,000
snack food wrappers,
pizza boxes, gift boxes, and
many other products.
schools and youth-serving
agencies across the country
Thanks to our many generous sponsors
who donate this space to help spread +
the word about Kids Help Phone
to young people each year. 191,916
WALLET CARDS
and
4,785
PAMPHLETS
directly in young
peoples hands
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COLLABORATION & LEADERSHIP
Every year, Kids Help Phone works with a variety of organizations to
share our knowledge, collaborate, and improve the well-being of young people
on the societal level. Here are just some of these efforts from 201314.
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MILESTONES
Heroes, all Prime Ministers roundtable on cyberbullying
In 2013 and 2014, with a new presenting sponsor on In May 2013, Prime Minister Stephen Harper invited
board, the Walk so Kids Can Talk presented by BMO Kids Help Phone to join a roundtable summit with four
brought thousands of young people, parents, friends, families whose children had died tragically following
neighbours, youth advocates, and companies together instances of cyberbullying or online exploitation. The
in an inspiring show of support for young peoples event took place in Winnipeg, Manitoba, with other
well-being. Held in dozens of communities across invited representatives from Red Cross RespectED,
Canada, the event raised an incredible $3 million+ for PREVNet, and the Canadian Centre for Child Protection,
Kids Help Phone both years! In 2014, the Walk invited along with members of Cabinet, with discussions focused
people to be a hero thousands of participants, on practical solutions on how to address the issue.
volunteers, and other supporters answered the call, Nearly seven percent of the questions and concerns that
arriving in costume, sharing superhero selfies on social Kids Help Phone counsellors receive are about bullying,
media, and striking their best power pose in our Walk including cyberbullying. As a national organization that
video. Thanks, heroes see you next year on Sunday, works with children and youth every day, Kids Help Phone
May 3, 2015! is often asked to share its professional expertise in some
of the countrys most important discussions about young
Celebrating their true colours
peoples well-being.
Kids Help Phone has always supported young
people struggling with questions about sexual orientation Open letter supporting
or gender identity, including many facing stigma and Aboriginal youth
discrimination. So in June 2013, we were delighted to In June 2013, in a year that saw the Neskantaga First
join the Pride movement by marching in the parade Nation in Ontario declare a state of emergency following
and hosting a booth in the Family Zone at Calgary Pride. a high number of youth suicides, Kids Help Phone issued
In 2014, tied into the launch of Kids Help Phones new an open letter and media release urging all Canadians to
LGBTQ and gender identity content on kidshelpphone.ca, take action to support Aboriginal youth. Noting that we
we expanded our participation, with Kids Help Phone all have a collective responsibility to care for the young
staff including counsellors taking part in a number of people of Canada, the letter asked readers to consider
Pride celebrations across the country.
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2011, AGE 18, BY LIVE CHAT
Kevin Plans for His Future...
COUNSELLOR:
Hi youve reached Arianna.
How can I help you today?
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KMAN18:
what if i dont leave now but start thinking about HOW id leave?
COUNSELLOR:
Thats a great idea. You could create a plan.
KMAN18:
yeah. like maybe in two years I could move out on my own. id really
like to go to college too, if i could .... :)
COUNSELLOR:
well, from what ive heard tonight about all youve been through, you seem
very strong and resourceful. :) 2 years is a good time frame, and college could
open up many doors...
KMAN18:
are there programs that can help me?
COUNSELLOR:
theres student assistance programs, housing help, social assistance...
you might need to get a job too
it wont be easy. but youve been looking after others since you were
7 right? i know you have the smarts to get yourself to where you want
to go. :>)
COUNSELLOR:
when youre ready, well help you expore your options.
KMAN18:
lol. thanks! how can i get started?
COUNSELLOR:
just a second. im going to send you some links to
services in your community...
send
Kevins sto ry continues on page 41
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FINANCIALS
Report of the Independent Auditor on the Summary Consolidated Financial Statements
To the Members of Kids Help Phone: derives the majority of its revenue from the general public in the
form of revenue from donations, sponsorship, special events and
The accompanying summary consolidated financial statements,
promotions, the completeness of which is not susceptible to
which comprise the summary consolidated balance sheet as at
satisfactory audit verification. Accordingly, our verification of these
December 31, 2013, and the summary consolidated statement
revenues was limited to the amounts recorded in the records of
of revenue and expenses for the year ended December 31, 2013,
Kids Help Phone and we were not able to determine whether any
and the related note are derived from the audited consolidated
adjustments might be necessary to donations, sponsorships, special
financial statements of Kids Help Phone for the year ended
events and promotions, excess of revenue over expenses, and cash
December 31, 2013. We expressed a qualified audit opinion on
flows from operations for the years ended December 31, 2013 and
those financial statements in our report dated May 27, 2014.
December 31, 2012, current assets as at December 31, 2013 and
The summary consolidated financial statements do not contain December 31, 2012, and net assets as at December 31, 2013, and
all the disclosures required by Canadian accounting standards for January 1, for both years. Our qualified opinion states that, except
not-for-profit organizations. Reading the summary consolidated for the possible effects of the described matter, those financial
financial statements, therefore, is not a substitute for reading the statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial
audited financial statements of Kids Help Phone. position of Kids Help Phone as at December 31, 2013, and the
results of its operations and its cash flows for the year then ended
Managements Responsibility for the in accordance with Canadian accounting standards for not-for-
Summary of Financial Statements profit organizations.
Management is responsible for the preparation of the summary
consolidated financial statements in accordance with the Note
to the summary consolidated financial statements.
Auditors Responsibility
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the summary
Chartered Professional Accountants,
consolidated financial statements based on our procedures, Chartered Accountants
which were conducted in accordance with Canadian Auditing Licensed Public Accountants
Standard (CAS) 810, Engagements to Report on Summary Toronto, Canada
Financial Statements.
May 27, 2014
Opinion
In our opinion, the summary consolidated financial statements
derived from the audited consolidated financial statements of
Kids Help Phone for the year ended December 31, 2013 are a fair
summary of those financial statements, on the basis described in
the Note to the summary consolidated financial statements.
However, the summary financial statements are impacted, to the
same extent as the audited consolidated financial statements by
the possible effect of the limitation in scope of our audit of the
audited consolidated financial statements of Kids Help Phone for
the year ended December 31, 2013.
Our qualified opinion on the audited financial statements is
described in our report dated May 27, 2014, and indicated that
Kids Help Phone, in common with many not-for-profit organizations,
EXCESS OF REVENUE
9,748,135 5,964,153
OVER EXPENSES 1,246,854 212,335
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OUR TEAM
Kids Help Phone is staffed by a passionate and committed team of professionals,
including nearly 90 full-time, part-time, and relief counsellors, who all believe in
the power of young people to change their own lives.
a kindling of light. known for his enthusiasm and positive attitude. He is also
passionate about music; in his spare time he mentors
JEAN-PHILIPPE THIBAULT
singers and songwriters.
CHAIR DIRECTORS
Deb Craven Sheila Blair-Reid, Consultant, Spring Business Solutions
Senior VP & CFO, Purolator Inc. Charles Brown, President, The Source
Dave J. Burns, SVP & Chief Operating Officer, LoyaltyOne Inc.
VICE CHAIR John Cardella, Former Executive VP, Human Resources,
Carolyn McGill Ceridian International
Former President and Chief Executive Officer, Leslie Chester, Chief Marketing Officer, Nestl Canada Inc.
CNW Group
Cheryl Fix, Regional Manager, Adoption, Permanency and
Transitional Planning, Edmonton and Area (Region 6),
PAST CHAIR Child and Family Services
Kerry Arbour Jeff Gaulin, Vice President, Marketing & Communications
Vice President, Customer Service, Bell Canada and Government Relations, Tervita Corp
Franois Jolicur, Vice President & GM, Eastern Canada
TREASURER Retail, LoyaltyOne / Air Miles Reward Program
Harry Wierenga Mark Kummer, Vice President, Service Provider,
Vice President & Regional Director, Banking, Cisco Canada
BMO Harris Private Banking (retired) Jeanette Lewis, Executive Director, Ontario Association
of Childrens Aid Societies (retired)
EX-OFFICIO Hatty Reisman, Lawyer, Reisman Law Office
Sharon Wood
Richard Rudderham, Executive Vice President,
President & CEO, Kids Help Phone Head of Human Resources, BMO Financial Group
Bank of Montreal
Shaheen Shariff, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Faculty of
Education, McGill University
Cheryl Smith, Executive Vice President, Sales and Marketing,
Parmalat Canada Inc.
Brenda Stasuik, Director, Corporate Social Responsibility,
Farm Credit Canada
Andrew Walker, Vice President, Communications &
Corporate Affairs, Sobeys Inc.
Steven G. Golick, Partner, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
(Legal Counsel and Secretary to the Board)
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THANK YOU!
A COMMUNITY OF SUPPORTERS WHO CARE ABOUT KIDS
Kids Help Phone exists to ensure that young people always have
a trusted, non-judgemental, and professional source of support,
whenever, wherever, and however they need it.
TRIPLE COMMITMENT
Ledcor Group, a diversified construction company
with projects all over North America, believes in
moving forward together. Its also an organization
that cares profoundly about kids. Ledcor has supported
Kids Help Phone since 1997: their corporate and employee
contributions exceed $486,000 to date. As a sponsor
of the Walk since 2009, Ledcor has distinguished itself
Kelly Reid and Charles Brown, The Source
by committing to the event in several ways: by site
sponsorship (Vancouver for the last several years, AN AMBASSADOR AND CONNECTOR
and Edmonton starting in 2014), through involving Charles Brown, President and CEO of The Source and
Ledcor employees in Walk fundraising, and by offering Kids Help Phone board member, started fundraising
a matching program so employees can double their for Kids Help Phones annual Walk in 2007, and hasnt
impact. Kids Help Phone depends on the support of looked back since. Over the past eight years, hes
many generous companies like Ledcor who believe in personally raised more than $380,000 to support child
the importance of giving back to communities. and youth mental health through that event, and hes
been the top national individual fundraiser the last
VISIONARY SUPPORT four years running. Hes also a marvellous childrens
Kids Help Phone is fortunate to have a number of
advocate, donating his time to make connections and
committed and visionary government and foundation
act as an ambassador for Kids Help Phone within his
funders and service delivery partners. One such funder is
network. Kids Help Phone relies on support from many
the Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF), which has sup
individual donors like Charles, who go above and beyond,
ported Kids Help Phone since 2000 with contributions of
reminding us how one determined person can make a
nearly $1.7 million. In 2011, OTF identified that Kids Help
significant difference.
Phone had great potential to run a fundraising campaign
to support the expansion of Live Chat counselling.
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THANK YOU TO OUR DONORS
$250,000+ $35,00059,999 Giant Tiger Stores Limited
Bell Canada Bluenotes Government of Alberta Culture and
Community Spirit
BMO Financial Group Canada Post Community Foundation
Government of Canada
BMO Employee Charitable Foundation Ecclesiastical Insurance
Graham Munro Charitable Foundation
The Grocery Foundation Great West Life / London Life /
Canada Life Grant Thornton LLP
The J.W. McConnell Family Foundation
MaxWell Realty Inc. Help For Children Prevent and Treat
Microsoft Canada
Child Abuse
Movember Canada Saskatchewan Ministry of Education
Helping Kids Connect Golf Tournament
Ontario Ministry of Education
$10,00034,999 Bill and Susanne Holland
Ontario Ministry of Training, Colleges
587886 Ontario Limited Hunter Family Foundation
and Universities
Audrey S. Hellyer Charitable Kal Tire
$125,000249,999 Foundation
Kubota Canada Ltd.
Boston Pizza Foundation Axia Net Media Corporation
Lioness Club District A-16
Empire Theatres Ltd. BBDO Canada
MacDonald Family Foundation
Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP Bell Media (a fund held within the Oakville
Parmalat Browning Harvey Limited Community Foundation)
RBC Foundation John Bruner Matsuri Foundation
CANTREX Nationwide Group Inc Mattel Childrens Foundation International
$60,000124,999 Catherine and Maxwell Meighen Manitoba Ministry of Education
Sophie Desmarais Foundation National Bank of Canada/Banque
Nova Scotia Department of Health and Charm Diamond Centres Nationale du Canada
Wellness
CIBC Childrens Foundation Nelson Arthur Hyland Foundation
Ledcor Group of Companies
City of St. Johns Ontario Principals Council
Leslois Shaw Foundation
Club Penguin Entertainment Ltd. Power Corporation
LoyaltyOne Inc.
Community Foundation of Mississauga Puremed Canada
Nestl Canada
ConAgra Foods Canada Inc. Purolator
Ontario Secondary School Teachers
The Conn Smythe Foundation Russell A. Farrow Limited
Federation (OSSTF/FESSO)
The Co-operators Group Limited Sandman Hotel Group
Ontario Trillium Foundation
Norma Cox SaskTel
Shaw Communications Inc.
The DATA Group of Companies Scotsburn Co-Operative Services Ltd.
The Source
Vikram Dhaddha Silver Wheaton Corp.
Staples Canada
DirectWest SiriusXM Canada Inc.
TD Bank Group
Fiberglass Solutions Inc United Way of Newfoundland and
Wallace & Carey Ltd.
Fondation Intact Labrador
Winners Merchants International L.P.
Fondation Simple Plan W.C. Wood Foundation
Every effort has been made to recognize individuals, foundations and corporations who have made generous donations between
January 1 December 31, 2013, to support young people across Canada through Kids Help Phone. Please accept our apologies should
any errors or omissions have occurred and notify us at 1.800.268.3062.
$5,0009,999 Hutchinson, Thompson, Henderson Stewart McKelvey Stirling Scales
& Mott Ted and Enid Jansen Fund at the
587887 Ontario Limited
John Hardie Mitchell Family Calgary Foundation
A World of Dreams Foundation Canada
Foundation The Toronto Congress Centre
A. Farber Associates
The Richter Charitable Foundation The Vancouver Foundation
Arthur and Audrey Cutten Foundation
Medavie Blue Cross Versacold Logistics Services
Arthur J. E. Child Foundation
Mental Health Foundation of The Ward Family Foundation
Atlantic Police Association Nova Scotia
The Wolrige Foundation
Bell Aliant Micco Companies
Yogen Fruz
Borden Ladner Gervais S.E.N.C.R.L.
The Cake Show
Canadian Blast Freezers
WHY WE SUPPORT KIDS HELP PHONE
Canadian Hockey Association
Canadian Pacific Railway
Osler is a long-term
Cannex
supporter because we
Carolyn Sifton Foundation Inc.
passionately believe that
Centre Financier SFL de la
Kids Help Phone can change
St-Franois Inc. kids lives by giving them
Ceridian Canada Ltd. access to help when theyre
City of Vaughan most vulnerable and in need.
Clean Harbors Canada, Inc. STEVEN G. GOLICK
Colour PARTNER, INSOLVENCY &
RESTRUCTURING
Compass Group
OSLER, HOSKIN & HARCOURT LLP
Conam Charitable Foundation
Jim and Deb Craven
Dexter Associates Realty Kevin M. Muir $3,0004,999
The Dominion Tankard Barrie 2013 N.D. Dobbin Group of Companies Aon Reed Stenhouse Inc.
Dudebox Touring Inc. The Nova Scotia Government & Aperio CI
Eagle Professional Resources Inc. General Employees Union Astron Onsite Packaging Ltd.
The Economical Insurance Group Novagold Resources Inc. Bell Call Centre Vancouver
F.K. Morrow Foundation PCI Developments Ben & Hilda Katz Charitable
Finances Quebec PCJ Investment Counsel Ltd. Foundation
Freehold Royalties Ltd. Pitblado Foundation Quentin Broad
G4S Cash Solutions (Canada) Ltd. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Bull, Housser & Tupper LLP
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Subject RE: 25 years, and everything a-okay
thanks!
Counsellor Author Dominic, counsellor
Dear funkid27,
Wow, what a coincidence that I am the one answering your post. I definitely
remember you from that long lonely night you describe... words cannot express
how wonderful it is to hear youve done so well so many years later. Thank you
for sharing your amazing news with us. What strength youve shown to get where
you are; good for you (and happy birthday)!
Good luck with your very promising future, and thank you for writing in!
WHO IS KEVIN?
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contacting Kids Help Phone grounded in the truth of a number
of real stories weve heard from children and youth over the years.
Because Kids Help Phone is anonymous and confidential, we rarely
hear detailed, lifelong stories like Kevins and yet we know from
research and the thank-you notes kids send us that there are many
Kevins out there, who grow up using our service multiple times....
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