Our Vision

We Empower Kids to Transform Their Lives

Our Core Beliefs

We believe that every child has the right to succeed in life.
We believe that every child has strengths regardless of their life circumstance.
We believe that kids from families affected by economic barriers face hurdles that other kids don’t.
We believe that equipping kids with the tools and skills to thrive will give them a better chance to reach their full potential.
We believe that their success is our legacy.

Our Mission

We empower kids and set them up for success by:

Investing in leadership and life-skills learning programs for kids to create connections, build confidence, gain competence and develop character.
Advocating for positive youth development to enable and empower kids to meet the challenges of adolescence and adulthood and to achieve their full potential.
Creating connections with kids and families facing economic need.
Forming collaborative partnerships with schools, community agencies, corporations, foundations and individuals to support Moorelands Kids' programs.
Leveraging and protecting our world-class assets through Moorelands Kids' camp, Moorelands Kids after-school programs, Moorelands Kids' family programs, our unique approach, and our talented staff; to enrich life-skills development and resulting in positive, healthy lives.

About Moorelands Kids

Since 1912, Moorelands Kids has been helping reshape the future for Toronto's kids facing economic barriers. Moorelands Kids has changed and developed since its inception, and making a positive difference in the lives of children and youth has remained our first priority. Moorelands Kids accomplishes its mission by offering year-round programming to kids in families facing economic need. Moorelands Kids offer three pillars of support; we offer after-school leadership programs—BLAST, LED and VITAL, for kids 6-18; Moorelands Camp, an amazing overnight summer camp experience for kids 8-16; and our family programs—Baby Bundles for newborns and Christmas Sharing for registered camper and after-school families. We work with over 1,200 children and youth each year and partner with 26 agencies to further our reach and our positive impact to the lives of children.

In Toronto, Moorelands Kids runs its after-school programs in the Toronto Neighbourhood Improvement Areas (NIA's) of Thorncliffe Park, Flemingdon Park, Humber Summit and Humbermede. Our after-school programs, offered in partnership with local schools and/or community groups, provide a supportive, nurturing environment with a focus on leadership and life-skills learning; healthy physical play; and homework help.

Moorelands Camp and Moorelands Kids' family programs are open to children from all neighbourhoods across Toronto.