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AboutFace has started the Transforming Trailblazers Project
November 12, 2021
As part of our new strategic plan and refreshed direction, AboutFace has started the Transforming Trailblazers Project.  For many years, parents told us they wished ...
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Frankie and Pearl – New School Program and Video Premieres!
November 09, 2021
“A Lesson from Frankie and Pearl: Facial Differences in the Classroom” is a brand-new school program with a mission to educate kids on what it ...
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Facial difference community shocked and disappointed by Supreme Court ruling
October 29, 2021
AboutFace – Canada’s leading organization supporting and advocating for people with facial differences – expressed its disappointment with the ruling of the Supreme Court of Canada ...
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AboutFace launches Strategic Plan
October 27, 2021
AboutFace, Canada’s facial difference charity, launches exciting new Mission and Strategic Plan  Today AboutFace debuted its new three-year Strategic Plan which includes a refreshed ...
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New Beyond My Face Video Premieres
September 23, 2021
People with Facial Differences Need to be Included in Equity Conversation — Message of New Video Launching Today Drop your stares, comments, and assumptions towards people ...
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2021 Scholarship Winners
June 21, 2021
Announcing the 2021 recipients of the AboutFace Anna Pileggi Post-Secondary Scholarship! Congratulations to Meg Kuchma, Karlie Simon, and Liam Gale.  All three scholarship winners are pursuing ...
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AboutFace speaks to Thames Valley Children’s Centre
May 17, 2021
TVCC is a strong ally of the facial difference community, providing a full spectrum of services to children, youth and families in Southwestern Ontario. Speech-language ...
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2021 Camp Update
April 07, 2021
Community is at the centre of our work. We have spent the last couple of months listening and working with facial difference community families across ...
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New Beyond My Face video launches
November 12, 2020
Six children and youth with facial differences are featured in a public awareness video launched today by AboutFace. The youth, ages eight to fourteen, appear ...
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AboutFace Survey
August 04, 2020
AboutFace is running a survey from August 4th to September 4th. The AboutFace survey allows people to tell us more about themselves and their experiences ...
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2020 Scholarships
July 10, 2020
In this exceptional year, we are pleased to announce the AboutFace Anna Pileggi Post-Secondary Scholarship has been awarded to three Canadian students. The scholarships are ...
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If Face Masks are the New Normal, They Need to Protect Us All
May 21, 2020
Among the COVID-19 pandemic’s many transformations of daily life, one of the most striking has been the sight of faces, both familiar and unfamiliar, ...
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AboutFace – COVID-19 camp update – May 20
May 20, 2020
Toronto, May 20 As we have progressed through this global pandemic, AboutFace has incorporated public health recommendations to ensure the ongoing vitality of our programs and ...
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AboutFace – COVID-19 camp update – May 1
May 01, 2020
Toronto, May 1, 2020 As we move towards the summer, our thoughts of Camp Trailblazers are top of mind for AboutFace. We continue to monitor the COVID-19 ...
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AboutFace – COVID-19 response – March 17
March 17, 2020
Toronto: March 17 During these challenging times related to the COVID-19 pandemic, AboutFace wants to ensure regular communication with our stakeholders. To support social distancing and ...
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