A lot of public advocacy work comes down to building personal relationships in the community, noted Lansdowne Children’s Centre board member Rick Rozak. Hailing from Port Dover, Rozak joined the board in 2018. “The majority of my career, I worked with young people in the youth justice system,” he said. When he started out, he would have a caseload of two or three youths at a time, and a big part of his job was mentoring them through their plan of care, which he would also hel

Justin Wareham is Lansdowne Children’s Centre’s new treasurer on its board of directors. “It’s my first time with any kind of role like this; it’s exciting… scary,” he added with a laugh. Wareham lives in Delhi and works at Millards Chartered Professional Accountants ’ Brantford location as a CPA and an associate of the business. “Most of what I do is auditing not-for-profit organizations. I have a really strong background in that, and I think that'll really translate well in

We're looking for your best suggestions for how to include Tim Hortons Smile Cookies at breakfast, lunch, dinner and dessert, in support of local children and youth programs provided by Brant Food For Thought and Lansdowne Children's Centre.

Lansdowne Children’s Centre and Brant Food for Thought are thrilled to announce they have been selected as the 2026 local charity recipients of the Tim Hortons Smile Cookie Campaign, with support from 19 Tim Hortons restaurants across the Brantford area.

Brantford’s loudest fundraiser is back and ready to roar. The 22nd running of the Charity Motorcycle Ride for Lansdowne Kids, presented by Ensuring Brant, will take place on Saturday, July 4, 2026, launching from a brand-new location: the Airport Community Hall, 3 Airport Road in Brantford.

“It was a great pleasure to recently welcome Brant Community Healthcare System President and CEO, Bonnie Camm, to our Brantford site and discuss mutual opportunities with Lansdowne Children’s Centre. "When a community’s service organizations collaborate, it provides more and greater opportunities to better support local families,” said Lansdowne Executive Director Rita-Marie Hadley. If your community organization or group would like to connect with us and explore opportuniti

“Connecting with Lansdowne changed everything. It equipped us with the tools to help her, and that knowledge was powerful.” Following a traumatic, unplanned delivery where Jade had to be resuscitated, she was diagnosed with a left BPI, damage to the network of nerves...

An incredible act of kindness from a local Grade 5/6 class absolutely made our day. Big thanks to our friends at Our Lady of Providence Catholic Elementary School, Brantford.