Kids’ Lifeline Supporting Children across Canada during SAD Season

Kids at Risk amid Double Whammy of Winter Blues, Pandemic, Warns Leading Canadian Children’s Charity Kids’ Lifeline Campaign: Supporting Children across Canada during SAD Season MEDIA RELEASE: January may be associated with new beginnings, but it’s also known as the most depressing month of the year. Combined with the lingering pandemic that continues to play […]

Reflections of 5781: A Message from Rabbi Rothman

Reflections of 5781: A Message from Rabbi Rothman By: Rabbi Captain Mordechai Rothman Prefer to Listen? Click HEre Dear Chai Lifeline Canada Family, As we prepare for Rosh Hashana, we are ready to begin a fresh new year. This past one has been filled with some challenges and adversity. As COVID-19 raged on and sent […]

Chai Families Coping Through COVID

Chai Families Coping Through COVID When COVID-19 forced us all to be physically distant, isolating in our homes, we shared that this measure was all too familiar for families who have children with life threatening and chronic illness. Those of us who never experienced isolation due to sickness had a glimpse of understanding what it […]

Camp Lifeline 2020: Out of the box fun, in the bubble safe.

When Covid-19 hit Canada and everything started shutting down, nobody knew what the future would hold. Parents had to work from home and children had to adapt to learning on Zoom. However, there was always the hope that when summer came, everyone would get a breather and enjoy their summer as normal. But nothing changed […]

Go Big and Stay Home. 5 Big (but doable) Summer 2020 Ideas

This summer is going to be a memorable one in a way that we’ve never imagined. We spend the months of the school year planning for these two months that are set aside to be all kinds of different – different routines, different activities and different surroundings. These differences is what makes summer special and […]

How to talk about overnight camp being cancelled and what to do now

It feels like spring is here at last. We are finally getting outdoors after spending over two months social distancing mostly inside due to the cold weather. Taking long walks, playing in the backyard, riding bikes and gardening – it feels a bit like freedom. The warm weather reminds us that there is a ‘light […]

When the best way to say thank you is to give back

If you’ve been following Chai Lifeline through the social distancing measures brought on by COVID-19, you know the Chai Toy Tank. But you don’t know the story and the people behind it. Meet Avi, celebrating 10 years of good health by bringing the Toy Tank to life and the streets of Toronto. __________________________________________________________ My name […]

Chai Lifeline Canada is helping the community through the Covid-19 crisis

In the past couple of months, our mission, to support children and families who are affected by life-threatening and life-long illness, has become more urgent. Covid-19 affects everyone in some way. Whether it be caring for family members who contracted the virus, coping with anxiety and isolation at home, managing working at home while home […]