The Child Safety Fund was launched in 2022 and originally called The Crib Fund. The purpose of the Fund was to provide safe cribs and mattresses for families involved with the Kawartha-Haliburton Children’s Aid Society who did not have the financial means to purchase these items. In 2023 we expanded and renamed The Crib Fund to The Child Safety Equipment Fund. The expansion included funding for other infant safety items, such as highchairs, and gates for families who do not have the financial means to purchase these items. Even with the expansion, the majority of the requests to this Fund (over 80%) are still for cribs. The Foundation aims to make sure families have access to the necessary safety equipment to keep the children in their care safe.
