Personal
One supporter is connected with one family.
Neighbors do not stop being neighbors at the border
About Adopt Canada
Adopt Canada was created around a simple idea: when families are struggling with everyday necessities, ordinary people should have a simple way to help another family directly.
A real person helping a real family
Not a faceless donation
Instead of asking Americans to contribute to a general pool, Adopt Canada connects individual American supporters with specific Canadian households that need practical help.
The Canadian family identifies its needs through an Amazon.ca wishlist. The American supporter decides what to purchase. Amazon.ca delivers those items directly to the family.
Practical
Help consists of the everyday items families actually need.
Direct
Support goes from an individual supporter to a specific household through direct product delivery.
Clear expectations
What Adopt Canada is—and is not
Adopt Canada is
- Person-to-person assistance
- Basic household necessities
- Individual family matching
- Voluntary support
- Direct Amazon.ca purchasing
Adopt Canada is not
- A cash handout
- A general donation pool
- Government assistance
- A political organization
- An obligation to continually give
An introduction service
What the website does
Adopt Canada is a working project name, not a corporation, nonprofit, registered charity, or tax-exempt organization. The website helps individual adults find one another. Any wishlist purchase is a voluntary, personal transaction between those individuals.
The website may
- Collect supporter interest
- Introduce a supporter to a participating family
- Share a family-provided Amazon.ca wishlist
- Provide general program information
The website does not
- Collect or distribute charitable donations
- Issue tax receipts
- Hold purchase funds or goods
- Act as a charity, social-service agency, or government program
Sometimes help can be this simple.
One family needs something. Another person is willing to help. We introduce them.