“Our Diocesan ACW has long supported both Say Yes! to Kids and Camp Huron,” says Pam Walters, Diocesan ACW President. “We were proud to offer a matching gift in 2024, and we’re just as proud to do so again in 2025. It’s our way of showing continued commitment to young people and the power of Christian camping. We also hope other ACWs in Canada will support some of the other 30 teams participating in the Say Yes! to Kids campaign this year.”

Approximately half of the national proceeds from the Anglican Foundation of Canada’s 2024 Say Yes! to Kids campaign are helping to launch Fire Talk, a new Indigenous youth mental health initiative. “It’s incredibly rewarding to see Say Yes! to Kids supporting this kind of transformative work,” says Dr. Scott Brubacher, Executive Director of AFC. “With this grant, the national total for Indigenous youth initiatives funded by Say Yes! to Kids now stands at $50,000—and we’re just getting started.”

“This is a great example of how modest, strategic grants can have a high impact when they’re rooted in a parish’s long-standing commitment to its neighbourhood,” says Brubacher. “Through our Community Ministries Fund, AFC is deepening its support for churches that are responding with faith and courage to some of the most urgent social challenges in their communities…Whether it’s a $5,000 grant or a larger investment, what matters is the impact—and in Timmins, that impact is clear. St. Matthew’s is being the Church in the world.”