For her commitment to children and youth, and for her work on adoption and adoption counselling.
The lives of thousands of children have been improved thanks to Sandra Scarth’s untiring dedication. Active in children’s social work and advocacy for over 50 years, she developed best practices for dealing with children in foster care and conducted reviews of children’s services programs throughout the country. She was also the founding executive director of the Canadian Child Welfare League of Canada, an organization that, under her tenure, developed into a leading national advocacy body. A proud adoptive parent, she has been committed in recent years to legislative and policy changes to facilitate loving and supportive adoptions for children in foster care.