Peter Moore has dedicated his life to helping Ontario’s youth and furthering the cause of children’s mental health.

He first ventured into the social work world more than 35 years as a child and youth worker at the Children’s Aid Society in Vancouver.
In 1974, Peter returned to his native Ontario as a direct service worker at Browndale before becoming executive director of Barrie’s Boscoe Home for Boys in 1982.

In 1985, Peter accepted the position of director of the Peterborough program at Kinark Child and Family Services, which had previously been known as Browndale and Warrendale.

After joining Kinark, Peter made a steady climb up the management ladder until he was named executive director in 2000.

Under Peter’s leadership, Kinark has grown from a budget of $17 million to $62 million. As well, Peter oversaw the addition of the Central East Autism Program and the Syl Apps Youth Centre to the Kinark family.

The largest children’s mental health agency in the province, Kinark provides treatment programs, autism and youth justice services in areas across southern Ontario, including Durham, Halton, Northumberland, Peterborough, Simcoe and York. Kinark currently relies on nearly 800 employees and 300 volunteers to deliver mental health services to children and their families.

Peter is a member of the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers and a member of the advisory committee for the Ontario Centre of Excellence for Children’s Mental Health.

Peter recently finished his term as a board member on Children’s Mental Health Ontario and currently sits on the board of the Child Welfare League of Canada and on the advisory committee for the Provincial Centre of Excellence for Child and Youth Mental Health. Previously, he has served as a board member on the Social Planning Council in his home community of Peterborough.