International Nonprofit Exhibits Photography in Toronto

TORONTO - Jan. 12, 2016 - PRLog -- January 11, 2016-Toronto, Ontario - Cameras For Kids Foundation (CFKF), an international nonprofit organization that provides cameras and weekly instruction to disadvantaged children, will showcase their students’ artwork in an exhibit in the main floor lobby of First Canadian Place in downtown Toronto.  Fall of 2015, CFKF launched its eight week photography program to the children of Key Assets-Canada with the support of CFKF’s photography teacher and local photographer, Fern Saldanha. Key Assets is an international provider of social care solutions for children and youth with complex needs supported in a variety of environments ranging from individualized community programs to family based foster care.

“Cameras For Kids Foundation was an excellent opportunity for our youth to boost their self-esteem and share their creative personalities.  The sheer excitement, pride and sense of accomplishment that they felt was contagious,” said Key Assets Director Kathryn Rock.

The final class for the children was a photo shoot day, where they were able to implement their new artistic skills in a different environment sparking their visual creativity, as they photographed Port Credit along the waterfront and Mississauga City Hall and Library.

Sponsors of the Toronto CFKF program are BMO Capital Markets, Bloomberg and the Toronto Stock Exchange and sponsors for the exhibit also include First Canadian Place and Vistek, a leading Canadian photo/video retailer for over 40 years.

         “I have seen the impact that Cameras For Kids Foundation has had on disadvantaged children. The response varies from simply feeling proud about their photography and more confident as an individual, to the children that decide to further their education in photography, the arts or graphic design, to name a few.  We offer them a program that plants the creative seed, and they have the ability to take it as far as they’d like,” said CFKF Founder, Betsey Chesler.

This marks another milestone during a period of rapid growth for Cameras For Kids Foundation.  Since its founding in 2009, CFKF has expanded to 33 locations across the US and Canada while placing cameras in the hands of hundreds of less fortunate and deserving children.

The exhibit will be on display January 11 through 15, 2016, First Canadian Place, 100 King Street West, Toronto, Ontario M5X 1A9.

For more information, please visit http://www.camerasforkidsfoundation.orghttp://www.camerasforkidsfoundation.org or contact Betsey Chesler at 954-354-5080