Children’s Haven sees challenges grow for children
People were all smiles at the Gateway Mall Thursday morning as the 26th Annual POWER 99fm Children’s Haven Radio Marathon kicked off.
It will run until 5 p.m. on Friday, with a prominent presence at the mall as Children’s Haven staff accept donations and POWER 99 promotes the event.
Haven program director, Lynda Douglas, has been working at the child crisis centre since it started in September of 1990. Since that time she’s seen some changes.
“I’ve seen that regardless we still need a place like this for families. I’m seeing children coming in with a lot more issues than they used to, which is something that we don’t like to see. However that’s life,” she said.