By Patty Hutchens Reader Contributor It was once a place where abused and neglected children felt safe and loved. A place where some had first experienced sleeping on a bed and having enough food...
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff For 25 years, Kinderhaven served as a physical haven, sheltering local kids in need as they outnumbered available foster homes. That changed in May, when the longtime institution closed...
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff Bonner County commissioners proclaimed April as Child Abuse Prevention Month during the board’s regular April 5 meeting. The proclamation, according to Deputy Clerk Claire May, is meant to symbolize...
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Kinderhaven, like many worthy nonprofits, began out of a need that one special person saw in the community. Marcia Ogilvie was a business owner, Sandpoint City Council member and...
