Kinderhaven forges bonds with abused, neglected Bonner County children

Kinderhaven director Phyllis Horvath has seen firsthand the devastating effects that drug use, abuse and neglect can have on children growing up in Bonner County families.
 

While many families consider their children a success if they get into a prestigious college, win a state championship or perform at a higher level than others in their grade level, Horvath measures success a little differently.
 

The least-favored child in a family of six who was teased and picked on by his mother and siblings finally tells a Kinderhaven staff member he hates her – a breakthrough for a boy too afraid to speak crossly for fear of repercussions...[read more]

BOISE – The Idaho Community Foundation’s Eastern Regional Grants Panel has selected 63 east Idaho nonprofit organizations to receive more than $90,000 through its competitive grant cycle.

Grant recipients are from the following counties: Bannock, Bear Lake, Bonneville, Butte, Caribou, Custer, Franklin, Fremont, Jefferson, Lemhi, Madison, Oneida, Power and Teton...[more]