And now Iman Duhman fears she'll be unable to send her daughter, Lana, to the Kaleidoscope Respite Program, a summer day program for children with autism. Brenda Reisch, executive director of Children at Risk, said the programming provides a necessary service for children and a much-needed break for parents. The Children at Risk charity usually operates its respite summer camp for high needs kids out of a school, but the pandemic has scuttled those plans. The Kids Come First Health Team — a partnership between CHEO, The Children's Aid Society of Ottawa, Ottawa Public Health and local police — will also be holding daily meetings during the pandemic. "We've been saying it not only takes a village to raise a child," Ward said.

Source: CBC News June 07, 2020 21:00 UTC