Joyful Connections of Oak Harbor is gearing up for its Orange Ribbon Campaign for Supervised Visitation Awareness Month. The orange ribbon is a symbol of supervised visitation, which is the primary service offered by Joyful Connections.

Its Oak Harbor center provides a safe haven for children to visit during parental visitation. What color signifies safety better than orange? They want the world to see the orange ribbon and take notice of the thousands of children and families in need of this service.

The need for the services offered by Joyful Connections may be due to issues related to divorce or separation, domestic violence, child abuse and neglect or other safety concerns. No matter the situation, children want and need to see their parents.

How can you help them raise awareness?

• Donate gently used toys, books, games and puzzles to Joyful Connections.
• Drop off paper towels, napkins, disinfectant wipes and hand sanitizer.
• Become a financial supporter of Joyful Connections.
• Have a passion for working with children? They are always welcoming of volunteers.
• Like them on Facebook and Twitter
• Joyful Connections will be live on Facebook throughout the month of May, so tune in.

The Joyful Connections mission is to provide a child-focused, healthy, safe, and home-like environment where children can interact with family members in a non-judgmental setting. Joyful Connections is Ottawa County’s only Supervised Visitation and Supervised Exchange Center. For more information, visit joyfulconnections.com.