RockHaven Children's Services Inc.
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Roy - Owner
Roy is one of the proud owners of RockHaven. Opening the doors after serving 29 years
with the TTC. He has also served 10 years on the B.B.C. Mission Board supporting and
advocating for special needs children in Canada and abroad. Roy has since retired from
fostering for 8 years. He fostered numerous children and youth with a wide variety of
special needs, from developmental delays and sexual abuse trauma, to acting out
behaviours and anger management. He has learned the importance of advocating and
working with a strong team of professionals to meet the needs of children. Roy is a
motivated, strong willed person with strong moral and ethical beliefs. He has attended many
seminars, and has a lot of information to share with the families and the management team.
"I believe the family is the heart of the future."
Jason - Director/Owner
Jason, from a young age has had a unique ability to work with people. He credits his parent
for the compassion he has toward people, and in particular children with special needs.
Jason went on to University to study Psychology and Counselling with hopes of obtaining a
an agency his parents fostered with, as a Child and Youth Worker in a group home. He
accepted this position and gained valuable working experience with many special needs
children. This position quickly opened the doors to other areas within the agency and he
found himself the assistant to the Director after only two years and In 1998 Jason was
offered the position of Regional Director for a new Therapeutic Foster Care agency. Jason
was fostering three special needs teenage boy while playing an instrumental part in the
licensing and development of RockHaven. Jason had two and half years experience building
a strong relationship with foster families and Children's Aid Societies in Southern Ontario
before RockHaven began and was very confident with his new endeavour.
Margaret was born and raised in a small community on the south shore of Montreal,
Quebec. She completed a three year Natural Biology Technician course in 1995 and went
on to work in pharmaceutical research in a reputable lab in Montreal. In 1999, Margaret
married Jason and moved to Ontario; starting a new life and career in foster care. Margaret
worked as an administrative assistant/supervisor for approximately two years. At that point
Margaret and Jason opened their own agency, RockHaven Children's Services Inc., with
the support of Margaret's father-in-law, Roy. Margaret oversees all activities between office
staff, foster families, child and youth workers, Placing Agencies and our foster children.
Margaret also processes payroll and oversees all financial activities with the agency. In her
spare time Margaret is the proud parent of two children. She has a small hobby farm with 2
horses, which her children enjoy riding. Between gardening, crafts, running with her
children's extra curricular activities and baking, Margaret still finds time to advocate for
children with special needs and for the foster families that open their homes to support
them. Margaret enjoys welcoming and training new families and looks forward to chatting
with you, if you would like to learn more about this life changing experience, working
together to make a difference in the life of a child!
Margaret - Director/Owner
The Team