Couple barely coping with dwindling donations and increasing costs

Cheerful and discipline: The happy lot at Lighthouse Children Welfare Home. SAMUEL ONG / THE STAR, 31ST MAY 2014.

IT HAS been a challenging year for the caretakers of Lighthouse Children Welfare Home, who are grappling with dwindling donations and increasing operational costs.

Having moved out from its previous rent-free bungalow in Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur last year, the home has to fork out an extra RM6,700 every month for the rental of their current location in the vicinity. It is where 48 children aged between one and 19 years call home.