Niagara Man Developing App to Help Youth Suffering from Drug Addiction

Monday, 12 July 2021 16:49

By Linda Morgan

After losing his son, a St. Catharines man is embarking on a project to help youth battling drug addiction.

Steve Borisenko lost his 21 year old son Jake to an accidental drug overdose in June.

Now he's developed a website, and is working on an app that pays tribute to his son while helping other youth.

As reported by the CBC, the website is called Jacob's Wall, and an app is also in the works.

Borisenko says he wants the app to include a panic button that would send the user's location to a loved one, and allow them to send help.

Donations are being collected to develop the app here.

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