CHARLESTON, W.Va., (WSAZ) -- A young mother has been mother missing without a trace for two years, so Melanie Metheny's young children helped host an event Saturday to prevent other families from feeling the same kind of pain.

Donna Harper is the grandmother of two of Melanie's young children.

"I tell the children that their mother is missing," Harper said. "And their mother may never come home. I think, 'was Melanie tortured?' I think lots of things. You really don't know until this happens to you."

Part of the Charleston Moose Lodge was turned into a safe haven for the event.

Kids had the opportunity to get fingerprinted, and other people had the chance to learn some self-defense moves.

Melanie Metheny was last seen dropping her children off at a daycare in Belle, W.Va.

Her van was found a few days later, but no trace of Metheny has ever been found.