Celebrating the month of Love in style
Love was in the air this February as our children celebrated Valentine’s Day in style!
read moreThe children in the home come from poor backgrounds where the adults are unemployed and/or addicted to alcohol and/or drugs and the rate of physical, emotional and sexual abuse are very high.
The children often suffer from malnutrition, have been neglected, suffered from emotional trauma and are under developed. The children are placed in our care through the Children's court, as they were found to be living in circumstances that were detrimental to their physical, emotional and psychological well-being.
The Development and Skills Program was developed to address these problems.
We cater for all the children’s Physical, Developmental and Emotional needs. When children are placed at the SA Children’s Home, an Independent Developmental Plan and a Long term Care Plan is developed for each child. The Care Plan contains the reasons for the child being in care and the plan for how long this child may need to remain with us.
The Independent Developmental Plan is an assessment of the children’s development in the areas of Mastery, Belonging, Independence and Generosity.
A therapeutic program is then developed for each child according to their individual needs.
This may include the following:
Love was in the air this February as our children celebrated Valentine’s Day in style!
read moreThe Home is currently at its full capacity and with the hard work and persistence of our Social Worker, 13 children were quickly placed in local schools and 3 seniors have received their first ID’s and bank cards; and 1 senior has passed her Learners Lice
read moreMany people have contacted us to ask how they can help SA Children’s Home on Mandela Day this year. Well, it’s very simple: Imagine caring for a family of 44…. that’s us!
read moreMonths down the line, we’ve all had plenty to say about the COVID-19 pandemic and its unfolding impacts on our lives. But, we’ve barely heard the voices of children.
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1. Residential care -
We take care of all the children’s day to day needs by making sure they are provided with a safe environment, 3 balanced meals a day and numerous extramural activities to ensure the best interest of the child. We have eight childcare workers to assist.
2. Education -
Our children are enrolled in 15 different schools according to the child’s home language, culture and intellectual ability. To keep all children functioning at their optimum academic level, we provide them with all the equipment needed to support their educational growth. Our focus are specifically geared on teenagers.
3. Therapeutic services -
Children are provided with full psycho-social support while in the care of SA Children’s Home to assist them to live normal lives. The Therapeutic program aims to develop the child’s coping skills whilst they are in the residential program in order to capacitate and empower them we do that by means of Individual Therapy, Animal Assisted therapy, Play Therapy and Music Therapy. For this purpose we employed a full time Social Worker.
4. Family Reunification -
Services are rendered to the children’s families of origin/ primary care givers in the communities so that children can be placed back in the communities where they come from. We believe that children belong in the community.
5. Transitional/ Independent Living –
The purpose of the project is to enable children who have grown up in residential care, move into young adulthood with a more positive sense of self, healthier relationships and strengthened resilience. The focus is on assisting with tertiary education and work possibilities to ensure that they become financially independent and self reliant.
This project is focussed on supporting them as they transition out of institutional care and back into their community – supporting them on their journey into adulthood. Each child has its own budget according to their individual needs which includes: registration fees; transport costs; stationary; toiletries; food etc. They are also expected to contribute partially by getting weekend job.
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