Meet Lisa...
“My name is Lisa. I am 9 years old.
Elizabeth and I stay in the youth care centre (children’s home). Elizabeth is my doll. She always wanted to have a little girl as her mother. So, when I came to stay at the centre (children’s home) she was very happy. She was lying on my bed and waiting for me.
At the beginning I used to cry a lot, then Elizabeth would also cry. We were scared, because we did not know anybody. When it became dark, I was also afraid that someone would come into my room.
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Archive
Everyone needs to know where his roots lie. Who is my mother and who is my father? Do I have broters and sisters? Why am I in the child and youth care centre?
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What do we do?
The provincial management is responsible for planning, co-ordinating and facilitating the establishment and running of youth care centres in the Free State for children in need of care or allegedly in need of care, in co-operation with the Department of Social Development, congregations and communities, in such a way that the programme is cost-effective, non-discriminatory and integrated. The objective is to render an acceptable service to as many children as possible.
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Who are we?
From ophanages to youth care centres
Orphanages were started in the Free State more than a century ago. These orphanages
were all started by one person who became aware of the need of a large number of orphans after the Anglo-Boer war:Charlotte Theron Children's Home
The motto of the Charlotte Theron Orphanage in Bethlehem was “The Lord will provide”. This is the name that Abraham gave to the place where he was to offer his son Isaac. (Genesis)
Mrs. Charlotte Theron felt that she had been tested after two of her children had died. She was convinced that the Lord wanted to use her to provide in the needs of children. Her husband, Charles Theron, was the first minister of the Dutch Reformed Church in Bethlehem. These two started, during 1903, to care for 47 orphans in a tin cottage consisting of four rooms. During 1950 there were 434 children in the orphanage.
Today, the Charlotte Theron Child and Youth Care Centre cares for approximately 150 children in eleven different residences.
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Where are we?
Our centres are throughout the Free State. All the children are from the Free State. These children are cared for in the following centres:
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How are we?
Click on any of the links below to download the PDF files of the relevant information:
Quarterly 2008 (60Mb PDF)
Financial summary (12Kb PDF)
Yearly Report 2007 - 2008 (33Mb PDF)
How can I get involved?
There are many ways in which you can get involved and make a difference in the life of a child. This is done on a volunteer basis.
What is a volunteer?
A volunteer is a person who gives of his/her time, love, knowledge or often money, and receives no payment for it. Volunteers are usually persons who wish to make a difference to the life of somebody else.
What do volunteers receive from their involvement?
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Donations
Each of our youth care centres must obtain additional funds to provide in the needs of our children as government subsidies only cover around 60 - 70% of our costs.
Any contribution you can make will help us and will be deeply appreciated.
If you would like to support our children with a monthly donation, follow these simple steps:
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