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Being able to go ‘home for the Holidays’ is something most of our children long for … and what we promote through our family reunification programme.

But many of these children come from underprivileged homes where the next meal isn’t always guaranteed.

As we enter the last quarter of this year, I would like to take a moment to reflect on the power of generosity, and the lasting impact it has on the lives of the children and youth in our care. Creating a safe, nurturing, and...

On Heritage Day, 24 September, the Durban Child and Youth Care Centre came alive with colour, music and celebration.

We wish we could thank Mrs X personally for the thoughtful gesture that prompted her to name the Durban & Child Youth Care Centre as a beneficiary in her Will … and that she could see how her generosity has been put to work to make our Home safer and more welcoming.

Who doesn’t want to give a little joy and excitement to a child at Christmas time? Especially little ones growing up in a children’s home!

Filling a shoebox with ‘goodies’ for one of our children or teens is so easy to do – and brings so much pleasure. Can we count on you to join in?

Were you previously supporting the Durban Child & Youth Care Centre through Woolworths MySchool rewards programme? We’d love to have you back!

August is Women’s Month in South Africa—a time to honour women’s strength, courage and resilience. As we celebrate this important month let us pause to consider the girls on their journey to womanhood. Let us envisage a future...

"If our youth are tomorrow’s leaders, what is the hope we give them today?" Having participated in Child Protection Week between the 29 May and 5 June, and now preparing for Youth Day on the 16 June, the significance of the...

As the Term 2 school holidays approach, we are once again calling on our community to help ensure that no child in our care goes hungry while spending time with their families. Our annual Buckets of Love Campaign provides...

Every year, Mandela Day inspires people across South Africa and around the world to make a positive impact through acts of service, generosity, and compassion. It is an opportunity to honour the legacy of Nelson Mandela by...

Child Protection Week serves as an important reminder that every child has the right to grow up in a safe, nurturing, and supportive environment. It also highlights the shared responsibility of families, communities,...

For many of us, the dawning of a new year is time for a fresh start, an opportunity for new beginnings, banishing unhealthy habits, and setting new goals. Here at the Durban Child & Youth Care Centre, as we enthusiastically...

As you can imagine, providing three meals a day to a 'family' of 70 children generates large quantities of kitchen waste – from eggshells and used teabags to vegetable peelings. So we didn't hesitate when we were invited to...

Towards the end of last year, we shared Luca's story with you. He and his sister were among the children who couldn't go home for the holidays, and we wanted to make Christmas special for them. We told you how he had blossomed...

Grateful thanks to Faith Revival Church in Phoenix for spoiling our children with these brightly wrapped gifts.   Thank you. Thank you. Thank you! We were overwhelmed by your generosity and kindness towards our children...

Every child deserves to grow up in the safety and warmth of a loving home. Yet for many children, life takes a different path—one that leads them to Child and Youth Care Centre’s such as ours. At Durban Child and Youth Care...

As part of our family reunification efforts, most of our children go home for school holidays. But food is not always plentiful back home.  And this is even more serious for those kids on life-saving medication like...