HOMESTEAD OVERVIEWHOMESTEAD BACKGROUND AND NICHE
The Homestead is a Non-Profit Organisation established in 1982 to care and support children who are fromthe streets and children at risk of becoming street children. Due to harsh living environments in their families,children either exposed in adverse and extreme realities or end up living, begging or working in the streets. We
have Prevention and Early intervention Programme where children receive psycho-social and developmental
support and a chance to have normal growth. Placement of children in residential facilities is the last resort.
Every child has a right to family or parental care, in the absence of such a proper alternative is provided. TheHomestead has two Child and Youth Care Centres, the Bridge CYCC in Khayelitsha and Launchpad CYCC in
the Observatory, caring for boys and youth until they realise their full potential.
To reduce and prevent the risk of children ending up in the streets, the Homestead has five PEI centres (alsoknown as Drop-in-Centres). The PEI programme fosters positive development of children living in dysfunctionalfamily environments or exposed to harmful experiences that hinder normal growth. It is intrinsic in ourintervention that all staff working with our children is trained

HOMESTEAD VISIONNo child should live, work or beg on the streets of Cape Town and that every child should live in acommunity with a family.

HOMESTEAD MISSION
To help street children reconstruct their shattered lives, and to provide prevention and earlyintervention services to children and families in disadvantaged communities

HOMESTEAD OPERATING PHILOSOPHY
Homestead is a child centred organisation that prioritises and promotes the best interests of the child. To maximise
the impact of our work we prioritise collaboration and partnerships with other best practices in the sector. Successful
NGOs constantly review their efficiency, relevant and impact through adopting a learning culture that refines
approaches to best serve the needs of our beneficiaries. We adopt a culture of openness, transparency andparticipation in our work for maximum impact.

Homestead Values
The Homestead has three values; Child-centred approach-promote best interests of the child, Empowerment and agency; build knowledge and confidence of beneficiaries to drive change Collaboration and partnership; maximise impact partnering with best practices

2021/22 NEEDSPROGRAMME/CENTRE LOCATION
Khayelitsha
BridgeSite B
ProgrammeDyani
CrescentChildren placed withthe Homestead byExternal DesignatedSocial Worker, where
no visible parents orfamily can be found.
In some cases it ischildren living in
extreme family
environments andhave to be removed.

Residential Care

BENEFICIARIES SERVICES
Boy children
Provision of Physical Needs:
Ages▪ Three meals and snack daily
7-17 years▪ Clothing▪ School Uniform
65 children▪ Health care
▪ Safety

Provision of Psycho-social Needs▪ Individual Assessments anddevelopment plans▪ Healing sessions▪ Group sessions▪ Family visits▪ Multi-disciplinary
assessments
Facilitating Positive Development▪ Ensure school enrolment▪ Support with school work
▪ Life skills training-cooking,budgeting, building
relationships, career
guidance▪ Sports▪ Computer literacy-careerdevelopment▪ Recreation

NEEDS▪ Kitchen Cupboards▪ Large Table▪ Clothing and clothing cabinets▪

Uniform and schoolbags▪
▪

Christmas gifts
Medical services

ESTIMATED COSTS
R6 800
donation
Donation orpurchase
Donation orpurchase
R500/childR20 000
secured▪
▪

Dough for play therapy
Art materials

R2500
R6000

▪

Home school assistant teacher

Stipend R2500x12▪

Room/office dividers for homeschooling
Soccer kit
Desktop computers
Skateboards and helmets

Donation/purchase
R15 000
R150/child
donation
Donation/Skateboard
R600/child
Helmet R900▪
▪
▪

PROGRAMME/CENTRE LOCATION
235 Lower
Launchpad
Main Street
Programme
Observatory
Children who were notunited with theirfamilies in the Bridge
Programme and havedeveloped selfdiscipline and respect
proceed to Launchpad

BENEFICIARIES SERVICES
Boys/YouthProvision of physical needs:▪ Three meals and snacks,
15-21 years
daily(they cook for themselves)
25 youth▪ Clothing and uniform▪ Health care
▪ Safety
Psycho-social support▪ Individual sessions anddevelopment plans▪ Group sessions▪ Psychological and psychiatricassessments
Developmental support▪ 100% school attendance▪ Subject support or tutoring▪ Life skills and career dev.
▪ Sports▪ Recreation

NEEDS▪ Clothing (small to large sizes)

ESTIMATED COSTS
Donation orpurchase
R10 000

No needs

▪
▪
▪
▪
▪

Music instruments
Second hand playstation
Smart TV
Temporary and long termemploymentOutings

R20 000

PREVENTION AND EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAMME

Yizani Drop inCentre
Children within
Woodstock who haveparents but live in
extreme conditions,i.e. substance abuse by

14 Chapel
Boys and GirlsStreet,
7-17 years
Zonnebloem
43-57 children

Family Preservation Programme▪ Social Work home visits toimprove family environment▪ Parents training▪
▪
▪

Flip chart standFiling cabinets
Small car for home visits andoutreach programmes

R1200
donation
Donation orpurchase

Provision of physical needs▪ Meals (one meal-afterschool)▪
▪
▪

Foldable tables
ChairsPaintDonation orpurchasePROGRAMME/CENTRE LOCATION
parents, exposure toviolence, abuse, etc.

Site C Drop-inCentreKhayelitsha
Site CMethodist
ChurchManenberg, Valhalla Manenberg
Valhallaand Town Town
Park
Drop-in Centres

BENEFICIARIES SERVICES▪ Uniform and dignity packs
for girls▪ Food parcels during holidays▪ Laundry and shower

7-17 year oldboys and girls
65-97 children

7-17 year oldboys

Developmental needs▪ 100% school attendance▪ School work assistance▪ Life skills and group sessions▪ Sports
Family Preservation Programme▪ Social Work home visits toimprove family environment▪ Parents training

NEEDS▪ Smart TV▪ Kitchen stove▪ Food parcels▪ Uniform▪ Indoor and outdoor playequipment

ESTIMATED COSTS
R4000
R5000
R18 000
R15 000
R15 000▪
▪

Office furniture
Filing cabinets

donations

Provision of physical needs▪ Meals (one meal-afterschool)▪ Uniform and dignity packs
for girls▪ Food parcels during holidays▪
▪
▪

Large table
Pots (large)
Food parcels

Donations
R21 000

Developmental needs▪ 100% school attendance▪ School work assistance▪ Life skills and group sessions
SportsSame as above

No needs▪
▪

Outdoor play equipment
Filing cabinets

R18 000

PROGRAMME/CENTRE LOCATION
Town TwoKhayelitsha
Special Projects
Vertical Farming

Launchpad
Khayelitsha
Drop-inCentres

BENEFICIARIES SERVICES

YouthResidentialFacilities▪

Families▪
▪

▪

Outreach Mobile Drop-in Centre▪

▪

NEEDS

ESTIMATED COSTS

Each tower produces a
number of vegetables for
either consumption orincome
25 boys in Launchpad willproduce for income
40 boys in Khayelitsha will be
involved for life skills,
consumption and income
50 families will receive 3towers for food security▪

215 towers x R1400

R301 000

When children are spotted
begging at an intersection,
they move from one
intersection to the next andit becomes difficult for an
Outreach Worker to track
and support them.
Most of these children haveparents therefore should not
be placed in an institution
rather they need to be▪

Mobile Trailer

R120 000 excl. VAT▪

Tow Bar installation to current
vehicles

R5000▪

Office furniture

R25 000

▪

Pots

R5000

▪
▪

DishesWhite board and

R5000
R2000

PROGRAMME/CENTRE LOCATIONBENEFICIARIES SERVICES
registered in a Drop-in
Centre where they will beassisted with meals,
education access,developmental programmes,
counselling and family
support▪ Since there have beenreports of increasing
numbers of children begging
in Camps Bay, Table View
and Elsies River, this mobile
Drop-in Centre will visit allthese areas and provide
needed support

NEEDS▪ educational equipment

ESTIMATED COSTS
R8500