James House "The home that love built"
| Location | Hout Bay, Cape Town |
|---|---|
| Field | Child and Youth Care Centre |
| Director | Paul Hudson |
| Website | www.jameshouse.org.za |
Three integrative programmes are run, all nationally accredited, under the Family Preservation Model. These are: Isibindi, Life Centre and Residential Care (which includes Professional Foster Care).
Services impact directly on over 400 residents annually and indirectly to several thousand. Every interaction with children and families has as a goal the development of capacity within the individual. Thus a fundamental belief is the inherent potential evident in every individual.
Critical to the vision of James House is its contribution to the broader field of Child and Youth Care. As such James House contributes to National Leadership Forums, training of Child and Youth Care Workers and as a National Learning Site to the Child and Youth Care field.
James House is governed by a 7-member Management Committee. 30 staff are employed in the organisation with further support of a 16 community volunteers. James House serves on 2 committees for local community based organisation.
Income for all programmes is realised in part through Government Subsidy (35%), Corporate and Foundation Donors (55%), and an active Fundraising Programme (10%)
Our Purpose
We, at James House, through the power of relationship, foster hope, potential and transformation in the life of the child.
Our Values
Vana nabantwana. In all our endeavours the first response is to the well being of the child. They are our future.
Walk the talk
If we are committed to the child and to relationships we must show that at every step. Be role models for the children and the adults of our community.
Trustworthy & Reliable
In order to be fully used by the community we must continue to be trustworthy and reliable. As long as people know they can trust us and rely on us to help they will come to us and ask for help before their situation reaches a crisis.
Believe in yourself
Believe in what you’re doing with passion, don’t wait to be led or told, have confidence in yourself. This gives you the strength to face your own troubles and to fight for the rights of others.
Professionalism
We are bound by a body of knowledge in our field. We must hold our ethics, guidelines and quality of care according to our profession of child care.
James house has three unique progarmmes
Residential Care : "The 'Circle of Courage' forms the heart of the work at James House and its use in the residential programme has shown encouraging results"
Isibindi: "Isibindi offers hope to those children who often have to fend for themselves having lost parents and siblings to HIV/AIDS"
Life Centre: "The Central tenet of the Life Centre is to inspire and empower young people to use all their gifts to create a life journey based on faith, hope and courage"
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