HERBERG KINDERHUIS/CHILDREN'S HOME

MISSION

To provide a comprehensive one-stop service to children in need of care in the Western and Southern Cape and to perform this task with the help of skilled, motivated and committed personnel by means of a cost-effective budget.

 

VISION

To provide a safe, warm, and caring multi-racial shelter to 122 abandoned, neglected, physical -, emotional -, and sexually abused children who are found to be in need of care by the Commissioner of Child Care. To assist them to regain their right to dignity and self-worth by means of proper education, care, medical services and psychological therapy.

 

HISTORICAL BACKGROUND

The Herberg Children's Home was established during the flu epidemic of 1918. During 1980 new buildings were occupied. We are a multi-racial institution currently providing shelter to 122 boys and girls who are accommodated in 7 housing units. The pre-school sections accommodate the babies and toddlers up to 6 years.

Our Staff members are well qualified, skilled, enthusiastic people giving their all to deliver an excellent, quality service.  Our teamwork is incredible and we all strive to create a safe home and environment for these traumatised children and to give them the opportunity to build a new life.

 

FUNDING REQUIRED

We need additional funding to cover all our needs, consisting of:

• Daily needs

The Herberg Children's Home needs R5,000,000.00  per annum just to cover our daily needs. We receive a state subsidy of  R2,400,000.00 per annum but we are responsible to get the shortage of R2,600,000.00 through fundraising to cover our normal day-to-day expenses.  

Our major expenditure consists of the daily needs of 122 children from birth to 18 years of age. (75% coloured/black and 25% white).  We are responsible to pay all their school expenses i.e. school wear, sports and  for recreational activities as well.  Staff salaries, transport, fuel, municipal services, food and groceries, toiletries, cleaning products, clothes and linen, the maintaining of the buildings, vehicles etc. are also included.

INFRASTRUCTURE AVAILABLE AT THE HERBERG CHILDREN'S HOME

Sound credit record

38 Motivated, enthusiastic, skilled staff members:  a qualified management team. A bookkeeper and two marketers/fundraisers. Four social workers, a registered nursing sister and a senior child care worker. This team is supported by a secretary, nine child care workers and sixteen service workers.

Buildings: Very neat and clean, well kept and maintained buildings and premises. Just in need of painting and renovating of the bathrooms.

Professional equipped play therapy room to assess the traumatised children before providing therapeutic guidance

10 Computer workstations for assignments

FINANCIAL CONTROL

Our external auditors are M\s  Henri Grove Auditors. 5 Iona Street, Bellville. Cape Town. South Africa. 7530.  Tel. (021) 948-8013  Int. 27 21948 8013 Financial statements will be supplied to you on request.

The Herberg is part of a program of BADISA. A joint ministry of the DR Church (Western and Southern Cape) and URCSA (Cape).

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