In collaboration with the local Welfare organisations, a home was established in Kempton Park in November 1999, for children who were either abandoned by parents or who had been removed from parents by the different welfare organisations. This removal would either be because of the parent's temporary inability to care for the child/abandoned children or because of abuse.
"History will judge us by the difference we make in the everyday lives of children." - Nelson Mandela
To offer a residential care program best suited for teenage girls. To see abandoned, neglected, rejected teenage girls lead stable lives and reach their full potential as responsible adults contributing positively to society.
To provide a happy, safe and secure home for teenage girls. To be a highly respected source of hope in the community with a goal to bring about long-term positive changes in the lives of the children and community.
Our values are to enhance the psychological functioning and development of teenagers in our program. To accept the responsibilities of ensuring that we respond to and maintain high standards or practice in good governance, effective management, optimisation of resources, successful fundraising, productive relationship with government, beneficiary communities, donors, sponsors and the general public, careful administration of our organisation and ethical behaviour.
To create opportunities for children to focus on their development, therapeutic, recreational, educational, health and safety need to assist in becoming skilled and independent individuals.
1. To provide a good residential program best suited for teenage girls.
2. Stabalise lives of benificiaries and help them reach their full potential as responsible adults, contributing positively to society.
3. To enhance psychological functioning and development of beneficiaries.
4. Empowerment and upskilling of beneficiaries.
As part of our commitment to being relevant in the Kempton Park Community, we as a Methodist church were challenged by the fact that no facility existed in the Kempton Park area for children who were either abandoned by parents or who had been removed from parents by the welfare departments. This removal would either be because of the parent's temporary inability to care for the child or because of abuse. The children are all wards of the court and come to us through the court system.
Whilst government institutions do exist, these are far from this community and do not suit parents being reconciled to their children and children being uprooted from schools.
John Wesley Child Care Centre (Childrens Home) - JWCCC is a home for teenage girls (age 12 - 18) who are wards of court/orphaned,abandoned/neglected/destitute children sometimes with a behaviour problem. JWCCC was established in 1999 as a childrens home and a mission of Kempton Park Methodist Church.
In 2004 it was changed to a home for teenaged girls. It is offering a residential care program that seeks to create opportunities for the children and focus on their development, therapeutic recreational, educational, spiritual, health and safety needs of the beneficiaries.
1. Children with severe physical and mental chanllenges are not admitted as the JWCCC does not have necessary facilities to accomodate them.
2. Children will have to be in possession of a birth certificate.
3. Children must be between 12 and 18 years of age.
4. Children should be female.
5. Children with substance abuse are not admitted, unless she has had clear treatment and has been stabilised.
6. Children that can attend local community schools.
7. Children committed by the children act and no crisis admissions are done.
The staff consist of a manager, social worker, 3 child and youth care workers, a cleaner and a gardener.