Cape Town Child Welfare Society Services 2014-15
Outputs Quarterly Child abuse prevention programmes.
Beneficiaries Children, parents and community members
Activities conducted: Child Abuse Awareness Talks with adults– Signs & Symptoms Date Number Venue/Area 21.05.2014 107 Heideveld Library 28.05.2014 25 Vygieskraal 10.06.2014 104 Athlone 17.06.2014 52 Heideveld 26&27.06.2014 170 Site C Community Hall 16&17.07.2014 101 Athlone 15.07.2014 71 Hanover Park 15.09.2014 23 Druiwevlei Community Centre 16.09.2014 300 Thembani Shopping Centre 01.10.2014 150 Khayelitsha Resource Centre 22.10.2014 558 Athlone 12.11.2014 15 Hanover Park 17.11.2014 30 Druiwevlei Community Centre 23.01.2015 200 Site C Plaza
Cape Town Child Welfare Society
Apr – June 2014
2717
July – Sept 2014
1071
Oct – Nov 2014
673
Dec 2014 – March 2015
TOTAL 01 April 2014 – 31 March 2015
850
5311
Child Abuse Awareness with children focussing on Good & bad feelings: Date Number Venue/Area 14.04.2014 535 Sonderend Primary School 04.06.2014 254 Zeekoeivlei Primary School 17.06.2014 422 Red River Primary School 17.06.2014 254 Buck Road Primary School 17.06.2014 55 Olga Educare Centre 18.06.2014 184 Athwood Primary School 27.06.2014 350 Parkfields Primary School 14&19.06.2014 257 Siyabulela & Makone Primary 15.07.2014 99 School 24.07.2014 281 Hanover Park 07.08.2014 46 Edendale Primary School 19.08.2014 47 Edendale Primary School 11.09.2014 52 Edendale Primary School 30.09.2014 103 Athlone 15, 22.10 &06, 13.11.2014 381 Sivile Primary School, Khwezi 04.11.2014 142 Park 14.11.2014 39 Manenberg Primary School 04.02.2015 54 Lotus River 27.02.2015 264 Khayelitsha 05.02.2015 66 Khanyolwethu Educare 17&19.02.2015 41 Step by Step Pre-school 12.03.2015 33 Red River Primary School 19.03.2015 Saambou Primary School Edendale Primary School Page 2 of 12
Outputs Information sessions that assist the community in dealing with Social problems in the communities.
Beneficiaries Community Members
Apr – June 2014
1345
July – Sept 2014
Oct – Nov 2014
385
230
Dec 2014 – March 2015
TOTAL 01 April 2014 – 31 March 2015
463
2423
Activities conducted: Date 24.04.2014 13.05.2014 18.06.2014 24.06.2014 10.06.2014 08.04.2014 27.05.2014 09.05.2014 14.05.2014 08.05.2014 21.05.2014 22.05.2014 28.05.2014 11.06.2014 11.06.2014 24.07.2014 24.07.2014 03.07.2014 09.09.2014 02.07.2014 02.07.2014 09.09.2014 3&8/7/2014 23.08.2014
Topic Domestic Violence Substance Abuse Child Support Grants CTCWS Services Children’s Rights CTCWS Services CTCWS Services CTCWS Services Substance Abuse Teenage Pregnancies Substance Abuse Substance Abuse Domestic Violence CTCWS Services Substance Abuse Teenage Pregnancies CTCWS Services CTCWS Services FAS Education Bullying CTCWS Services FAS Education Substance Abuse Violence in Comm
Cape Town Child Welfare Society
Venue/Area Druiwevlei Community Centre Druiwevlei Community Centre Freedom park SASSA Intake Hall, Athlone Hanover Park Governing Body, Silverlea P/Sch Vygieskraal Athlone Community Hall Hanover Park Hanover Park Summit Primary School Summit primary School Langa Site C Taxi rank Site C Taxi rank Athlone Athlone Athlone Athlone Hanover Park Library Hanover Park Library Hanover Park Library Druiwevlei Community Centre Druiwevlei Community Centre
Date 04.09.2014 22/09/2014 28/10/2014 27/11/2014 27/10/2014 25/11/2014 02/10/2014 12/11/2014 09.10.2014 02/12/2014 24.02.2015 12.03.2015 10.02.2015 10.03.2015 27/01/2015 08/02/2015 12/02/2015 05/03/2015 12/02/2015 06.03.2015
Topic Substance Abuse CTCWS Services CTCWS Services CTCWS Services Domestic Violence Resources
Venue/Area Druiwevlei Community Centre Langa Library Site C Plaza Athlone Athlone Hanover Park Hanover Park
16 Days of Activism Substance Abuse Domestic Violence CTCWS Services CTCWS Services Domestic Violence Teen Suicide Substance Abuse Teenage Pregnancies Substance Abuse Substance Abuse Substance Abuse Substance Abuse Substance Abuse Substance Abuse CTCWS Services CTCWS Services
Druiwevlei Community Centre Lotus River Langa Library Khayelitsha Resource Centre Athlone Athlone Athlone Hanover Park Hanover Park Druiwevlei Community Centre Druiwevlei Community Centre Druiwevlei Community Centre Druiwevlei Community Centre Druiwevlei Community Centre Bantu Presbyterian Church Eyabantu Old Age Home Khayelitsha
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Outputs One community based information programme per quarter, regarding the Children’s Act Activities conducted: Athlone 19.08.2014: SAPS 09.09.2014: Statutory rape 21.10.2014: Bullying 23.10.2014: Assessments, Interviews and counselling of families. 30.10.2014: Social issues with children with risky behaviour and bullying other children. Information 22.10.2014: Workshop on children with risky behaviour 26.11.2014: Violence to children Risk assessments completed
Beneficiaries
Apr – June 2014
0
Community members and children with risky behaviours
Hanover Park 23.09.2014: Talk on Children’s Act and children with risky behaviours 18.12.2014: Conflict Management in respect of Behaviour Problems 18.02.2015 Information 27.02.2015: Dissemination on risky behaviour and available resources 18.03.2015: Children’s Rights and Responsibilities 04.03.2015: Information session regarding children with risky behaviours
Families Persons
Manenberg 14.08.2014: 10.09.2014: 03.03.2015:
377 1491
July – Sept 2014
723
Bullying at school Statutory Rape Statutory Rape
520 1696
Oct – Nov 2014
292
Khayelitsha 04.07.2014: 08.08.2014: 22.09.2014: 31.10. 2014: 04.11.2014: 23.01 2015: 12.02.2015:
261 1117
Dec 2014 – March 2015
TOTAL 01 April 2014 – 31 March 2015
1426
2441
Children’s Act Children’s Act Children’s Rights Pamphlets distributed Drug Abuse Gangsterism Statutory rape and sexual activeness
653 2179
Activities conducted:
Cape Town Child Welfare Society
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1811 6483
Outputs
Beneficiaries No. of Office Interviews conducted No. of Home Visits conducted No. of Collaterals interviewed No. of Telephone Calls made No. of School visits No. of school functioning reports No. of Form 22’s completed No. of Form 7’s completed No. of reports & letters compiled No. of Family Group Conferences No. of children removed ( Form 36) No. of Sect 151 CCI’s opened
Life Skills programme to develop leadership capacity.
Children
Life skills training were provided through the following activities: Khayelitsha Lotus River Vuzamanzi Primary School 12.06.2014: Substance Abuse Encotsheni Primary School 29.09.2014: Puberty, Discipline, drugs and behaviour Bancedeni, Khayelitsha 05.12.2014: Safety at home
Dietrich Moravian School Session 1: Introduction Session 2: Self Esteem Session 3: Communication Session 4: Attitude Session 5: Bullying Session 6: Evaluation
Family Strengths based developmental assessments and preservation program.
Families Persons
Apr – June 2014
July – Sept 2014
Oct – Nov 2014
Dec 2014 – March 2015
TOTAL 01 April 2014 – 31 March 2015
523 411 345 583 23 56 39 10 156 7 24 1
488 370 315 404 33 56 48 11 162 85 30 34
578 363 345 662 43 36 17 16 161 74 19 19
1010 700 720 1175 51 52 18 13 260 148 49 42
2599 1844 1725 2824 150 200 122 50 739 314 122 96
260
155
53
55
523
Hanover Park
Heideveld
Langa
Parkfields Primary School 08.08.2014: Introduction 13.08.2014: Behaviour 20.08.2014: Selfesteem 27.08.2014: Family Tree
Willows Primary School Session 1: Introduction Session 2: Self Esteem Session 3: Communication Session 4: Attitude Session 5: Bullying Session 6: Evaluation
Zimasa Primary 03.04.2014: Communication 08.04.2014: Substance Abuse 10.04.2014: Change
310 1277
416 692
346 598
703 1379
Activities conducted: Cape Town Child Welfare Society
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1775 3946
Outputs
School holiday programmes.
Beneficiaries
Apr – June 2014
July – Sept 2014
Oct – Nov 2014
Dec 2014 – March 2015
TOTAL 01 April 2014 – 31 March 2015
No. of Strength based assessments No. of Family Group Conferences No. of counselling sessions No. of Home visits conducted No. of Office Interviews conducted No. of telephone calls
64 45 112 197 370 237
23 88 145 296 320 434
8 24 113 241 166 217
7 36 235 322 302 499
102 193 605 1056 1158 1387
Children
80
158
75
257
570
3 Day Programme conducted in the following areas: Khayelitsha Lotus River
Parenting Skills development programme
Parents and caregivers
Parenting Skills Development Groups as follow: July – Sept 2014 Topic per area Dates of Sessions Khayelitsha Views iro children’s removal from their 23.09.2014 care Langa i) ii) iii) iv)
Introduction & orientation to program Understanding the Children’s Behaviour Effective Discipline Listening to a child’s feeling
Cape Town Child Welfare Society
29.08.2014 29.08.2014 18.09.2014 18.09.2014
0
31
Oct - Nov 2014 Topic per area Hanover Park i) Understanding the child’s behaviour ii) Understanding the Child’s Feelings Manenberg i) Understanding the Child’s Feelings ii) Building self esteem iii) Building self esteem cont.
Langa Athlone Heideveld Khayelitsha
22
6 x 3 day programmes conducted during the year
0
Dates of Sessions 28.10.2014 18.11.2014
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Outputs v)
Building Children’s SelfEsteem
Athlone i) Introduction & orientation to program ii) Communication between parents and child iii) Effective Disciplining iv) Listening to a child’s feelings v) Assertiveness and engaging co-operation Hanover Park i) Introduction & orientation to program ii) Understanding the Children’s Behaviour iii) Effective Discipline iv) Listening to a child’s feeling v) Building Children’s SelfEsteem Manenberg i) Introduction & orientation to program ii) Understanding children’s behaviour
Beneficiaries 25.09.2014
Apr – June 2014 iv) v)
21.08.2014 28.08.2014 04.09.2014 11.09.2014 18.09.2014
July – Sept 2014
Oct – Nov 2014
Assertiveness and engaging cooperation Assertiveness continue
Lotus River i) Welcome/Contract/Expectations ii) Understanding the Child’s behaviour iii) Behaviour continue iv) Behaviour continue v) Understanding the Child’s Feelings
Dec 2014 – March 2015
TOTAL 01 April 2014 – 31 March 2015
18.11.2014 24.11.2014 27.10.2014 05.11.2014 12.11.2014 19.11.2014 26.11.2014
12.08.2014+ 19.08.2014 26.08.2014 02.09.2014 16.09.2014 23.09.2014+ 30.09.2014
20.08. 2014 16.09.2014
Lotus River Cape Town Child Welfare Society
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Outputs i)
Introduction & orientation to program
Children are placed in adoption
Beneficiaries
Apr – June 2014
July – Sept 2014
Oct – Nov 2014
Dec 2014 – March 2015
TOTAL 01 April 2014 – 31 March 2015
0
3
13.08.2014
Children
3
0
0
Additional Information No. of Biological parents counselled No. of biological parents who kept babies No. of Initial Inquiries No. of Prospective Adoptive Parents screened No. of Prospective Adoptive Parents on waiting list No. of Networking cases No. of children placed via networking No. of background reports completed iro networking cases No. of other reports completed
4 3 138 4 8 12 12 12 6
Children in need of care and protection are newly placed in Foster care
Children
46
40
39
66
191
Children in need of care and protection are newly placed in Child and Youth Care Centres
Children
4
3
5
11
23
Children in need of care and protection are returned to the care of the parent/s under supervision
Children
34
9
24
20
87
Children’s Court Inquiries and/or Preliminary Court Inquiries closed after investigation
Children
7
4
2
12
25
Activities conducted: Cape Town Child Welfare Society
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Outputs
Pre-statutory Investigations in respect of children suspected to be in need of care and protection
Beneficiaries
Apr – June 2014
July – Sept 2014
Oct – Nov 2014
Dec 2014 – March 2015
TOTAL 01 April 2014 – 31 March 2015
No. of Home visits conducted No. of Office Interviews conducted No. of Collaterals interviewed No. of telephone calls made No. of Family Group Conferences No. of Reports compiled No. of Court Hearings attended Families
462 167 829 668 6 156 136
553 168 880 862 9 93 78
315 146 613 527 5 77 71
559 259 988 978 3 209 202
1889 740 3310 3034 23 535 487
27
47
25
35
134
No. of Home visits conducted No. of Office Interviews conducted No. of Collaterals interviewed No. of telephone calls made No. of Family Group Conferences No. of Section 151 openings No. of cases closed
33 8 64 49 20 12 15
81 20 79 84 13 7 46
23 10 30 42 3 14 11
43 27 69 63 3 17 18
180 65 242 238 39 50 90
433 311 78
490 529 109
422 374 85
690 771 217
2035 1985 489
2
1
0
4
7
Activities conducted:
Foster placement supervision services (support)
Foster children Foster parents Biological parents
Children in alternative care are reunited with their biological families or communities of origin and support services are rendered to them and their families.
Foster Children
Activities conducted:
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Outputs
Family-group conferencing / mediation and parenting plans.
Beneficiaries
Apr – June 2014
Oct – Nov 2014
July – Sept 2014
Dec 2014 – March 2015
TOTAL 01 April 2014 – 31 March 2015
No. of Home visits conducted No. of Reports completed No. of Office interviews conducted No. of Telephone calls made No. of Case Conferences attended No. of Court hearings attended No. of Collaterals interviewed
299 115 86 972 14 34 45
284 116 141 497 23 27 161
324 171 149 497 24 16 169
558 250 341 616 74 35 223
1465 652 717 2582 135 112 598
Children
54
59
33
88
234
No. of Family Assessments completed No. of mediation sessions conducted No. of parenting plans/ working agreements drawn up Monitoring parenting plans Adopted Children
28 14 2
89 8 11
41 13 2
49 20 0
207 55 14
0
0
0
6
6
47 39 0
8 5 6
2 2 1
6 1 1
Activities conducted:
Post adoption services
Biological Parents
Activities Conducted:
Adoptive Parents • Telephonic contact/ e-mail correspondence • Perusal of file • Tracing via file perusal; social media • Interviews with adoptee; adoptive parents; b/parents • Re unions Total no of post adoption inquiries
Cape Town Child Welfare Society
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63 47 8
Outputs
Beneficiaries
Apr – June 2014
July – Sept 2014
Oct – Nov 2014
Dec 2014 – March 2015
TOTAL 01 April 2014 – 31 March 2015
received: April 2014 until Nov 2014=60 Dec 2014 until March 2015=30
Cape Town Child Welfare Society
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“We believe that children are our future and our inspiration.” “We each have a responsibility to make the world we live in a better, safer place for our children. Don’t be overwhelmed by the challenges. Good has and will always overcome evil. It is up to us to see that this happens.” -
Desmond Tutu –
CAPE TOWN CHILD WELFARE SOCIETY PO BOX 374 GATESVILLE, ATHLONE, 7766 LOWER KLIPFONTEIN ROAD, GATESVILLE, ATHLONE T: 021 6383127 F: 021 6385277 information@helpkids.org.za www.helpkids.org.za Cape Town Child Welfare Society
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