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A Foster Home for children in difficulty

Lawrence House Children of Hope

We offer a variety of programmes to address all beneficiaries’ needs, both from a therapeutic and developmental perspective

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Lawrence House is a child and youth care centre registered with the Department of Social Development. The house is based in Woodstock and can accommodate up to 25 children and youth. We specialise in the care and protection of unaccompanied foreign minors and refugee children, as well as of children who have experienced trauma.

Objectives
  • Provide basic care and protection to children in need, including accommodation, meals, education (mainstream and special needs) and health care,
  • Provide the necessary needs-directed therapeutic and developmental services, ensuring that the children are equipped and supported to cope with the challenges they face and are assisted to achieve their full potential
  • Promote family reunification, where possible and appropriate, and to work towards the reintegration of children into the community.
Wanna be involved as Volunteer?

Lawrence House needs the support of many to run its programmes and activities and to best responds to everybody’s needs. We are in regular need of tutors, mentors, child and youth care worker interns, host families and cooking volunteers. Or if you have a special skill you believe can benefit the children and youth at Lawrence House – contact us!

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Our Programs

Lawrence House aims at providing a safe and caring environment where children and youth displaying psychological, emotional and behavioural challenges can embark on journeys of healing and recovery as to become young people equipped with the necessary skills and competencies to manage themselves and to successfully reintegrate in society.

Residential Care Programme

To welcome children/youth into a safe and caring environment

Daily Living Behaviour Management Programme

To modify the distortions and absences within each child’s/youth’ circle of courage

Transitional Support Programme

To prepare youth to successfully manage their transition from residential care

Therapeutic Social Work Programme

To provide therapeutic intervention services to children and youth in care as to enhance their psychological, emotional and social well-being as well as to promote and enhance integration and inclusion by extension of services to the surrounding community.

Care and Protection Services for Separated Refugee Children and Unaccompanied Minors

To address the additional needs and challenges of separated refugee children and foreign unaccompanied minors

Recreation Programme

To use all recreational activities intentionally to support the individual development of children and youth in line with Lawrence House’ strength-based methodology

Contact Information

  • 25 Regent Road, 7925 Woodstock, Cape Town
  • 021 448 1144
  • lawrencehouse@scalabrini.org.za
Contact Details

Lawrence House - Children of hope

  • 25 Regent Street 7925 Woodstock, Cape Town (South Africa)
  • +27 21 448 1144
  • lawrencehouse@scalabrini.org.za

Scalabrini Fathers Holy Cross

36 Nile Street - District Six Cape, Town
+27 214614324
districtsix@adct.org.za

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17 Dublin Street Woodstock
+27 214482645
woodstock@adct.org.za

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