Heatherdale Children’s Home is a level 2 Child and Youth Care Centre in Athlone, Cape Town. It operates under the auspices of the Methodist Church of Southern Africa. For many years Heatherdale has provided a safe space for vulnerable and at-risk children at risk through its residential programme. We have accommodated up to fifty (50) children, those whose homes are beset with financial difficulties, drug and alcohol problems and/or physical abuse, and who have suffered emotional trauma as a result. Through therapeutic and development programmes Heatherdale has addressed each child’s trauma and equipped them to return to their community and to a normal, healthy and independent life.


Vision:

To promote healing and transformation in communities by significantly reducing the impact of addiction on the lives of young people by providing values-based programmes that address the specific needs of children in need of care in a holistic and comprehensive manner.


Mision:

At Heatherdale Children’s Home, as part of the vision of the Methodist Church of Southern Africa, we strive to transform the lives of children in need of care for whom addiction (substance use) has a detrimental effect on their development. We provide a nurturing and comprehensive residential programme that incorporates rehabilitation together with an extended therapeutic development programme. These provide children with the opportunity to break the cycle of addiction and adopt life-affirming values that lead to sustainable behavioural change.


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