From an early age, children in Cloetesville, South Africa are forced to struggle with the tragic consequences of their community’s significant socioeconomic issues. Currently, over a third of Cloetesville’s residents are unemployed and have resorted to living in overcrowded informal housing. These living conditions have spurred the widespread occurrence of substance abuse, domestic violence, and HIV among Cloetesville’s families. As a result, children from Cloetesville are often exposed to abuse and neglect.
Citizen Effect and the Adams Morgan community in Washington DC are working together to improve the lives of six Cloestesville children by hosting Adams Morgan Gives Back. The event will support the Charlize Theron Africa Outreach Project and Home from Home in providing these children with a life-changing alternative -- a loving foster home where they can receive the care they need to grow and thrive. All money raised through the Adams Morgan Gives Back event will assist with the purchase, setup, and operations of a three-bedroom foster home in Cloetesville. In addition, the funds raised will fully support the foster home’s operations for two years including school fees, uniforms, and supplies for the children!
Join us for Adams Morgan Gives Back!
On Saturday July 24th, local bars, restaurants, and stores in the Adams Morgan neighborhood are offering deals and discounts throughout the day to everyone who purchases an Adams Morgan Gives Back wristband. With your wristband, you get everything from free drinks, extended happy hours, and discounted items during the day!
• DONATE $10 through the Adams Morgan Gives Back project page to purchase your wristband.
• SAVE the confirmation email you receive after your donation and bring it to Adams Mill Bar and Grill from 11am-7pm on Saturday July 24th.
• COLLECT your wristband from Adams Mill Bar and Grill and enjoy the amazing deals.
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This project will support the purchase, equipment, supplies, and operations of the foster home for 2 years, including:
-property construction and renovations
-utilities and building maintenance
-furniture and supplies
-cost of food
-salaries for the foster mother and a part-time assistant
-school fees, uniforms, and school supplies for the children
The project will also ensure the 6 benefiting children receive the medical and psychological care they need to recover from their past trauma. It is likely that at least one of the children will have HIV/AIDS and this project will even cover the medical costs for any care a diagnosed child needs.
For many years, community members and social workers in Cloetesville have been concerned about the lack of options facing their community’s most vulnerable children. Orphans and abused and neglected youth are often unable to escape from untenable circumstances because social workers cannot place them in a safe environment where they can grow and thrive. This project will begin to address this issue by enabling Home from Home to establish a community home that will allow 6 Cloetesville children to mature in a safe, loving environment within their community.
To successfully implement this project, Home from Home is grounding its work in community support. Home from Home will begin by partnering with two local churches and founding a committee of committed Cloetesville residents who will ensure the six foster children are loved and cared for once the foster home is opened. With this network established, Home from Home will use project funds to purchase and renovate a home. A foster mother will then be carefully selected for the home who will receive special training and support from community members and the partnering churches. Throughout the two years of operations that this project supports, Home from Home will provide social services and offer support groups to ensure the foster home remains efficient and effective.
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