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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Cloetesville is a small South African community of approximately 18,000 residents located just outside of Cape Town. In the past, many of Cloetesville’s families supported themselves by working in the vineyards of a more prosperous neighboring community. However, in recent years,unemployment has become a serious challenge for Cloetesville’s residents, leaving many vulnerable to extreme poverty.

These issues have been compounded by the significant income disparities that exist within the community. While lower-middle class residents are able to maintain comfortable homes, many others live in desperate conditions; over a third of Cloetesville’s families live in informal housing without access to basic amenities. The poverty evidenced by these living conditions has led to a dramatic upsurge in substance abuse and domestic violence in Cloetesville. Tragically, the HIV pandemic has worsened this situation and left many children without parents or neglected. As a result, a growing number of Cloetesville’s children are being sent to be raised in large institutions far from their homes and community.

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Direct Impact of Your Project

• Ensures 6 at-risk children can grow and thrive in a loving, safe home
• Allows the 6 children to receive the therapeutic intervention they need to overcome their early trauma
• Provides the 6 children with the resources and support they need to attend school and receive a proper education
• Trains and employs 2 previously jobless adults to serve as the home’s foster mother and part-time assistant

Extended Impact on Your Partner Community

• Family members of the 6 children living in the home will receive supportive social services such as counseling
• Provides 10 local laborers with employment during the foster home’s renovations
• Empowers 30 community and church members to give back to those less fortunate by supporting the home in various ways including assisting with childcare duties, household chores such as gardening and repairs, transportation services and financial management
• Community members will gain better understanding of the social problems in their communities through community forums on issues such as health and crime.
• The social stigma against families and children affected by HIV will be reduced within the community in part because community members will be able to see the children thrive when receiving the proper antiretroviral medication.
• Community members will benefit from the positive example set by the foster mother.