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(as per the Department of Social and Development regulations).
 
 
 
 
A National organisation that provides residential services to youth who face insurmountable challenges; community outreach and strength-based services and training to families, educators and professionals; and evaluative and research programmes that ensure the best practice models of service and intervention for youth and all those who impact on their lives.
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Journey towards Independent Living: A Grounded Theory

(A study conducted in partnership between the University of Johannesburg’s Department of Social Work and Girls & Boys Town South Africa)

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“Today I can see where I’m going only because you were with me on the long road I was walking. Thank you for believing in me.”

Danny
Patrick

‘Danny’ spent five years at Girls and Boys Town and today he is bartender at a top hotel in the Magaliesburg. He admits his life would have been very different if he hadn’t come to Girls and Boys Town.

Danny is just one of many Girls and Boys Town alumni who are now pursuing careers, supporting themselves and enjoying a happy life.

But the pathway to healing requires an enormous investment every month and we rely on partnerships, goodwill and the generosity of caring individuals and business in our community for the means to do this.

With your support we can continue to help these talented children -who face overwhelming barriers - overcome their challenges and shine.

There is an advantage for you too.  Gifts to Girls and Boys Town are tax deductible up to 10% of taxable income. Business owners, too, can save tax... AND earn valuable BEE points.  
           
Become our partner this year and help us give the young girls and boys placed in our care the chance of a happy and successful life.
 
Best wishes for a happy and prosperous 2013.

Saneliswa

Social Champion Charities Award Winner (2013)

Girls and Boys Town South Africa was awarded The Chairman's Choice Award: Social Champion Charities by The National Lotteries Board (NLB) during its first-ever Inaugural Awards ceremony held in Boksburg, Johannesburg on 18 April 2013.

This prestigious award aims to recognize our long-standing impeccable history of taking good care of children and youth at risk nationally, through our key programmes such as; Youth Development Centres, Education and Training, Family Homes and Evaluation and Research.

The National Lotteries Board (NLB) further recognizes our outstanding Compliance With Grant Funding Agreements as well as Corporate Governance affairs. This award would not have come at a better time than now when we are celebrating our 55th Anniversary of shifting barriers that challenge our children and youth at risk!     

Thank you to all our supporters and staff for helping us to grown this great legacy.

Together we’re  a proud Social Champion Award Winning team!

Message from CEO, Lee Loynes

NPO Registration Status
For the comfort of all our donors and partners, we thought it helpful to update you as to our annual NPO registration status. Our application has been processed and our SA NPO Status is ‘Registered and Compliant’.

Thank you for all that you do for our young people – and may 2013 be a year of great happiness, joy and prosperity for all.

Sincerely
Lee Loynes

 

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GB Town is formally endorsed by the South African Council for Educators (SACE)

GB Town was recently endorsed for our four professional development Educational training workshops including:
 

1. Administrative Intervention
2. Well Managed Classroom
3. Effective Staff Development Through Consultation
4. Specialised Classroom Management

 
This is a three year accreditation from 1 March 2013 to 1 March 2016 and means that any educator completing our workshops will officially receive 10 PD points from SACE per workshop completed.  This accreditation will thus form part of the formal educator training process nationally and should see educator access to our courses escalating.  This is a real feather in our caps and well done to the Training and Education Service division for helping to make GBT shine. Click here to view our Certificate of Endorsement.

An EPIC
fundraising effort

We’d like to say a huge thank you to Sean McCoy who recently completed the 706km Cape Epic – and raised more than R50 000 for Girls and Boys Town in the process.

Sean said ‘the response from management and the youngsters has been inspiring and simply motivates the need to do more for this worthy cause!’

We’re truly grateful that Sean decided to choose Girls and Boys Town as his charity of choice, and we would like to wish him the best of luck for the next event he is taking part in – the Spec-Savers Ironman South Africa, which takes place on 14 April.

This grueling event in Port Elizabeth consists of a 3,8km swim, 180,2km bike ride and a 42,2km run.

And once again, Sean is ‘doing’ the Ironman to raise funds for Girls and Boys Town.

Thank you Sean, and we hope you have a great time at the Ironman.

To contact Sean you can email him on smccoy@hklm.co.za

Update!

Sean McCoy completed the SpecSavers Ironman last weekend, and is now gearing up to run the Comrades Marathon.

Having completed the Cape Epic (700km) and the Ironman (226km), the Comrades will see Sean having completed 1019km – all while raising funds for Girls and Boys Town. And we were thrilled to hear that so far, Sean has raised R65 000 in pledges.

Thank you Sean, your efforts are great appreciated!

Breaking News!

 
We’ve just heard that we’ve been given permission by the Department of Social Development to accept girls in all our regions.

This is a breakthrough we’ve been lobbying for, for some time.  Watch out for more news to follow as we proceed with our plans to accept girls into Kagiso.

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