Foster Family Care

Today, 1 in 10 children and young people are separated from their families, abandoned, neglected or forced to live in an abusive environment, growing up without the support they need to prepare them for their future.

Due to challenging circumstances, parents/families struggle to provide their children with a loving and stable home.

SOS Children's Villages in South Africa helps families who are in acute danger of breaking up. SOS Children’s Villages' assistance includes a wide range of tailored support, advice and education services aimed at needy children and their parents to help families overcome their challenges and help keep them together. Parents/ families receive strengthening through counseling, skills development, and they are empowered with the resources they need to overcome their difficulties. This also includes kinship care to support children to live with their extended family. With strong families, children and young people can receive the care and support they need to thrive.

Children need families

Some families separate because of economic hardship, death of one or both parents and unstable relationships between the parents. The absence of a stable, protective family exposes children to multiple risk factors and makes them vulnerable to neglect, abuse, discrimination and exploitation. Families break up for different reasons. Children are always the ones who suffer. That is why our help for young people has many faces. This also includes relieving, strengthening and supporting families - before they break up.

Working with communities

Each child and each family is part of a community. We work with partners to develop strong social support systems for children and families to develop, grow and learn in a positive, supportive environment. Our allies include community-based organisations, local authorities and governments. Together we build resilience in vulnerable families.

Foster Care

Foster Care