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50 years serving South African youth and their parents


18 January: CEO, Lee Loynes, cuts the 50th birthday cake at Girls and Boys Town's head office in Auckland Park. More celebrations to follow...

 

Former Bafana Bafana goalkeeper, Gary Bailey presents autographed soccer balls for our 50th celebrations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Girls and Boys Town South Africa celebrates its 50th Anniversary this year – an awesome milestone that would not have been possible if not for the wonderful friends and supporters who have worked alongside us to help give troubled youth a new beginning in life.

Sincere thanks to everyone who has supported our efforts over the years. Please continue to help us keep our children safe – by making an online contribution right now.

Whether it helps provide residential care, education and life skills training, or contributes towards our programmes for parents and teachers, your gift will impact on the lives of youth in need of guidance, understanding and help towards a brighter future.

Please click here to support Girls & Boys Town now.

Thank you for being part of our 50 years of service to South African youth and their parents.

 


Message from our Chief Executive Officer

Healthy
transitions

Girls and Boys Town youth are masters at adapting to different circumstances and environments.

They leave home and enter our programmes for a period of time, make new friends, establish and maintain new relationships, learn healthier ways of interacting and managing personal challenges – and then adapt their skills and strengths to varying situations as they return to their homes and other environments.

This transitional journey is not one they travel alone. Always, they have the support of our trained staff.  And, in addition, the knowledge that people like you have the faith to invest in them. If you would like to invest in another young person, just beginning their journey to responsible adulthood, please click here.

God bless and watch over you in this, our 50th year.


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