Helenvale Centre of Hope
“Today’s Present; Tomorrow’s Future”
Programs
Programs
Afterschool programs
Assisting high-risk, children to become successful in life is at the core of our afterschool program. We have a school support system, homework help, mentoring, and the use of school material to help with reading, writing, and spelling. Life skills are integrated throughout all phases of the program.
Sports and fitness sessions to promote health. Nutritional meals to children. Prevention of crime, teenage pregnancy, discipline, self-awareness, abuse, etc. these talks are arranged by the volunteers and discussed in different groups.
Youth leadership academy
The Youth Leadership Academy is part of a greater effort to raise leaders amongst the youth in our communities.
The program is specifically focused on in-school youth (High School). Through collaboration with training partners, the intensive twelve-month program is focused on personal and leadership development.
Drop-in-centre program
We have a community-based facility providing basic services aimed at meeting the emotional, physical, and social development needs of vulnerable school dropouts and street children.
We conduct home visits and assessments to identify children’s needs, We conduct early identification of orphans and vulnerable children.We guide children on household chores, facilitate recreational activities, capacitate children on self-protection, facilitate confidence-building activities (e.g. harness leadership skills identified).
We assist children with school uniforms, provide children with toiletries including sanitary pads, assist children with laundry, provide children with breakfast and lunch.
Youth training & development
Youth Development is essential to helping the youth of Helenvale succeed in life. There are far more prospective workers than there are jobs available for them, and many youths are not able to afford to study further and become more specialised.
This is where our youth training and development programs come in. Offering young people age 18 to 28 work readiness programs, opportunities to advance their education and make a difference in their communities are just some of the ways that youth development can change Helenvale for the better.