OBJECTIVES FOR PRE-CARE

PRE CARE: defined as activities undertaken to prevent family breakdown and to strengthen communities to support their children and families.

Objectives of the Kids Haven Pre-Care Programmes:

1. To implement early intervention activities so that children at risk of leaving their families or primary care givers are re-directed back to their families with support given to both parties for the future.
2. To facilitate early childhood development through the provision of an inner-city crèche, and development of other community ECD programmes to serve as an intervention promoting access to quality basic education in the future.  This programme also serves as a poverty and safety measure in respect of children.
   
3. To  train and advise community leaders and community members to identify children at risk, divert children from risky activities and support appropriate rendering of services to these children and their families thereby preventing the dissolution of families and actions which threaten the safety of children.
   
4. To offer sustainable community development programmes that build and support opportunities for the poor to improve their livelihoods especially enabling women and youth to live with dignity.  Such programmes are managed co-operatively by the communities themselves with guidance from Kids Haven.  
   
5. To provide Drop In programmes and outreach directly to children and youth on the streets who need support and services but who remain outside of family and/or social service protection. 
   
6. To advocate against the increase in social ills that cause the breakdown of family structure and general decay of societies and improve awareness of the need to protect the most vulnerable groups in society.