Welcome to The Potters Haven website

Brief History

The Potters Haven have been providing a service to their community for the last 25 years... We started off  as a Place of Safety for children and since the registration of our NPO on the 26th of July 2012 have changed from Place of Safety to a Foster House for Children -
15 children (1 child being a HIV little boy), who have all suffered from some form of abuse. Some are orphaned due to the HIV/Aids pandemic, some have been removed from abusive homes, and some have been abandoned completely and left to fend for themselves. Their stories are varied and in some cases really shocking.

2 in high school,
10 in primary school,
1 in creche,
2 special needs children.

These children arrive at the Potters Haven with no self-confidence, no self-respect, no dignity, and usually with only the clothes on their backs. We provide shelter, food, schooling, clothing etc, but most of all we provide a loving and safe home where they are encouraged to reach their full potential and to become contributing members of society. We aim to restore in these children all they have had taken away from them through care, holistic counseling, prayer and most of all, love. We teach them cleanliness, responsibility and restore their faith in humanity as we equip them to live normal healthy lives.

ACHIEVEMENTS

Schooling: All our children attend school - 100% pass rate

• 6 Top ten candidates
• In  January 2017 – 2 special needs children could have a chance of being educated and is now in grade 7  and grade 4.
• All matriculates passed and employed and our grade 10 earning his N1 by the time he matriculates he will have his N2.

Excursions:

• Zoo and theatre trips
• Movies with supervision and transport
• Spoil the children with breakfast lunch or supper from time to time so that they can also feel what it is like

Social / Entertainment:

• Children attend church and are encouraged to participate at Sunday school.
• Counsel our children individually and in group sessions
• Spoilt going on holiday as a family for the first time in ten years , the first time the majority of the children had ever seen the sea
• Home activities include baking and crafts

Community projects:

• Food parcels for victims of xenophobia, knitted beanies and booties for premature babies at Pholosong hospital, Manned as stall for cancer awareness

NPO and receives government grants per child which is much less than cost of raising a child

• 7  grants pending for the last 5 years.

REQUIREMENTS:

• A Voucher for Food supplies at the Pick & Pay.
• Hillcrest Pharmacy Bill R40 00 needed for chronic medication to keep them alive and well.
• Vacuum cleaner, Microwave, kettle and irons.
• We are renting the premise at a monthly installment pray that we could purchase property, also need a Samaritan that would consider paying R5200.00 monthly.
• Heavy duty top loader washing machine
• Crafting materials
• School & office stationary, printer cartridges and paper for school work a great need.
• Groceries, we buy everything and have no constant supply of anything.
• Assistance in meeting monthly budget of R140 000.
• Water and Electricity R7000 monthly.
• A Dry Buddy to dry clothing at a lesser cost.
• Solar Panels to safe on electricity it would mean the world if we could safe money.