Government-funded programmes and services for vulnerable - Unicef

Government-funded programmes and services for vulnerable children in SA
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Drop-in
centres
A drop-in centre is
a facility providing
basic services aimed at
meeting the emotional,
physical and social
development needs of
vulnerable children. lxx
They are currently
defined by the DoSD as
‘any premises used for
the reception, protection
and temporary care of
more than 6 children
between the ages of 8
months and 18 years –
in especially difficult
circumstance’. lxxi
Targeted priority
beneficiaries
Children in communities
where families lack the
means of providing
proper shelter, food and
other basic necessities of
life to their children
Children with disabilities
Drop-in centres are run
by registered non-profit
organisations.
They must, however,
be registered and run
in accordance with the
norms and standards
prescribed by the Act.
The DoSD registers and
partially funds a number
of these centres.
A drop-in centre must
be a registered nonprofit
organisation and
must be registered with
the provincial DoSD.
It must comply with the
norms and standards
to be developed in
terms of the Children’s
Amendment Act.
A drop-in centre
must, in terms of the
Children’s Act, offer the
following services:
support;
personal hygiene;
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