Youth Outreach Stellenbosch

29/09/2026

22/07/2026

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01/07/2026

Please support our youth this Mandela Day by donating food hampers to help make a meaningful difference in their lives.

16/06/2026

May the dreams of our youth be the reality of their future.

11/06/2026

Dear Guardians,

Thank you for your love, care, guidance, and support. We are grateful for everything you do to help us grow, learn, and become the best versions of ourselves.

Your encouragement gives us strength, your kindness gives us hope, and your presence reminds us that we are valued and cared for. Thank you for believing in us, listening to us, and standing by us through both the good and challenging times.

As we celebrate Youth month, we want you to know that your investment in our lives makes a difference every day. We appreciate your sacrifices, your patience, and the positive impact you have on our future.

With love and gratitude,

The Children
Youth Outreach
Child and Youth Care Center

10/06/2026

Ons DIC span bak en brou bietjie:)
Die span het gevoel om die kids na skool bietjie te bederf.
Thanks team and well done 👏

10/06/2026

Why would this child wear shoes that don’t fit?
Or a jumper full of holes?

Children who have experienced trauma do not always experience physical discomfort in the same way as other children.

Survival drives can override immediate comfort.
You don’t think about hunger if your plane is crashing.

For many traumatised children, familiar feels safer than comfortable.

I sighed when I saw my daughter had taken her old shoes back out of the bin and worn them out. She had a lovely new pair. But the new shoes didn’t fit her internal working model.

The old shoes did.

Supporting professionals usually mean well when they notice things like this. They care deeply about children. But sometimes concern moves so quickly towards blame that nobody stops to ask:

“What happened here?”

Instead, the assumption can become:
Child looks neglected.
Blame the parent.

And this is where false allegations can begin. And frankly, I’m tired of gaps in trauma informed practice .

Trauma-informed practice means understanding that behaviour often has MEANING long before it has logic.

Adults MUST learn to look beneath the behaviour before rushing to judgement, blame and disruption.

09/06/2026

We all need to stand up for our children.
"It takes a village to raise a child"