James House

James House is a registered Child Protection Agency that offers services to vulnerable families and children. Our role is to: Advocate for children`s rights and protection and address harmful attitudes and customs that are practiced in the community. Strengthen and support families by providing them with information and assistance to make informed... decisions that will foster and develop a sense of well-being in the community. Empower the child, their family and community to take ownership and become actively involved in making decisions and implementing process that would change their lives. Focus on community development as a child`s well- being is dependent on their families and community's ability to support and care for them. Create a safe and positive living environment for children within their families and communities where they will find the necessary support and nurturing that will enable them to grow-up and become healthly and responsible citizens. We acknowledge that Child protection is both an individual as well as a co-operate responsibility and have therefore teamed up with organizations in the communities, government departments and non-governmental agencies to be part of a support network that focuses on the well- being of the child. Our responsibility is to: Use our knowledge and skills to break down developmental barriers and to encourage change and development within the individual as well as the community. Act in the best interest of the child and empower them by engaging them in a way that will encourage them to use their changing capacities to grow, develop and to make positive life decisions. Supporting families to develop skills and capacity required for raising healthy and resilient children. To create guidelines, and set standards and processes in our programs that focusses on the best interest of the child and that can be modeled to other service providers. The programs that we use in our service delivery are all nationally accredited under the Family Preservation Model. If you have ...Read More