Housing Development Agency Act, 2008
R 385
Children's Act, 2005 (Act No. 38 of 2005)Chapter 14 : Drop-in centres213. Drop-in centres |
| (1) | A drop-in centre is a facility providing basic services aimed at meeting the emotional, physical and social development needs of vulnerable children. |
| (2) | A drop-in centre must offer any of the following basic services: |
| (a) | Provision of food; |
| (b) | school attendance support; |
| (c) | assistance with personal hygiene; or |
| (d) | laundry services. |
| (3) | A drop-in centre may offer any of the following programmes appropriate to the developmental needs of the children attending that centre: |
| (a) | Guidance, counselling and psychosocial support; |
| (b) | social skills and life skills; |
| (c) | educational programmes; |
| (d) | recreation; |
| (e) | community services; |
| (f) | school holiday programmes; |
| (g) | primary health care in collaboration with the local health clinic; |
| (h) | reporting and referral of children to social workers or social service professionals; |
| (i) | promotion of family preservation and reunification; |
| (j) | computer literacy; |
| (k) | outreach services; and |
| (l) | prevention and early intervention. |
