Your generous donations will help our therapeutic professionals and residential staff provide the healing hugs that heartbroken children desperately need.
Join us in making this day a celebration of connection and compassion - because every hug shared brings us closer to healing!
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Healing the lives of heartbroken children
Our safe homes, therapeutic care and social work protect and mend the hearts and lives of all of our society's physically and emotionally hurt young people.
Thousands of South African children still get lost to the trauma of abandonment, exclusion, loss, neglect, abuse, or assault every year. Physical and emotional abuse and tough circumstances compel these vulnerable young to make lonely life choices no child should ever have to make; choices that steal their lives, their talent and their light forever. These are the children that Girls and Boys Town South Africa care about.
By making our hurt young whole again, healthy individuals and families grow, happier and safer societies thrive and economies get stronger.
For the past 62 years, Girls and Boys Town South Africa has provided safe homes, therapeutic care, social work in communities and life and learning support
services to heal the hearts and lives of broken-hearted children and their families.
Since forming in 1958, our S.H.I.N.ETM programme and its unique peer group system has successfully restored light, strength and direction to the lives of over 200 000 children already.
However, we cannot do it alone. We rely on funding almost entirely from the contributions of generous and caring people like you. But we need more help to heal the many more hearts. If, like us, you think our broken hearted children’s lives should change, please help us in any way you can.
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First, download the SnapScan App, sign up with your details, scan to add your bank card details, then choose a 4-digit PIN and you are ready to make your donation safe and seamlessly.
You never have to enter your card details online again and with SnapScan’s integration, it’s much easier and convenient to donate that ever before.
Girls and Boys Town South Africa helps abused and neglected children to restore their lives and shine again. Our national organisation formed in 1958. Since opening our doors, our residential homes and professional therapeutic care helped thousands of vulnerable young to overcome their unfair challenges and lead productive and happy lives. We are a certified, audited and compliant organisation. We rely entirely on private funding to operate.
OTHER WAYS TO GIVE
By supporting Girls and Boys Town South Africa, you make an invaluable difference to the lives of our young beneficiaries and thousands of family and community members.
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VOLUNTEER
Do you have the skills and knowledge to coach sport or teach art, music, sewing or computer skills to our children? Please see all the needs we have listed for you for all the regions. Contact mailing@gbtown.org.za
OFFER EMPLOYMENT
Our Alumni have a reputation as hard-working and reliable employees. Give one of them a start – email: mailing@gbtown.org.za
FUNDRAISE
Organise a Girls & Boys Town South Africa benefit dinner for friends or office fun run and donate the proceeds to us OR support GBTSA by donationg via our Givengain link, OR become an activist by setting up your own fundraising page for Girls & Boys Town South Africa.
GENEROSITY DONATION
It is wonderful to give and receive gifts for Birthdays, Weddings, Christmas and other significant life celebrations. There does come a time though, where we feel that we have benefited sufficiently and where we begin to think of generously benefiting others less privileged in our stead. We would gladly embrace the gifts. Contact us to find out more on how you can do this and click here for sample letter for guideline.
MONTHLY DONATION
For funding via Debit order or Credit Card on a monthly basis, please visit our Donate page, or contact your local fundraising office.
TELL A FRIEND
Share the support of Girls & Boys Town South Africa by telling your friends and family about our organisation and the ways that they can get involved.
MYSCHOOL CARD
Every swipe counts! Did you know that you can support Girls & Boys Town South Africa through MySchool programme? Click here to find out more.
Leave a legacy in your will
The Legacy and Bequest Program represents a remarkable opportunity for GBTSA to deepen relationships with our donors and supporters, ensuring our work of healing heartbroken children continues for decades. This form of giving allows donors to make a meaningful impact, extending their embrace to some of our country’s most vulnerable children, many of whom they may never meet.
Without our support, these children face daily challenges in unsafe environments, exposed to exploitation and abuse. Your bequest – whether grand or modest – provides a safe home, nutritious food, education, medical care, and, most importantly, empowers them to S.H.I.N.E.® and reclaim their self-worth.
Why Consider a Legacy Gift?
Many are surprised to learn that a seemingly modest bequest, such as 10% of their estate, can far exceed what they have donated during their lifetime. Legacy gifts open the door for ordinary supporters to make extraordinary philanthropic contributions. When you decide to include GBTSA in your Will, you join a community of individuals whose spirit of giving transforms countless lives for generations to come. The term ‘philanthropy’ means ‘love of humankind,’ and those who plan these bequests embody the essence of this noble act.
What is Legacy Giving?
Legacy giving, or planned giving, involves donors creating gifts for non-profits as part of their estate plans. These gifts are typically deferred and distributed after the donor’s passing. This form of giving encompasses both deferred estate gifts and donations made during the donor’s lifetime, requiring dedicated strategies for effective implementation.
Common Types of Legacy Gifts
- Bequests: The most common and simplest form of legacy gift, made by adding a provision in a will.
- Unused Retirement Assets: Donations from retirement accounts.
- Beneficiary Designations: Life insurance policies designated to a non-profit.
- Annuities and Trusts: Various arrangements that can be structured for the donor’s lifetime.
For more answers to your questions about Wills and bequests, get your free copy of our helpful booklet by clicking here.