Just Care keeps caring

Just Care Aftercare in Mount Pleasant, which provides a safe haven for approximately 130 local primary school children in the afternoons, has had to find different ways of supporting their young charges and their families during the lockdown. Founder and trustee Jacquie Rathfelder, with the support of fellow trustees, staff members and several volunteers, has been doing everything in her power to provide necessities for these households.

As an NPO, Just Care does not receive any subsidy from the government and is very dependent on donations and fundraisers. Unfortunately, due to the lockdown, their two biggest fundraising events, the annual Golf Day and the Joburg Ballet performances, had to be cancelled. Which is why they are more than grateful for the assistance they have received from their volunteers, local organisations such as Food4Love, Overstrand Disaster Management and HAWS, as well as generous members of the Hermanus community who have supported them with donations.

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