CMR East London

CMR East London is a designated child protection organisation and accredited adoption service provider. We started serving children and families in East London in 1955.

Our services to children and their families include prevention and early intervention programmes in an attempt to lower the rates of abuse and neglect on our children and to break the cycle of violence in families and to reduce the impact of adverse childhood experiences on children as they grow and develop into adolescence and adulthood.

Our services include statutory services which refer to the legal process in terms of the Children’s Act (No. 38 of 2005) where children who are at risk are temporarily removed and placed in alternative care and adoption services where children find and are permanently placed in their forever family. We have a dedicated team of 27 staff members.

Individuals and corporates no longer having money to donate to good causes as they face job loss and bankruptcy themselves
Extensive delays in the processing of NPO subsidy payments placing huge financial strain on the organisation
Biological parents of children in alternative care not being able to have supervised visits with their children
Increase in community members requiring food aid
Extensive delays in children’s court proceedings resulting in a backlog in applications for foster care grants
Unexpected costs related to PPE as we have to ensure the safety of clients and staff.
Social workers at risk whilst doing home visits and attended to alleged abuse cases.

Despite the unprecedented times, we find ourselves in we will continue to support vulnerable children and families. We have an unfailing belief and passion for what is possible. Together we can create a ripple of hope.

CMR Needs List 2021: Programme: Children and Families

Soft Balls for therapy sessions
Outside Umbrellas for children and families during supervised site visits.
Food Items for site visits (such as snack packs and juice)
Installation of Wendy House at CMR office for the purposes of 2^nd counselling room.
Financial Assistance with installation and building of small office
Monthly Food Parcels. Families who are in serious need of assistance with food parcels.
Stationery for families who have been identified
Clothing for when emergency removals take place of children
Sponsorship of private play therapy and or specialist therapy costs as most private practitioners charge for services and we are short-staffed and carry caseloads of 90 to 134 families.
Sponsorship of Forensic examinations.
Sponsorship of a social worker or auxiliary worker salary (salary costs are R7867 per auxiliary social worker per month and R 11 266 per social worker per month).
Printing paper as our team of 13 social workers write an average of 1112 mandatory statutory reports per annum.
Financial Assistance with the monthly fuel costs. Social workers travelled 112667 km per year conducting home visits and investigating cases of abuse and neglect, transporting children to care centres, hospitals and clinics.
Sponsorship of T-Shirts for CMR office.
Sponsorship of Name badges
Team Building

Farmer Lindelwa selling her fresh produce :

Programme: Victory House (A safe house for victims of gender-based violence)

Linen (double and single beds)
Fitted sheets (double and single beds)
Plastic/material mattress protectors
Counselling Rooms – Revamp and decorate rooms (adult section and play therapy section)
Repair and Maintenance of the house = repairs of leaking roof and painting of inside and outside of the building.
Toiletries for residents during their stay (Roll on, Body Lotion, Face clothes, Soap, Toothpaste Tissues, Side tables and lamps
Provide mentorship opportunities to women to build skills
Sponsorship of salary of a coordinator for the SheWorks programme (R10 000 per month)
Kitchen Appliances, pots and pans.
School uniform for boys and girls.
Women underwear current need size S & M
Women clothing.