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Happy Family Children's Village
We provide family-style, community-based residential care at Happy Family Children’s Village as a last resort. In honor of Amir Visram and in partnership with Happy Family Organics, we run a home that serves 40 children. These attachment-focused homes offer stability and a happy environment for children, surrounded by love and given the opportunity for a brighter future. The homes have less than 12 children in each in order to ensure that children are raised as closely as possible to living in a family-environment. Most of these children travel home on breaks/ long weekends to spend time with relatives who might not be ready to take them full time again. This serves as a way for the social work team to plan for successful reunification, and for the children to stay connected to their communities and relatives. At this point in time, we expect over 85% of our children to be reunified with their families by the time they start secondary school. We currently have a reunification rate of over 50% and are researching and exploring ways to engage and encourage community members to foster and adopt, by partnering with social welfare.
Outreach - Family Support
Our outreach program aims to keep children in families or reunite them with relatives whenever possible. Over time this will comprise a day care center, preschool, income-generating projects, and in-home support. We currently support several outreach families through our program, and in extenuating circumstances, provide outreach services to young adults in need.
Community Daycare and Preschool
The community daycare and preschools was established in response to a community needs assessment. There was overwhelming data from vulnerable families and community members alike for an affordable English-medium daycare. The daycare serves children aged 2-7 and serves as a space for children to have access to high quality education who might not otherwise be able to. It also aims to alleviate the burden for low-income families for childcare, by providing them with a place to send their children, while they work. The daycare and preschool serves 45 children, based on a sliding payment scale for families.
Social Enterprise Studio
In order to assist disadvantaged youth within the community, TST established the Social Enterprise Studio to provide these youth with opportunities to express their creativity and further their education. They are provided with English courses, business courses, and jewelry and sewing classes.
Community Tutoring
Every Saturday TST's library opens its many doors to hundreds of children from the surrounding villages to get a little extra help in academic work, practice their English, and socialize. They also have the opportunity to take out books from the library.
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THE SMALL THINGS
Board of directorsas of 02/22/2022
Kristina Alexander
Jason Smith
Bekka Ross Russell
Amy Fontaine
Bethan Crisp
David Ross Russell
Dorothy Goldberg
Emelie Elmhorn
Emma Shaw
Marie Korfits
Megan Williams
Patty Harris
Kathy Frisch
Jason Smith
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