Community Assisting Schools (CAS) is deeply committed to uplifting and supporting impoverished schools and communities through education, nutrition, literacy, and social support initiatives. CAS believes that every child deserves access to quality education, proper nourishment, and emotional support to reach their full potential. The organization’s efforts are practical, hands-on, and deeply rooted in restoring dignity, opportunity, and hope to disadvantaged children and families.
CAS remains dedicated to creating sustainable change, ensuring that education, nourishment, and dignity are accessible to all children—particularly those born into difficult circumstances. The organization stands firm in its mission to restore hope, dignity, and opportunity through action-driven community support.
• Providing Books & Library Support: CAS funds and supplies libraries with books, shelves, and reading programs, fostering a love for learning.
• Literacy Interventions: Supports The Link Literacy program and other reading initiatives to help struggling young learners improve their reading skills.
• Remedial Teaching Support: Funds remedial teachers for Grade 1 & 2 learners, ensuring children at risk of falling behind receive personalized attention.
• School Feeding Programs: CAS ensures students in H.A. Jack Primary School and Oviston Primary Schoolreceive nutritious meals daily, recognizing that a hungry child cannot learn.
• Feeding the Homeless: Supports The Home of All Nations, providing meals and care packs to the homeless in Orange Grove..
• Vegetable Gardens & Sustainability: CAS encourages community farming and gardening projects to supplement feeding schemes and teach children agricultural skills.
• Provides baby and pediatric packs to impoverished mothers and hospitalized children at Rahima Moosa Mother & Child Hospital and Nkhensani Hospital in Limpopo.
• Packs include clothing, blankets, baby toiletries, and soft toys, ensuring mothers don’t leave the hospital with their newborns wrapped in newspaper.
• Offers comfort and dignity to sick children with pediatric care packs.
• Revamping School Facilities: CAS secures funding for school renovations, including classroom improvements, feeding scheme kitchens, and libraries.
• Furniture & Equipment Donations: Supplies shelves, desks, and storage solutions to create functional learning spaces.
• Counseling & Mental Health: CAS funds counselors to support teachers, students, and families dealing with trauma, abuse, and poverty-related stress.
• Community Engagement: Works with teachers, parents, and local leaders to develop sustainable solutions for long-term empowerment.
• Every year, CAS mobilizes volunteers and donors for Mandela Day, focusing on high-impact projects such as:
o Packing baby, pediatric, and care packs for hospitals and the homeless.
o Funding books and educational supplies for school libraries.
o Renovating and supporting feeding schemes.
• Funds bursaries for students pursuing teaching, civil engineering, and other fields to help them break the cycle of poverty.
• Supports vocational and skills development for unemployed women and community members to become financially independent.
Community Assisting Schools is a registered Non-Profit Organization (NPO) and Public Benefit Organization (PBO). We are able to issue Section 18A certificates for qualifying donations, allowing donors to receive tax benefits while making a meaningful impact. Your generosity not only transforms lives but also provides an opportunity for tax-deductible giving. Help us make a difference today by sponsoring one of our wishlist
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