Crime prevention programmes for youth at risk
The Department of Social Development Crime Prevention and Support Programme aims to provide a range of specialised probation services to persons (children, youth and adults) in conflict with the law and their victims to reduce recidivism, through:
- social crime prevention programmes to create and sustain a positive social environment, address the social risk factors of crime and violence in high-risk areas and increase resilience to these risk factors;
- a range of reintegration programmes to children and adults in conflict with the law who completed community-based and/or residential programmes to promote stable interpersonal relationships and reduce their chances of re-offending;
- Adult diversion and accredited child diversion programmes
These services are offered in collaboration with service delivery partners.
For more information on diversion programmes:
Contact the regional office nearest to you to find out which services and programmes are available in your area and how you can access departmental crime prevention programmes.
Find below a list of funded service delivery partners who are offering crime prevention programmes
For more information contact:
| Organisation | Services Offered | Physical address | Contact Details | Areas covered |
| CASE | The organisation provides social crime prevention programmes for children, youth and adults aimed at reducing the trauma and impact of exposure to gang violence. | C/o Mountview & Athwood Street, Hanover Park | Tel: 021 691 7066 E-mail: director@case.za.org | Hanover Park |
| Community Cohesion | The organisation provides life skills and awareness programmes for learners in schools in high-risk communities. Coaching and mentoring sessions for parents and community members with the aim of reducing traumatic impact of exposure to high levels of crime and violence. | A9 Mainstream Centre, Princess Street, Hout Bay | Bronwyn Moore Tel: 082 955 0546 E-mail: bronwyn@communitycohesion.co.za | Ocean View |
| Help Me Network | The organisation provides crime community and school based prevention programmes, life skills and mentoring programmes to children at risk and out of school youth as well as family workshops. | 144 Twin Oaks, Main Road Somerset West | Tel: 021 852 4234 E-mail: debbie@helpmenetwork.org.za | Sir Lowrys Pass, Strand, Macassar |
| Hope Revolution | The organisation provides life skills and awareness programmes for learners in schools in high-risk communities. | 14 Mimosa Street, Eerste River | Tel: 079-859-0076 Email: eznomdoe01@gmail.com | Mfuleni and Eerste River |
| Ikamva Labantwana Bethu | The organisation provides life skills and awareness programmes for learners in schools in high-risk communities.Coaching and mentoring sessions for parents and community members with the aim of reducing traumatic impact of exposure to high levels of crime and violence. | 412 Albert Luthuli Street, Cross Roads | Tel: 021 838 1065 E-mail: siviwe@ikamvalabantwana.org | New Cross Roads |
| Iliso Care Society | The organisation provides life skills training, school holiday programmes, coaching and mentoring sessions for parents and community members with the aim of reducing traumatic impact of exposure to high levels of crime and violence. | A 648 A Sunrise Street, Site C, Khayelitsha | Tel: 021 360 8283 E-mail: ilisocaresociety@gmail.com | Khayelithsa |
| Khulisa Social Solutions | The organisation provides diversion programmes for adults in conflict with the law. | 3rd Floor Norlen House, Corner of Buitenkant and Caledon Street, Cape Town | Tel: 021 465 6112 E-mail: mandym@khulisa.org.za | Community courts: Cape Town, Mitchells Plain, Gugulethu, Worcester |
| Khumbulani | The organisation provides life skills and awareness programmes for learners in schools in high-risk communities.coaching and mentoring sessions for parents and community members with the aim of reducing traumatic impact of exposure to high levels of crime and violence. | I 370 Mateta Street, Khayelitsha | E-mail: gloriabebeza@yahoo.com | Harare, Khayelitsha |
| Malele Dev | The organisation provides life skills and awareness programmes for learners in schools in high-risk communities. | 14127 13th Avenue Bongolethu, Oudtshoorn | Tel: 044 274 0013 E-mail: malele.org@gmail.com | Oudtshoorn |
| Networking for Christ | The organisation renders offender -reintegration services as part of a continuum of services which include therapeutic and psycho socio counselling, family support, mentoring, supervision, skills development and support of individuals. | C/o Champagne & Malva Street, Wellington | Tel: 021 852 4234 E-mail: ulrichlottering81@gmail.com | Correctional centres: Wellington, Paarl areas Allandale, Drakenstein, Hawqua, Paardeberg |
| NICRO | The organisation renders adult diversion services in 8 courts in addition to providing social crime prevention programmes to both adults and children. | 4 Buitensingel Street, Cape Town | Tel: 021 422 1690 / 021 462 0017 E-mail: taryn@nicro.co.za | Cape Town, Atlantis, Bellville, Goodwood, Bishop Lavis, Blue Downs, Kuilsrivier, Wynberg |
| Outward Bound South Africa | The organisation provides wilderness life skills programme/ camps, mentoring and family workshops. | Montemere Road, Sedgefield, PO Box 813, Sedgefield | Tel: 044 342 1350 E-mail: deon@outwardbound.co.za | Eden Karoo region |
| Partners in Sexual Health | The organisation provides life skills and awareness programmes for learners in schools in high-risk communities. Coaching and mentoring sessions for parents and community members with the aim of reducing traumatic impact of exposure to high levels of crime. | 107 Joubert Street, Parow | Patsy De Lora E-mail: patsy@psh.org.za 083 250 4014 | Beaufort West and surrounding |
| Phakamani | The organisation provides life skills and awareness programmes for learners in schools in high-risk communities.coaching and mentoring sessions for parents and community members with the aim of reducing traumatic impact of exposure to high levels of crime and violence. | 1801 Unathi Joyce Ndinisa Street, Old Cross Roads | Tel: 084 758 7226 E-mail: vuyanimashologu@gmail.com | Phillipi East |
| Realistic (Rebuilding and Life skills Training Centre) | The organisation provides life skills and awareness programmes for learners in schools in high-risk communities. | Shop 9, NY 6 Gugulethu | Tel: 021 633 1800 E-mail: solomonmadikane@gmail.com | Gugulethu and surrounding areas |
| Salesian Institute | The organisation renders life skills training, vocational and maritime training courses, first aid, firefighting and personal survival training courses to ex- offenders and high risk youth. Services further include mentoring and aftercare, reintegration support to individuals and their families. | 1 Somerset Road Green Point, Cape Town | Tel: 021 251 450 E-mail: jo.dasilva@salesianyouth.org.za | Cape Town all Metro areas |
| Smart Kingdom | The organisation provides life skills and awareness programmes for learners in schools in high-risk communities.coaching and mentoring sessions for parents and community members with the aim of reducing traumatic impact of exposure to high levels of crime and violence. | 51 St Patrick Avenue, Seawinds | Heather Adonis Tel: 082 300 3686 E-mail: smartkingdomnpo@gmail.com | Seawinds, Overheights |
| Solution Base | The organisation provides life skills programmes, mentoring, family workshop, school holiday and after-care. | Disa Avenue Voorstekraal, Genadendal | Tel: 071 2020 382 E-mail: solutionbasenpo@outlook.com | Bredasdorp, Riversonderend, Caledon |
| Touching Nations | The organisation provides early intervention services. | 30 Civic Way, Matroosfontein, Elsies River | Tel: 082 083 3326 E-mail: mark.lefleur@touchingnations.org | Elsies river, Delft, Bishop Lavis |
| USIKO | The organisation provides crime prevention programmes, life skills and mentoring programmes through accredited wilderness camps, job readiness and placement opportunities to children at risk and out of school youth as well as family workshops. | 37 Webersvalley Road, Jamestown | Tel: 021 880 2157 E-mail: arnold@usikostb.org.za | Stellenbosch, Jamestown and Kraaifontein |
| Western Cape Baptist | The organisation provides life skills and awareness programmes for learners in schools in high-risk communities. Coaching and mentoring sessions for parents and community members with the aim of reducing traumatic impact of exposure to high levels of crime. coaching and mentoring sessions for parents and community members with the aim of reducing traumatic impact of exposure to high levels of crime and violence. | E 299 Makabeni Street, Khayelitsha | Vusi Funda Tel: 072 094 8642 E-mail: vusi.funda@gmail.com | Khayelitsha |
| Youth Impact and Sustainable Solution (YISS) | The organisation provides job skills-, life skills-, mentoring and family support services. | 1 Greenturf Road, Hanover Park, Cape Town | Tel: 079 566 4448 E-mail: jstemmet@yisssa.co.za | Hanover Park and Manenb |