ACFS Community Education Information

The ACFS is a registered Non-Profit Organisation (NPO No. 001-213) and Public Beneficiary Organisation (PBO no. 930000475) which operates under the leadership of a Board of Trustees. For 75 years, ACFS has been standing with the children and families of marginalized townships. ACFS also recognizes that in order for children to do well holistically, they require a multi-pronged approach that includes early learning and stimulations and educational support interventions. The ACFS began in 1945, When the late bishop Trevor Huddleston started a soup kitchen in Sophiatown in Johannesburg. The Bishop was moved by the plight of hungry children, united with a group of volunteers to combat the effects of malnutrition. He started with a menu of peanut butter sandwiches and milk . As a result the organisation is populary known as "Malebese" Which means mother of milk. As years went by, ACFS expanded to other areas . Currently we are operating from seven centers around Gauteng. ACFS also brought in other programmes to support our Feeding Programmes Our Aims > To provide nutrition to the malnourished and hungry , vulnerable , underpriviledged orphans , HIV/AIDS infected and affected children > To educate beneficiaries and communities on health related issues and diseases > To ensure the ongoing sustainability of feeding centres through the establishment f food Garderns and skills development projects > To empower vulnerable communities with skills and knowledge that will lead to self-reliance