August 29, 2018 With joyful hearts we share that our Garret McGann Malibongwe Forever Home is officially open in Cape Town! This newest Acres of Love Forever Home will allow us to rescue six more children who have been orphaned or abandoned in South Africa. They will be welcomed into a family home with loving house […]

March 29, 2018 A month ago we opened our newest Forever Home. Called Sinethemba (Zulu word meaning “we have hope”), this Forever Home will eventually welcome six children who have been orphaned and/or abandoned in Cape Town. Close to great schools, clinics, and therapies, this home sits on a quiet street that will allow our […]

September 26, 2017 Our Ingane Forever Home is now open in Cape Town! This is the culmination of months of planning and dreaming, with our South African team and partners all over the world.  Each child who comes to the Ingane Forever Home will know what it means to be a much loved son or […]

April 24, 2017 When we talk with people, we find that they often assume Acres of Love is an orphanage. While we are a registered Child and Youth Care Centre and NPO in South Africa, “orphanage” is not a term that best describes our model of care.  While institutions offer survival, we seek to rescue […]

October 10, 2016 When we opened our Cape Town Region 800 miles from our existing Forever Families, we knew that we would need passionate local leadership to successfully launch our Forever Home model of care. Our HR Director since 2008, Carmin Harty quickly expanded her role to include our Cape Town Operations as well. This […]

August 4, 2016 On August 4, 1998, we brought a car filled with these toddlers to our first Forever Home. We knew that there was an overwhelming need in South Africa for children who had been orphaned and our goal was to do everything for these children that we would do for our own. With […]

A few months ago we were asked to participate in an episode of Turning Point. We were excited to share our work and belief that children belong in families, not institutions. It was an encouragement to work with the amazing production team who visited our Johannesburg and Cape Town families along with our US team. We’re happy to […]

October 26, 2015 Written by Cheri Shank, Safari Sister Emissary You can’t meet the children living in the Acres of Love Forever Homes without your heart being touched and your life forever changed. I had always dreamt of going to Africa to see the animals, experience the culture and meet the people I had heard […]

September 30, 2014 Our newest Forever Home is now open in Cape Town! The Sikelela (which means Blessing in Xhosa) Forever Home joins our Unathi and Evangel Forever Homes, serving the children of the Cape Town region of South Africa. Often touted as one of the most beautiful places in the world, Cape Town is […]