Visitors stepping through the door of the Avril Elizabeth Home soon find it a place filled with love, light and laughter. Sunlight and music pour into the corridors where residents and staff shout out their greetings. www.avril.org.za

The story of Girls and Boys Town is one of the most heart-warming tales of human endeavour of the 20th Century. it is a story of faith, courage and compassion - one that captured the imagination of the world and changed the way South Africa cares for challenged youth.

Founded by the late Bishop Reginald Orsmond in 1958 and based on the principles of Father Flanagan's famous Girls & Boys Town in Nebraska, USA, Girls & Boys Town has given thousands of children of all races, genders, faith and languages a second chance.

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