Neema House Drop In Center
We believe that every child deserves to be raised in a loving family
Neema House Drop-In Center is a licensed child care facility that opened its doors in June 2013. We provide residential care for children who have been abandoned, abused, or have no known relatives to care for them in cases where the caregiver is mentally ill, hospitalized, or arrested. Neema House is committed to providing the best quality interim care for children while also seeking to help return children to families in the community, either through reunification with biological families or through adoptive placements.
All children at Neema House Drop-In Center are placed by the Social Welfare Department, either through the Town Council, District, Regional, or Hospital offices. Neema House gathers as much information about the child as possible at the time of placement, and then seeks to locate and/or make contact with family members to begin exploring options for long term sustainability in a home with family.
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Our Homes
Toddler home
Our toddler home was the first house built for Neema House kids and it was opened in June 2013. This home is for children ages 2-5 years old. We have separate bedrooms for our girls and boys. We also have a two separate play rooms for the kids to engage in different activities with the mamas throughout the day!
baby home
The baby home was completed in December 2017 with the help of Capital Drilling here in Geita. Most of the children that came to Neema House during the overwhelming growth we experienced in 2015/2016 were infants or children under 1 year old. We needed a new home with enough space for these babies to crawl, walk, and play as they are growing. We are so happy to have this extra space for our smallest children. Babies remain in this home until they are two years old and then they transition to the toddler home.
preschool
Once the new baby home was completed late in 2017, we started renovating the old baby home into our new preschool classroom. Our preschool program began summer 2018 and is for our 3-5 year olds who attend a couple hours a day, 5 days a week. They spend their time learning their alphabet, counting, working on their fine motor skills while also learning to follow instructions. The kids love learning through play and we are excited to see our preschool continue to develop over the years.
Family Home
Our family home opened in December 2019 for children ages 6+ who had not been adopted or able to return to family. A mama lives in the home with them 24/7, teaches them chores, takes them to town and church, and helps them with their homework. The children attend school at Waja Primary School in town. Though some of the older children have been able to be reunified or adopted after moving into the family home, others might need to remain until they are 18.