Our history
The Aksza Mission to Street Children in Cluj-Napoca identified the need for an “aftercare house” for young people aged 18 and over. Living in the house would enable them to continue in education and teach them life skills in preparation for independent living.
In 2008, with support from the Presbyterian Church in Ireland, a house was purchased for this work.
Our vision
The Caleb House project aims to work in partnership with each young person and to offer them the opportunity to experience a gradual transition from residential, family or foster care to independent living.
Our mission
- To demonstrate, in a practical way, the love of Jesus Christ to young people who have experience of the care system;
- To bring hope to young people, enabling them to gain the physical, social and emotional resources so they may live a productive and fulfilling life.
Our objective
Our aim is to provide the young people with the opportunity to experience situations they are likely to encounter in everyday life, and to enable them to develop emotionally, socially and spiritually, thus providing them with the skills and resources to live independently.
Why we are needed
Despite Romania having entered the European Union in 2007, many of the social problems which existed after the fall of the Communist regime persist. Poverty and alcoholism are still major contributing factors to family breakup. In addition, many of those children who were placed in “children’s homes” at the end of the Communist era are now reaching adulthood and are having to leave these homes without having learned basic skills for independent living.