{"id":32528,"date":"2011-04-12T11:45:56","date_gmt":"2011-04-12T15:45:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/dno\/?p=32528"},"modified":"2011-04-13T07:03:58","modified_gmt":"2011-04-13T11:03:58","slug":"government-opens-home-for-abuse-and-abandoned-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/news\/educationyouth\/government-opens-home-for-abuse-and-abandoned-children\/","title":{"rendered":"Government opens home for abused and abandoned children"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_32529\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32529\" style=\"width: 261px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-32529  \" title=\"place-of-safety\" src=\"http:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/dno\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/place-of-safety.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"261\" height=\"202\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32529\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The house in Jimmit while it was under construction. Photo credit: GIS<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The government of Dominica in collaboration with the United Kingdom based Children\u2019s Charity Action for Children, formerly National Children\u2019s Home, will officially open a facility for children in need of care and protection tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p>The event will commence at 10 a.m. at Chance, Jimmit.<\/p>\n<p>The building was constructed at a cost of $3.9 million by the United Kingdom-based charity \u201cAction for Children\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Minister for Social Services, Community Development and Gender Affairs, Gloria Shillingford has said that the facility has been designed to be an all-encompassing child care and protection program.<\/p>\n<p>The Place of Safety is the first ever 24-hour residential home for abused and abandoned children on the island.<\/p>\n<p>The home will eventually be able to look after 100 children each year, giving them a secure and loving place of refuge. 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