Beth Uriel, meaning House of Light, is a non-profit home in Salt River, Cape Town, that has helped young men from disadvantaged backgrounds build independent, stable lives since 1987. We house up to 32 young men aged 18 to 24 and walk with them through education, life skills and their first steps into work, guided by our aim of raising young men we can look up to.
Life at Beth Uriel is run like a family household. Residents share the cooking and chores, and each young man works to a personal growth plan that is reviewed every quarter. We cover the basics that often stand in the way of progress, including food, transport, school books and stationery.
Education support is at the centre of what we do. We help residents return to school, run evening study hours and tutoring, and provide a computer room and a school-in-a-box home-schooling programme for those who need another route to finishing their studies.
To prepare residents for independent adult life, we offer life skills and job readiness training and help them obtain identity documents, birth certificates and passports. Where possible we work towards family reunification, and our holiday programme gives residents who have nowhere else to go a safe place during school holidays.
Our social enterprises give residents real work experience. The Beth Uriel Cafe is a coffee shop run by residents, where they receive barista training, and we sell Beth Uriel merchandise such as t-shirts and hoodies to help fund the home.
Businesses and individuals in Cape Town can support Beth Uriel through donations, by visiting the cafe or by buying our merchandise.
