Children and Youth in Need

■Infants' Homes, Children's Homes

Approximately 45,000 children in Japan are unable to live with their families for reasons such as domestic violence, mental disabilities and financial difficulties. Hands On Tokyo‘s volunteer programs support these homes by providing opportunities and options to inspire and shape their future. We do gardening, vegetable gardening, crafts, English Classes, Self-reliance support activities, Tohoku projects with children.

【Breakdown of Social Foster Care】
Children's Homes　59%
Other Welfare Institutions　26%
Foster Parents and Family Homes　15%
*"Summary of the Survey on Children placed in Children's Homes", Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, January 2020.

【Main Reasons for entering a Children's Home】
Abuse, Neglect　45.2%、
Parent’s health issues　18.6%
Financial issues　9.2%
Parent’s death/missing, divorce, etc.　8.2%
Parent’s legal issues　4.8%
*"Summary of the Survey on Children placed in Children's Homes", Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, January 2020.

■Youth in Need

Due to the long-term effects of COVID-19, young people who had graduated from childrens’ homes at the age of 18 and started living by themselves independently are in great need. To support them, childrens’ homes are putting more effort than ever in connecting with them, hearing about their situation, and providing them supplies on a regular basis. In response to these community needs, Hands-on Tokyo is proceeding with a project to deliver care packages (relief supplies) containing groceries and daily necessities donated by our volunteers to the childrens’ homes.

Your donation of 8,000 yen would cover a care package for 1 youth in need. Through our partners, we would like to send monthly (or bi-monthly) packages with daily foods and necessary items. 

■Support for Children from Needy Families

According to a government survey, one in seven children in Japan now lives in poverty. One reason for this is the increasing number of single-parent families, and the number of low-income families in Japan is growing rapidly. Hands On Tokyo is collaborating on projects with children's cafeterias, which are important places for children who cannot eat a hot meal with their families, and with organizations that work to provide food, groceries, and daily necessities to needy families raising children.

■If you would like to support us financially, please visit the Hands On Tokyo website page below.