• Child Welfare, Bloemfontein celebrated its 90th birthday. A lot has been achieved in the past 90 years and Bloemfontein Child Welfare has been responsible for the establishment of many upliftment programmes in the community
• Child Welfare has taken a leading roll in the welfare field in Bloemfontein and is a well known respected organisation with a healthy reputation

• Comprehensive services- These include prevention, early intervention and statutory work
• HIV/Aids services- These services consist of services to orphans (currently more than 800 children), home based care to terminally ill people and services to child headed households
• Victim Empowerment Services- All child victims of sexual abuse in Bloemfontein receive this service. It consists of forensic assessments, general support, court preparation, intermediate services and a child witness support room
• Early childhood Development- Ongoing training is done at more than 135 crèches in Mangaung. The training includes basic managerial skills to manage a crèche as well as more advanced training for example  HIV/AIDS training
• 24 Hour toll free Childline service- this is a toll free line that is accessible to all children in the Free State

The object of the Child Welfare shall be to protect and promote the interests, well-being, safety and development of children within the context of family and community and to safe-guard the rights of children through a holistic, inter-sectoral, developmental and comprehensive system of social services, for which purpose it is endowed with legal personality. In order to achieve such object the Child Welfare shall inter alia-

• Provide appropriate and relevant programmes in the form and language which is accessible and acceptable to all the people in its area of operation
• Render child, family and community centred services in order to build the capacities and promote the development of all the people in its area of operation
• Facilitate the development of human and structural resources within its area of operation in order to preserve family life and enhance people's own capacity, self-reliance and the development of community support networks
• Emphasize preventive, promotive and developmental approaches in the planning and implementation of its services
• Create public awareness of the needs and rights of children, and Child Welfare's responsibility to create a nurturing environment for them
• Take steps to bring about the removal of conditions detrimental to the emotional and physical well-being of the children, families and the communities it serves
• Seek, create, liaise and / or collaborate and develop networks with government and other organisations
• Initiate and undertake fundraising and public relations activities; Advocate, promote and support legislative and other measures designed to meet the needs and protect the rights of children
• Identify, investigate, assess and undertake research in respect of social and other conditions, deficiencies in services and legislation relevant to the Child Welfare and the recipients of its services
• Compile statistical data to facilitate the Societies own planning and service rendering

• The social work services are available and accessible to all community members in Bloemfontein
• Two satellite offices have been developed in the past three years, one in Heidedal and in Mangaung, this was done to make the services accessible to all people