Objectives

Fifty years later, the Ranfurly Homes for Children is still a place of hope for young Bahamians. The home is a haven, a learning ground, a place where warm memories take shape for boys and girls whose life circumstances may have otherwise taken them on a very different path.

The Ranfurly Mission

To provide a home for children who are displaced as a result of family problems, who have been abandoned, who are orphaned or whose primary care givers are deceased.

Aims and Objectives

On February 29, 1956 Lady Hermoine Ranfurly outlined the aims and objectives of the home as follows:

1. To provide a home for Bahamian children who are orphaned or who through sickness or some grave misfortune, find themselves alone in the world.
2. To maintain and educate these children until such time as they are fit and able to support themselves.
3. To assist them, on leaving the home or homes, to make a decent start in life and obtain suitable employment.
4. It is believed that if the home or homes are properly run, these children will become responsible and useful citizens of The Bahamas.
5. It is thought that by alleviating suffering, these homes will act as a preventive to delinquency. But the homes will in no way be delinquent homes or places of punishment.
6. It is our wish that the religion of every child in our care shall be respected and they shall be able to attend their own place of worship.
7. It is our intention that the children in our homes shall benefit from existing youth organizations such as the Boys Scouts, Girl Guides, the Dundas Centre and other fitting children’s organizations.

The current administration has partnered with local and international organizations to further enhance the lives of Ranfurly residents. Future goals include funding for transitional housing for older residents, securing job opportunities and scholarships for outgoing residents and enhancing the current dormitory facilities at the home.  The Ranfurly team continues the legacy of founder Lady Hermoine Ranfurly, wife of the then Bahamas Governor General, the Early of Ranfurly. Lady Ranfurly envisioned similar “homes” being established throughout the Bahamas.