A Home for Self-Supporting Assistance for Young People in Yokosuka! Crowdfunding to make Shirakaba Village a "home" for children Crowdfunding on CAMPFIRE to make Shirakaba Village a "home" for children!

Shirakaba Children and Family Support Station (Location: Yokosuka City, Kanagawa Prefecture, Representative: Kazuyuki Hamada) has started fundraising on the crowdfunding site CAMPFIRE on July 1, 2025 (Tuesday) in order to establish a "self-reliance support home" in Yokosuka that will serve as a base for young people.

CAMPFIRE URL: https://camp-fire.jp/projects/840423/view

A Place for Young People

Background

Since February 2025, we have been providing a place for young people who have nowhere else to go to live, and we continue to do so.

We feel the need to develop our business in order to continue stable operation in the future and to meet the needs of many, not just one person.

We are also considering the possibility of establishing a small regional children's home that would be connected to a self-supporting home, thereby creating a place where children can feel more at home.

We believe that the best environment for children is to know the warmth of a home, to experience the family atmosphere, and to learn the rules of the home.

Aiming to become a modern version of ★Wakashu Inn

Outline of Crowdfunding

Name: "Independence Support Home for Young People in Yokosuka" & "Social Foster Care Independence Support Center in Yokosuka

　　　　　 We want to create a project to establish a social foster care independence support center in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture.

Period: July 1 - August 9, 2025

URL ： https://camp-fire.jp/projects/840423/view

Return information (example)

5,000 yen: [Thank you message and original sticker (4 cm in diameter)

　　　　　We will send you a thank-you message and an original sticker (4cm in diameter) as a token of our appreciation.

　　　　　We will send you a thank you message and an original sticker as a token of our appreciation. We will send you a receipt.

10,000 yen: [Annual membership fee for one year!

　　　　　+Thank you message & original sticker (4cm diameter)]

　　　　　Shirakaba Child and Family Support Station membership fee for one year is provided,

　　　　　You can receive consultation support (official line) 3 times a year.

　　　　　Up to 5 replies per consultation.

　　　　　Consultation services include: (1) consultation for those concerned (parenting consultation, consultation for children and young people)

　　　　　(2) Counseling for supporters (childcare workers, social workers, and other care workers,

　　　　　social workers, child care workers, social workers, etc.)

　　　　　Membership period: September 2025 - August 2026

　　　　　We will send you a two-dimensional code for the exclusive official LINE to your e-mail address,

　　　　　Please send us your desired consultation date and time.

　　　　　Each consultation will last about one hour, depending on the content of the consultation.

　　　　　Online: Using ZOOM.

　　　　　Offline: at the Shirakaba Children and Family Support Station

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　You are responsible for your own transportation expenses to the station.

　　　　　We will send you a receipt.

30,000 yen: [Annual membership fee for 1 year!

　　　　　+Thank you message & original sticker (4cm diameter)]

　　　　　Shirakaba Child and Family Support Station membership fee for one year,

　　　　　*Details are the same as the "10,000 yen" return.

Overview of the Self-Reliance Support Home

Self-reliance support homes (children's self-reliant living assistance services) provide children under 20 years of age who have completed compulsory education and have left foster homes or other facilities for children, or who are deemed necessary by prefectural governors, with consultation and other daily life assistance, lifestyle guidance, employment support, and other services at a residence where they live together (self-reliance support home). and support for employment, etc. at the residence where these people live together.

(cited from https://www.mhlw.go.jp/bunya/kodomo/syakaiteki_yougo/01.html)

With the revision of the Child Welfare Law, support for young people to become self-reliant has been strengthened.

Not only young people who have left foster homes to set up on their own, but also young people who are going to live away from their families to go to college, and young people who have entered the workforce but are unable to leave their parents' homes because they cannot take the first step forward. The need for a place where young people can learn about life and social skills in a safe environment while helping each other to achieve independence has become apparent.

Outline of the facility

Name: Shirakaba Child and Family Support Station

Location: 1-18-1 Ikeda-cho, Yokosuka-shi, Yokosuka

Representative: Kazuyuki Hamada (Director of Shirakaba Children's Preschool)

Establishment : 2021

Business description: (1) Family support (child support, parental support, parent-child support, developmental support)

　　　　　 (2)Support in the workplace (support for handicapped persons (those with disabilities, those who want to reintegrate into society, etc.))

　　　　　　　(2) Support in the workplace (provision of workplaces and support for handicapped people (people with disabilities, people who want to reintegrate into society, etc.) Training of young workers

　　　　　　　Supervision Training)

　　　　　　*Consultation assistance methods: face-to-face, messages, online/

　　　　　　　Mental health: creating a place to work (including group work, self-help groups, study groups, etc.)

　　　　　　　workshops/ workshops/

　　　　　　　Community support: Temporary custody function SNS distribution/

　　　　　　　Staff development and support: handicapped persons

　　　　　　　Creation of workplaces for handicapped people (people with disabilities, people who want to reintegrate into society, etc.)

　　　　　　　Training of young staff Supervision

　　　　　 (3)Children's Independent Living Assistance Lifestyle Support

URL : https://www.instagram.com/mayra_shirakabakan_/