Learn more about Jake

Jake was placed in the “Babyhome” just three days after birth. His father was married to another woman, and they also had a child together. When Jake’s mother found this out, she placed Jake in the home. The father died when Jake was one year old. There was no longer any contact with the mother, so Jake came to Kikatiti from the “Babyhome” when he was only three years old. After a year or so, our social workers were able to locate the mother. Contact was slowly reestablished so that Jake sometimes spends the holidays with her. However, sometimes during the holidays, he would rather stay at the Happy Watoto home than go home.