Homeless

THE Homeless Run ’24: Breaking Barriers and Changing Lives

by Ashleigh Nefdt@goodthingsguyOctober 10, 2024October 9, 2024 92 0

It’s almost time for the 3rd THE Homeless Run, a way to support the homeless simply by hitting the pavement with your running shoes and chasing a finish line of…

New Shelter for Hundreds of Homeless People Opens in Green Point

by Matthew Hirsch@Groundup_newsJuly 30, 2024July 30, 2024 1,734 0

This is one of five Safe Spaces run by the City of Cape Town.   Green Point, South Africa (30 July 2024) — A new 300-bed shelter for homeless people…

New Shelter for Homeless People in Muizenberg

by Ashraf Hendricks@groundup_newsJuly 5, 2024August 1, 2024 12,241 0

The site for a 60-bed “Safe Space” is still being finalised.   Muizenberg is to get a 60-bed “Safe Space” shelter for homeless people. The shelter will be co-funded and…

A Future Brighter Than Streetlights: Hope Arrives for Ambitious Siya

by Ashleigh Nefdt @goodthingsguyFebruary 5, 2024March 22, 2024 1,804 0

After a police officer encountered homeless Siyabonga, he knew the ambitious young man had a future far brighter than the streetlights and became determined to help him get back on…

The Toolbox Hub is Giving the West Rand’s Forgotten a Future

by Ashleigh Nefdt@goodthingsguyDecember 21, 2023December 21, 2023 416 0

In Krugersdorp, challenges in society are being met with a can-do attitude as The Toolbox Community Empowerment Hub gives the destitute hope with job opportunities, up-skilling help and a dose…

#Feed5000: A Promise of Meals for the Merry Month in Cape Town

by Ashleigh Nefdt@goodthingsguyDecember 8, 2023December 8, 2023 323 0

A hearty meal for lunch will be served every day to the hungry and homeless during the merry month in Cape Town thanks to the Feed5000 initiative!   Cape Town,…

Local Barefooted Brother to Tackle Another Comrades Marathon for the Homeless

by Ashleigh Nefdt@goodthingsguyJune 6, 2023June 9, 2023 566 0

South Africa’s barefooted brother Graham Wells won’t lace up any sneakers for this year’s Comrades Marathon. Shoeless and ever-spirited, Wells will run barefoot again to raise funds for homeless communities….