{"id":294849,"date":"2025-11-22T08:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-22T06:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/?p=294849"},"modified":"2025-11-21T17:35:14","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T15:35:14","slug":"cape-town-safe-spaces-help-more-than-5-000-rough-sleepers-off-the-streets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/cape-town-safe-spaces-help-more-than-5-000-rough-sleepers-off-the-streets\/","title":{"rendered":"Cape Town safe spaces help more than 5\u202f000 rough sleepers off the streets"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Cape Town\u2019s street\u2011people safe spaces have made a tangible impact. Between 1 July 2024 and 30 June 2025, City-run and partner shelters engaged more than 36\u202f500 times with rough sleepers, providing essential support and helping 5\u202f073 leave the streets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-cape-town-street-people-safe-spaces-offer-shelter-and-support\">Cape Town street\u2011people safe spaces offer shelter and support<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The City\u2019s safe spaces provide overnight accommodation, ablution facilities, two meals per day, social-work support, and personal development planning. These Cape Town street-people facilities also give access to substance-abuse treatment, help with identity documents, social grants, family reunification, skills training, and job-placement opportunities through the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-2024-25-interventions-help-thousands\">2024\/25 interventions help thousands<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This year, the City assisted 5\u202f073 people off the streets, up from 4\u202f409 the previous year. This included:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>691 participants in City-run development programmes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>80 EPWP work placements<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>627 referrals for social grants, identity documents, specialised care, and substance-abuse treatment<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-success-story-legidas-ndaviragiye\">Success story: Legidas Ndaviragiye<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A key success story is 40-year-old Legidas Ndaviragiye. After two years of support following a fire, he returned to Burundi with assistance from City officers and the Haven Night Shelter, one of the Cape Town street-people dedicated safe spaces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOur field officers first met Legidas in 2022,\u201d said Francine Higham, Mayco member for Community Services and Health. \u201cWe arranged shelter placement, followed up for two years, and assisted him with family reunification. Soon, he was ready to return home.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-shelter-expansion-strengthens-cape-town-street-people-safe-spaces\">Shelter expansion strengthens Cape Town street\u2011people safe spaces<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The City has expanded shelter capacity, including a 120-bed extension at Haven Night Shelter in Retreat, doubling its capacity to 224 beds. A 300-bed Safe Space opened last year in Green Point. Further expansions at Kensington, Wynberg, and District 6 will increase capacity across the metro to 1\u202f308 beds, thereby enhancing Cape Town street-people safe spaces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-city-leaders-highlight-importance-of-safe-spaces\">City leaders highlight importance of safe spaces<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis said these expansions are part of Cape Town\u2019s social development approach. \u201cBy adding more shelter beds we help people choose support, reintegration, and family reunification over unsafe street life,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Higham added: \u201cThe City does as much as possible, but we cannot do it alone. 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