CPUT donates to the homeless
DONATION: Staff members of the Faculty of Business hand over boxes of food and clothing to representatives from The Haven Night Shelter.
Tuesday, 04 September 2012
The Faculty of Business donated ten boxes of food and clothing to The Haven Night Shelter for homeless adults.
The shelter is located in close proximity to the university’s Cape Town campus and houses close to 100 homeless adults.
Associate Dean of the Faculty of Business Ivan van der Heever says the donations were received from the faculty’s staff members as part of the Mandela Day Project.
“We decided to start with the community that’s closest to the campus,” he says.
Sheila Jacobs, manager at the shelter, welcomed CPUT’s donation.
She says part of their mission is to find permanent homes for homeless individuals, whether with their relatives or any other parties.
The shelter has a social worker who assesses new clients’ needs as well as a skills trainer who provides training in various fields.
Jacobs says they also have several fieldworkers who patrol suburban areas and rescue homeless individuals who are taken in by the haven. Individuals can stay at the shelter for up to nine months.
To carry out its mandate, the shelter relies on donations from the community and funding from the Department of Social Development.
The faculty is currently looking at further collaborations with the shelter.
By Kwanele Butana
Written by CPUT News
Email: news@cput.ac.za
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