Jennifer Samuels is 64. She has been sleeping on the sidewalk of Buitenkant Street for about three months. “I cannot get into a shelter because it is too expensive for me,” she said. Samuels said she does not receive a pension and has no identity document. “I went to [Cape Town] ...
Cape Town is a unique local context, given the postapartheid political landscape and prevalent negative attitudes towards LGBTQIA people in South Africa. Grounded in the ecological systems theory, this article explores staff perspectives about emergency shelter interventions with ...
“As the time went by I felt more relaxed. So now I’m looking forward to getting vaccinated,” said Rashieda Eksteen, 32, from the Moira Henderson House shelter in Woodstock who came with her friend Jennifer Jacobs, 40, for moral support. Eksteen said she had been hesitant to get vac...
'architecture is survival': interview with carlo ratti at the 2025 venice biennale we meet carlo ratti in venice to talk about this year's theme, his curatorial approach, and architecture’s role in shaping our future. architecture 142shares ...
The Street Store was created for The Haven Night Shelter, Cape Town's largest network of centres for the homeless. Their vision is that no-one should have to sleep on the streets if the appropriate supportive structures are put into place by communities, government and organisations. Their miss...
“Even the shelters that we do have, we have one shelter for men and only maybe two or three for women with children,” she said. “So there are not a lot of resources at the moment, and we’re hoping we can raise awareness to help with this.” ...
in Atlantic County. The obvious reason for this occurrence is that several motel owners are willing to provide shelter for homeless persons. The less obvious rationale is that Ocean County does not have the use of motels and/or a shelter within its borders to house its homeless, wrote ...
"Ocean County is the only county that doesn't have a transitional housing center/shelter," Paul Hulse, President of Just Believe Inc. tells Townsquare Media News. "We have to do better, and that's at a county level, and I believe we've started that process so I'm not condemni...
and I believe we've started that process so I'm not condemning them (the Commissioners) as much as I'm saying we've got to move forward with the transitional housing center year round with the proper services. You have to have the public educated too, it's not a shelter where people...
and I believe we've started that process so I'm not condemning them (the Commissioners) as much as I'm saying we've got to move forward with the transitional housing center year round with the proper services. You have to have the public educated too, it's not a shelter where people...