Homeless helpers want to expand their services
Breaking Bread Community Development has just launched a fund raiser on Backabuddy, a crowd funding website, as the organisation's aim is to raise R 50 000 to open a permanent Soup Kitchen in Observatory or Salt River.
They currently run a weekly mobile soup kitchen on the Village Green.
Over the last 12 months, they have not only built friendships with the homeless people in the area but they have seen what issues they face on a daily basis.
The organisation therefore wants to continue and develop their work in the observatory community.
Their goal is to raise enough funds to rent a suitable premises so they can feed people on a regular basis.
The place should be easy for homeless people to find them, so they can begin to work with them and offer them further assistance to improve their lives and well-being.
They also intend to do outreach feeding programmes for the children in Salt River and Observatory who are also homeless or from vulnerable backgrounds.
In collaboration with OBSID and OCA, and through a suggested range of initiatives and with professional assistance from a Social Worker, they believe that it's possible to assess the requirements of as many people as possible to promote their self-worth and place in our community.
Breaking Bread Community Development also us aim to raise awareness of the issues that Cape Town's most vulnerable face on a daily basis.
They also aim to challenge the misconceptions that are often attached to homeless people.
Please donate to this worthy cause or volunteer and help out.
Contact CJ Roper at carinajayneroper@gmail.com.
