18 May 2015
The City of Cape Town has this
year doubled its budget for the annual winter street people programme to over
six-hundred-thousand.
The programme allows
non-governmental organisations to apply for aid so that they can increase their
capacity to deal with the influx of street people seeking shelter and
assistance during the winter months.
Mayoral Committee Member for
Social Development and Early Childhood Development Suzette Little said they
have already started the aid including non-perishable food, blankets, and
mattresses
Little added that they are now finalising the application
processes for NGOs and other civic organisations who would like to apply for
the aid.
"I also want to renew my appeal to the members
of the public do not support beggars but to rather make a tangible difference
in the lives of our street people by giving responsibly and supporting a local
shelter or NGO or a street person in their area a hand up instead of hand out as
that simple perpetuate the cycle of dependence and aggressive begging.” Little
said.
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