Barriers to Social Grant Applications

Barriers to Social Grant Applications

An identity document (ID) is a legal requirement in order to access many government services in South Africa.  Yet the Department of Home Affairs remains inaccessible for many destitute street people.   Limiting access to social service grants, housing applications...
Our Relationship with Alcohol and Responsible Liquor Trading

Our Relationship with Alcohol and Responsible Liquor Trading

1019 units of alcohol confiscated around the Muizenberg beachfront area on New Year’s Day. Let that sink in, 1019 units! Some of units were confiscated from people leaving the shopping area, making their way to the beachfront. Some from passengers as they disembarked...
Safety Parents Needed

Safety Parents Needed

The Department of Social Development needs you, and warmly extends an invitation to YOU to open your hearts and homes to vulnerable children in need of care and protection. Why do we need Safety Parents?  “We believe that every child deserves a safe, nurturing home...
Giving a Hand-Up, Not a Hand-Out | Kite Festival

Giving a Hand-Up, Not a Hand-Out | Kite Festival

We encourage you to consider partnering with MID Social Development for event clean-up and set-up support. Giving a hand-up, not a hand-out. Herewith a letter received from Cape Mental Health (CMH) in recognition of the cleaning and set-up support services facilitated...

All Lives Matter on the Streets of Muizenberg

The Muizenberg Improvement District operates in public space, and therefore public safety refers to improving the safety of ALL people engaging with the public space environment. On Friday 29 September, Gary Theron, a homeless Muizenberg resident for more than ten...