There are so many people who are faced with life on the streets, in need of kindness and a helping hand; these are the organisations making sure they are seen!
South Africa (11 January 2023) – The Good Things Guy team has been working on these charity lists since the start of the pandemic in 2020. They were created as tools to help people find help or offer it to causes close to their hearts. Over the years, the demand for these lists has grown, and today, we are excited to share our lists for 2023.
Our charity list was usually one long one, but we have found, with the help of insightful readers, that one list is too much to work through. This year we are splitting the list into various categories. This fifth list features all the organisations working with people to put a roof over their heads.
There are several kinds of organisations, whether it be a service to support destitute people, a shelter to give a night’s stay or an organisation specialising in housing, we have added some indicators below, so you know what the organisation specialises in.
If we have missed an organisation or charity, please email tyler@goodthingsguy.com and we will add it soonest; kindly supply the relevant links as well as which province they work in, the NPO/NGO/NPC registration details and a brief description of what the organisation does.
Please note, this is a working list, so keep sending through your charities, and we will keep adding them!
(HM) – Homeless/Destitute Care, (HH) – Housing, (S) – Shelter.
South Africa
- Habitat for Humanity South Africa (Working across South Africa) (HH) – Website / Facebook
- National Shelter Movement of SA (S) – Website
- Sheltersuit South Africa (HM) – Facebook
- The Street Store (HM) – Website / Facebook
- Viva con Agua (HM) – Website / Facebook
Eastern Cape
- MES Shelter (Working in Gqeberha) (S) – Website / Facebook
- Vistarus Mission Station (Working in Gqeberha) (S) – Website / Facebook
Gauteng
- Doorway to Dignity (Working in Randburg) (HM) – Website / Facebook
- Fountain for the Thirsty (Working in Parktown North) (HM) – Website / Facebook
- Frida Hartley Women Shelter (Working in Yeoville) (S) – Website / Facebook
- MES Shelter in Hillbrow and Kempton Park. (S) – Website / Facebook
- PEN – Protecting the Homeless (Working in Tshwane) (HM) – Website
- Tower of Life Men’s Shelter (Working in Krugersdorp) (S) – Facebook
KwaZulu-Natal
- Denis Hurley Centre (Working in Durban) (HM, S) – Website / Facebook
- Life Changers SA (Working in Pietermaritzburg) (HM) – Website / Facebook
- Payless Shelter (Working in Durban) (S) – Website / Facebook
- The Wellness Centre Trust (Working in Durban) (S) – Website / Facebook
Western Cape
- Donations on Wheels (Working in Stellenbosch) (HM) – Website / Facebook
- Elim Night Shelter (Working in Elsies River) (S) – Website / Facebook
- Havens Night Shelter (Working in the Western Cape) (S) – Website
- Ihata Shelter for Abused Women and Children (Working in Cape Town) (S) – Website / Facebook
- Khulisa Social Solutions (Working in Cape Town) (HM) – Website / Facebook
- Ons Plek Projects (Working in Western Cape) (HM, S) – Website
- Our Address Shelter (Working in Plettenberg Bay) (S) – Facebook
- MES Shelter (Working in Belville) (S) – Website / Facebook
- Pride Shelter (Working in Cape Town) (S) – Website / Facebook
- Somerset West Night Shelter (Working in Somerset West) (S) – Website / Facebook
- Souper Troopers (Working in Western Cape) (HM) – Website / Facebook
- The Hope Exchange (Working in Cape Town) (HM) – Website / Facebook
- U-Turn Homeless Ministries (Working in Kenilworth) (HM) – Website / Facebook
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