Our integrated services and the MES process ensure a holistic service for our clients. The one-stop Centre of Hope which provides these services to the homeless and street people communities in Bellville, Parow, Brackenfell and Durbanville. This is a long-held dream for MES, intended to enable impactful change in the community.
A property in Bellville now provides much-needed services to our homeless community. The Safe Space, which is a step down from a shelter, was opened on 24th May 2017. The Safe Space is a basic facility where street people can sleep safely, sheltered from criminal elements and the weather, and can access to ablution facilities and social relief.
This facility and service also provides a platform to engage each street person in a development cycle comprising a mentorship programme aiming at harm reduction, creating a sense of belonging and the will and ability to respond to opportunities in a “response-able” way. The Safe Space is a start to good citizenship.