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U-Turn is making a public appeal for blankets, yoga mats, non-perishable foods, second hand clothing and toiletries.
U TURN

Help U-Turn provide shelter for the homeless amid stormy weather

With storms threatening the region, U-Turn urgently seeks donations to expand shelter for the homeless and protect vulnerable individuals from the harsh weather.

  • OWN Correspondent
1 min read
Volunteers who participated in the project last week. Picture: Supplied
CITY OF CAPE TOWN

Counting project aims to understand magnitude of homelessness in city

Several organisations serving homeless people are hopeful that they will be able to determine the number of homeless people around certain suburbs of Cape Town before the end of…

  • Sibulele Kasa
2 min read
U-Turn CEO Jean-Ray Knighton, left, and Inkatha Freedom Party member Anthony Mitchell get ready to bed down on the Main Road pavement in Claremont in support of U-Turn’s A Night on the Street campaign.
U TURN

U-Turn aims for R1m in rough sleeping drive

U-Turn, a non-profit organisation that helps the homeless get off the streets, says it has raised more than R600 000 towards a R1 million month-end target through its A Night on…

  • WESLEY FORD
3 min read
Business leaders, politicians, City officials, and influencers will spend a night on the street to raise funds for the homeless.
U TURN

Rough sleeping fund-raiser to aid homeless

The public are being invited to sleep rough for a night as part of a fund-raising drive by U-turn, a non-profit organisation that helps the homeless. The fund-raiser, called A…

  • Staff Reporter
  • WESLEY FORD
2 min read