Street store to clothe homeless and the needy
Homeless people will be able to line up at the store and choose the clothes they need at no charge. There will also be shower facilities available, a HIV testing unit and drug rehabilitation ministers will be there to lend an ear.
Two Christian organisations plan to host a street-store event for the homeless and the needy at the end of this month.
Doxa Deo Moot and Christ for Moot for Christus (CMC) want to fulfil their vision of faith-in-action.
The street store is a pop-up clothing store for the homeless to provide for the homeless in a dignified way.
Homeless people will be able to line up at the store and choose the clothes they need at no charge.
Another objective is to provide emotional and spiritual needs to the homeless on the day of the street store and after the event.
Chairperson of CMC and campus pastor of Doxa Deo Moot, Japie Venter, and CMC ministries co-ordinator, Marchell le Roux, said that they expect to cater for around 1 300 homeless people on the day.
“We are asking the community to donate good quality clothing, shoes and blankets as winter is upon our doorstep.
“Locals with a few unneeded or old clothes are encouraged to pack them into a bag and head over to the street store and do your part,” said Venter.
“The street store is a non-profit organisation that aims to connect people from different walks of life while uplifting those who go without basic needs. On the day, shower facilities will be available. An HIV testing unit and drug rehabilitation ministers will be there to lend an ear.
“We need to face the reality and we need to celebrate the positive. We dream to make a difference where we can to restore each and everyone’s dignity,” he said.
Donations can be delivered to SPAR Rietfontein in Frates Road or Doxa Deo Moot in Ben Swart Street in Môregloed.
“The street store encourages privileged people to be charitable and does so with little to no expense. It provides clothing to those who need it most and saves them the humiliation of having to beg for a necessity,” said Le Roux.
Le Roux said that they actively want to get involved in the community.
“We want to share the positive stories about how the homeless and the needy transformed and picked themselves up to start a better future for themselves.
“South Africa needs stories of hope. There is a lot of negative news and when we can share success stories, we can turn a dark place into a place of hope,” Le Roux added.
The event will take place at Capital Park community centre in Trouw Street on Saturday, May 28.
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