Cape Town project offers hope for homeless
Cape Town, South Africa (06 April 2022) – Chantal Sampson was homeless in Cape Town. Now, as part of Streetscapes, she helps others get off the streets. Streetscapes creates work for homeless people such as street cleaning and garden services.
Fellow GroundUp journalist Vincent Lali shared Chantal’s story in March as well which you can read here. We have shared an outtake below.
“Fieldworker Chantal Sampson leads the programme. Five years ago, Sampson was living in Van Riebeeck Park in Vredehoek. She had been homeless for five years. After a meeting with Streetscapes and residents, Sampson got involved. Today, she works with Streetscapes as a peer educator and leads the DPV Outreach programme. On any given day, Sampson might be assisting a homeless person in applying for an ID or reconnecting with their family. Among other tasks, Sampson also teaches life skills, organises health assessments, makes appointments for counselling and arranges yoga sessions.
Sampson manages a team of 13 people who were once homeless or unhoused residents in the area. The team cleans streets, picks up litter and sweeps verges.”
Take a look at how Chantal helps the homeless below.
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