The Rosebank Homeless Shelter
Tucked between the high-end enclaves of Keyes Art Mile and Rosebank, the Rosebank Homeless Shelter serves a critical role in the community providing safe housing, daily meals, and skills training and assistance to 100 individuals in need. Volunteers can give their time helping with preparing and serving daily meals, as well as collecting donations for the shelter.
Dlala Nje
Situated in Ponte, Dlala Nje provides a safe learning environment for kids to be kids. They fund their foundation through their Dlala Nje Experiences, which are a great way to explore the city. You can donate at their website or reach out to them to find out how best you can volunteer.Kids Haven
Founded in 1992, Kids Haven is a children’s shelter in Benoni that provides children in the area with a safe place to stay with a focus on reintegrating them into the community. You can donate food, money and clothes or volunteer by helping children with homework, serving meals or helping in their charity shop.Magical moments
Magical Moments offers children a safe place to learn and play. They help with homework, give music and art lessons and run a number of other activitivites. Volunteers can help teach and play with children and can also help with fundraising and events.South African National Council for the Blind
Being homeless compunds many of the existing difficulties individuals face and the South African National Council for the Blind helps those unable to see. Volunteering options include helping with events, raising funds, reading to the blind and taking them on excursions or by offering expertise to staff.Door of Hope
Door of Hope shelters abandoned babies and aims to reunite them with their families or help make adoption arrangements to find them a new home. Volunteers need to apply and then work directly with the babies and staff.Bienvenu Shelter
Bienvenu Shelter in Berea gives migrant woman and children a safe place to stay and provides accommodation, meals, clothes, access to health facilities, education, legal assistance, and support for other needs. Head to their website to see how you can help.SPCA
The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, commonly known as SPCA, is an international animal welfare organisation and has numerous locations in Gauteng, including the Sandton SPCA. They accept volunteers from 7 years of age and older, who do various tasks including animal enrichment, shelter maintenance, and fundraising.The Animal Anti-Cruelty League
The Animal Anti-Cruelty League is another animal welfare organisation with multiple locations across the country, including its head office in Regents Park, in south Joburg. Adult volunteers must attend orientation and at least one volunteer course, where they are taught the basics of handling and caring for animals. Students who need to complete school community service hours can also do so here.
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