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Living Grace strives to provide the following services to their
clients. In many of these areas, Living Grace is currently only
providing some of these services due to a lack of resources.
PROVIDE
FOR THE PHYSICAL NEEDS OF STREET PEOPLE
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Cooking facilities
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Toilet and shower facilities
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Clothes washing facilities
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Secure storage facilities for belongings
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Venue
to attend devotions, workshops and other training sessions
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Primary health care – Dressings, TB and ARV(HIV) medicines, etc.
PROVIDE FOR THE SOCIAL NEEDS OF STREET PEOPLE
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Rehabilitation opportunities from
substance abuse – weekly support groups and referral system to rehab homes
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Personal counseling and social work needs. General paperwork of social grants, id’s, etc. Assessment of the
street people, identifying suitable candidates for the various rehabilitation
programs and to provide support for those working.
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Basic health education in the form of a support group
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Provision of access to social
services.
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Mentorship programmes in
entrepreneurial business projects
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SPIRITUAL PROGRAMS
Overarching all of our programs is a firm
conviction that a return to Biblical values and principles is the answer to
society’s needs. Spiritual ministry is accomplished through:
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Introducing the Christian way of life to the
community
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Nurturing new believers in their Christian
walk
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Promoting spiritual growth and unity among
team members
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Making Christian literature available
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Supporting all activities with
prayer
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Discipleship
SKILLS TRAINING AND JOB CREATION
Living Grace aims to work closely with
Living Way
who provide employment to the homeless.
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Life skills such as budgeting and financial responsibility
training
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Provision of work for some street people in
the service industry; as painters, street cleaners and in the area of
maintenance and greening of park areas
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Various components of relief aspects managed
by street people themselves, thus providing more self responsibility. Such
activities include assisting with the cooking of a midday meal for all the
street people, cleaning and maintaining the venue, etc.
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Recycling programs can be entered into and
the street people themselves encouraged to actively participate in
collecting recyclable goods such as bottles, tins, plastic bottles, paper,
etc.
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Developmental, Psychological, health
and basic educational workshops
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