What We Can Do For You
Welcome to the Pride Shelter! 

We are here to help you if you are experiencing a genuine crisis and need a friendly, safe, calm and nurturing place to stay on a short-term basis while you start to recover and find your feet again.

The Pride Shelter can offer you support in the following ways:

1.   Provide you with short-term accommodation for up to one month. 
  • This period is designed to give you a breathing space during which you can start to find your feet again while giving you peace of mind that you have a safe, comfortable place to stay.
  • If you are a job seeker and find work within this month, you are able to apply to extend your stay for up to one month. You are required to pay the shelter a nominal amount per day from your salary during this month. This extra month, which starts on your first day at work, gives you a chance to save some money during your first month of work before you move on to other accommodation.

2.   Provide you with a friendly, safe and nurturing environment conducive to recovery
  • We pride ourselves at the Pride Shelter for providing our residents with a friendly, safe and nurturing environment in which to stay. The Matron, Jan, loves being a mother to all the residents and will work very hard to ensure that you receive the support you need.

3.   Provide you with two meals a day (breakfast and dinner)

4.   Refer you to other services you may need
  • If you require medical treatment and do not have Medical Aid, we can refer you to New Somerset Hospital in Green Point (cnr Beach Road and Lower Portswood Road; 021 402 6911/6408).
  • If you are looking for work, we can refer you to the Western Cape Government's Walk-In-Centre at 9 Wale Street. Here you can look at their employment handbook, which lists job opportunities in the provincial and City governments, view other job advertisements and use the Internet for free for 45 minutes at a time. You can also ask for advice on your CV. They are open from 8am - 4pm on weekdays and from 8am - midday on Saturdays, and can be contacted on 021 483 3794.
  • If you require counselling, a clinical social worker (and former Pride Shelter resident) is available to come to the shelter on Sundays for a hour.
  • Alcoholics Anonymous holds a meeting at the shelter every Wednesday from 6-7pm.
  • Health4Men offers sexual health services for all men who have sex with men. In Cape Town, they have clinics in Woodstock, Khayelitsha and Bellville. We tend to refer residents to the Woodstock clinic (Ivan Toms Centre for Men's Health -  Victoria Walk Road, Woodstock, Cape Town; 021 447 2844).
  • Triangle Project is a non-profit human rights organisation offering professional services to ensure the full realisation of constitutional and human rights for LGBTI individuals, their partners and families. We often refer residents to their counselling service, which can be reached on 081 257 6693. The address is 2nd Floor, Leadership House, Cnr Burg & Shortmarket Streets, Greenmarket Square, Cape Town. Their helpline is 021 712 6699.
  • SWEAT (Sex Workers Education and Advocacy Taskforce) promotes the rights of sex workers. They are based at 19 Anson Street, Observatory, Cape Town, and can be contacted on 021 448 7875. Their helpline number is 0800 60 60 60.
  • Gender DynamiX focuses on the transgender community. They provide resources, information and support to trans people, their partners, family, employers and the public. They are based at the 10 Collingwood Place, Anson Street, Observatory, Cape Town. Call them on 081 728 6057 (temporary no.).
  • PASSOP (People Against Suffering, Oppression and Poverty) is a not-for-profit human rights organisation devoted to fighting for the rights of asylum-seekers, refugees and immigrants in South Africa. You can find them at Room 413-414, Tulbagh Centre Building, Hans Strijdom Avenue, Cape Town. Call them on 021 762 0322.
  • Cape Mental Health provides or facilitates comprehensive, pro-active and enabling mental health services in the Western Cape. They are based at 22 Ivy Street in Observatory and can be contacted on 021 447 9040.

5.   Provide Internet access  
  • The shelter has a computer which you are welcome to use to look for work or search for other information that may assist you in getting back on your feet. 

We hope that this information is helpful to you. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any further questions. We would love to hear from you!

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