Residents of Immaculata Shelter in Rosebank were elated to receive donations from the Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) Choir.
The donations of clothes were handed over to the shelter on August 25 and the JMPD Choir blessed the residents with melodious songs.
Immaculata Hall Project supervisor Mike Ntuli thanked the JMPD Choir for blessing residents with beautiful songs and said they were humbled by their presence and upliftment. “We have gone through hurdles including Covid-19 and homelessness challenges. We appreciate that they [JMPD] not only take care of our security and safety but they are also trying to uplift us spiritually.
“We are humbled by your support which we hope will continue. We’ll work together with your organising team on a continuous basis so that we as the community and you on the safety side, work to build a harmonious and safe community,” said Ntuli.
JMPD acting director of operations Amon Kganyago said, “We want to say we are because you are. We are here because we care, love, respect and recognise you as part of the community. The little that we’ve got, we felt we needed to share throughout the city of Johannesburg. We wanted to make sure we bring the community closer together as police, making sure that we work with you to fight corruption, and crime in its totality with your assistance.”
Kganyago said they were not a police force but a police service that listened to and served the people. He said they would continue to share with residents and give whatever they could to help improve their lives.
“We cannot achieve any success without the community. The community’s safety and security are indeed our priority. We mustn’t be the police who write tickets, and take stock from vendors on the streets but rather from time to time show our human side. We are all related one way or another as human beings.”
Ntuli assured residents that the correct procedures would be followed to distribute the donations.
Details: Immaculata Shelter is located on 17 Sturdee Avenue in Rosebank.
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