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Church donates care packs to Durban North SAPS

THE Rivers Foundation, the charitable arm of Rivers Church in Glenhills, recently donated 20 care packs to the Durban North police station for children who are victims of abuse or assault. Each care pack contains a colouring book, crayons, something to eat, and either a crocheted teddy bear or a 'lovie' comfort blanket with a crocheted character on it. Fathima Naidu, who heads up the Foundation in Durban North, said they hope to extend the programme to incorporate the Greenwood Park police station. Also read: Glen Hills church stitches for charitable causes 'We recently completed a blanket initiative where we crocheted and donated more than 70 blankets to the Durban Child & Youth Care Centre in Berea. As we were getting to the end of our blanket drive, a member of the church and the police station, Warrant Officer Madhu Moodley, and I started a conversation about this initiative. She told me about the children that come through the station and we came up with the idea for the care packs. 'We feel this is an initiative where we can impact children in the community, who are victims of abuse or domestic violence or just any child coming through the station. Oftentimes the police station can be a scary space for a child so this was our way of helping out,' she said. Spokesperson for the police station, Sergeant Nonhlanhla Shozi, said she was blown away by the generosity. 'We didn't expect this generous offer from the church and to hear they will help us where the need arises is very special. At the station we have a victim support room as well as a Gender Based Violence (GBV) consultation room and these care packs will help vulnerable children. It helps take their minds off the trauma they have experienced,' she said. For more from Northglen News, follow us on Facebook , X or Instagram. You can also check out our videos on our YouTube channel or follow us on TikTok. Click to subscribe to our newsletter – here At Caxton, we employ humans to generate daily fresh news, not AI intervention. Happy reading!