Tomorrow, Premier Helen Zille, Provincial MEC for Social Development, Patricia De Lille and Cape Town Mayoral Committee Member for Social Development, Councillor Grant Pascoe, will launch a drug and crime reduction partnership project in the Helderberg.
The project will be driven by a new multi-service drug treatment and outreach centre, called the Helderberg Community Awareness, Rehabilitation and Education Services Centre. The centre will be staffed jointly by provincial and municipal drug treatment, probation and outreach personnel.
It will offer outpatient drug treatment, probation and diversion services to the local courts, as well as outreach and training for the greater Helderberg area. Its staff will work in close collaboration with local non-governmental organisations (NGOs), police, health services, courts and other stakeholders.
All media are welcome to attend the launch.
Date: Tuesday, 21 September 2010
Time: 10h00
Venue: Helderberg Community Awareness, Rehabilitation and Education Services Centre, 40 St James Street, Somerset West.
Directions to Helderberg Community Awareness, Rehabilitation and Education Services Centre:
Follow the N2 towards Somerset West,
Go straight past the first turn off for Somerset West,
Turn left into Victoria Street,
Turn left into Andries Pretorius Street,
Take the third left into St James Street,
Number 40 will be on the right hand side.
Media enquiries:
Trace Venter
Cell: 083 229 2539
Steven Otter
Cell: 084 233 3811
Source: Western Cape Provincial Government
Premier Zille to launch drug and crime reduction partnership in Helderberg
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