{"id":182522,"date":"2018-07-16T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-07-16T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/182522\/house-to-shelter-victims-in-their-time-of-need\/"},"modified":"2018-07-16T14:51:41","modified_gmt":"2018-07-16T12:51:41","slug":"house-to-shelter-victims-in-their-time-of-need","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2018\/07\/16\/house-to-shelter-victims-in-their-time-of-need\/","title":{"rendered":"House to shelter victims in their time of need"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Members of the Germiston Police Station were all hands on deck on Thursday as they painted the Victim Empowerment Centre house situated at the police station.<\/p>\n<p>The house will act as a safe haven for victims of domestic violence and rape, as well as abandoned children.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>It will offer immediate help to those in need before they are referred to places of safety.<\/p>\n<p>The house is set to open its doors to the public on Mandela Day (Wednesday).<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">ALSO READ:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/182226\/babies-receive-much-needed-blankets\/\" target=\"_blank\">Babies receive much-needed blankets<\/a><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/182052\/donate-books-for-children-less-fortunate-with-west-pack-lifestyle\/\" target=\"_blank\">Donate books for children less fortunate with West Pack Lifestyle<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Have a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Contact the newsroom by emailing: Melissa Hart (Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a 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Express<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"stream-item stream-item-below-post-content\">\n<div class='tenancy_slot tenancy_slot_1 jannah_ad' style='display: none;' data-query-id='79c8188a6d205623073a70028294a918'><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Victim Empowerment Centre will be opening a safe house on Mandela Day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1848,"featured_media":182523,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"hasGravity":false,"cxt_article_byline":"Melissa 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