Everyone deserves somewhere to belong.
 

Life Changer is a Pietermaritzburg-based Christian organisation working alongside people experiencing homelessness and vulnerable children to restore dignity, rebuild connection and help people find their way back to family, community and hope. Born out of a simple revelation that we don't get to choose the family into which we are born, our work aims to build a centre where, even if for only a few hours a day, a person experiencing homelessness can come to feel the support and provision of home. 
 

We don't believe people are projects to be fixed or problems to be managed. We believe that lasting change happens in relationship; that the opposite of addiction is not sobriety but belonging, and that the only real Life Changer is Jesus. 

We also believe that this is a mandate given to THE church and not just A single church. And so our work is a testimony to partnership with several churches within the city, all coming together in this space. 
 

We show up. We listen. We build trust. And we walk alongside people as they take steps towards something better.
 

From the streets to the care system, our work is rooted in one simple belief: 

WE ALL NEED FAMILY. 

WE ALL NEED A PLACE TO FEEL SAFE. 

At Life Changer, we are guided by the scripture verse: The Lord sets the lonely in families. (Psalm 68:8) We believe it's up to us to be that family. 
 

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