About Auckland City Mission
Auckland City Mission was established in 1920 by Reverend Jasper Calder. Under Reverend Calder’s leadership, the Mission quickly grew to become one of Auckland’s most influential social service providers – and today, it still is.
The services we offer have developed over time to reflect social changes, but our purpose remains to help people in desperate need. No two clients’ stories are the same and the people who come to the Mission for help come for many different reasons; some are isolated elderly, others are rough sleepers or people living in cars and inappropriate housing. Others are battling addictions, living with mental health issues, or struggling to feed their families over a period of unexpected crisis.
board of trustees
The Auckland City Mission works with a wonderful Board of volunteer trustees who meet once a month to provide valuable governance and support.
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The Mission is a charitable organisation registered under the Charitable Trust Act 1957 and the Charities Act 2005, registration number CC22938.
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Over the next five years our Vision is to have measurably improved our clients’ well-being and health, and contributed to sustained social change.
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