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The Auckland City Mission Cook-Off brings together business leaders, top chefs and the community for a special evening of food, company and celebrations.  This May, the business leaders and chefs will make a positive difference in the lives of vulnerable Aucklanders by cooking a special meal for Mission guests. The business leaders are tasked with…

Welcome to our Christmas Newsletter.    In this issue you will find information about how your donations benefited those in need, an update on Christmas Lunch, Shining the Light on Food Insecurity in Aotearoa and much more.  For more information follow the link below. Auckland City Mission_Christmas Newsletter 2019.

Over the last few years, the demand for food at the Auckland City Mission has continually and dramatically increased. Food insecurity is about more than hunger. Hunger is a physiological experience caused by a lack of food – a person can feel hungry if they are running late and skip breakfast. Food insecurity, which is…

The Auckland Council is proudly supporting the Auckland City Mission with a food drive. Auckland Council Public Libraries are acting as local drop-off points for food with fifty-five locations in communities across Auckland. Non-perishable goods such as canned food (meat, fish, vegetables and fruit), pasta, rice, cereals, long-life milk, tea bags, instant coffee, and biscuits…

The Auckland City Mission is delighted to be partnering with Soap for Society, the Wellington City Mission and the Christchurch City Mission to make a real difference to New Zealanders living in poverty.  Soap for Society encourages people, and those within the beauty community, to donate toiletries to those living in serious need in New…

Demand for Auckland City Mission emergency food parcels skyrockets.   The Auckland City Mission is facing an unprecedented demand for food parcels at the same time as it is dealing with a dwindling supply of stock to meet the need. New statistics show there has been a jump in demand for the emergency food boxes…

One Can – Two Can is an annual appeal held by the Mission, which encourages schools, churches and businesses to collect non-perishable food items and funds for the Mission’s emergency food parcels. This year over 120 organisations participated and collected around 22,000 cans for the Mission. The official appeal ran from Monday 17th to Friday 28th June. We…

Yesterday on TVNZ’s ‘Breakfast’, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern discussed the reasons why more families are needing help, and referenced the Mission’s own Family 100 research project.

In this edition we meet Tangi, our onsite Work and Income Case Manager, Debbie, our new Kitchen Manager, and Kelsey, our new Outreach Mental Health Nurse. We also take a look at some of the ways our supporters are helping fellow Aucklanders and we get an update on Project HomeGround. Download the full newsletter