“800 people sleeping rough in Auckland is 800 too many…” says mayor Phil Goff about the initial figures released from Ira Mata, Iri Tangata: Auckland’s Homeless Count. https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12139566&ref=NZH_fb
Read MoreOur temporary home and HomeGround Redevelopment
Auckland City Mission CEO Chris Farrelly, Mission clients and architects share their thoughts on the Mission’s temporary home and HomeGround redevelopment.
Read MoreNumber of families requesting food parcels highest in City Mission’s history
Our Missioner Chris Farrelly discusses the reasons why more families are needing help, including insufficient wages, high fuel prices and interest rates. https://www.nzherald.co.nz/national-video/news/video.cfm?c_id=1503075&gal_cid=1503075&gallery_id=196716
Read MoreHelp our Winter Warriors
Today is the first day of our Winter Appeal. Through the appeal we are celebrating the incredible work of our ‘Winter Warriors’, who like Simon from our Crisis Care & Community Services team provides social work support and emergency assistance to people in crisis. Simon can only do this because of the support from the…
Read MoreWarm support for new investment in addiction treatment facilities
The key agencies involved in today’s Government announcement of a $16.7 million investment in new addiction treatment facilities for Aucklanders have warmly welcomed the initiative. The new funding will see extra space added to Auckland City Mission’s HomeGround development, paving the way for the relocation of the city’s only dedicated inpatient medical detoxification service to…
Read MoreOne Can – Two Can
One Can – Two Can 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. Last year 158 organisations participated and collected around 30,000 cans for the Mission. The official appeal runs from…
Read MoreWe desperately need your help!
We desperately need your help! In the past 3 months the Mission has provided 3,253 emergency food parcels to desperate families and individuals. These food parcels have contained 49,417 cans of food. Our stock of canned food is now almost used up and we URGENTLY need more canned food. Can you help by donating a…
Read MoreHomelessness and racism drama heads to Wellington Fringe Festival
Story by published by Corazon Miller, NZ Herald, 15th March 2018 Homelessness and racism drama heads to Wellington Fringe Festival 15 Mar, 2018 10:34am Actor Joeli Thacker and play co-director Bronwyn Bent. Photo / Corazon Miller A van load of Auckland actors are taking a play about racism and homelessness to the capital –…
Read MoreAuckland City Mission CookOff
The inaugural Auckland City Mission CookOff is being held at St Matthew-in-the-City this Wednesday March 7th. At the event 12 top Auckland business leaders will be paired with a celebrated Auckland chef, Nadia Lim, Michael Van de Elzen or Nici Wickes to provide a meal for 150 special Mission guests (a mix of the homeless clients and families we work with). The…
Read MoreA play about racism and homelessness: by those who have faced it
*Story published by Simon Day, The Spinoff, 28th February 2018. The Race is an original piece of theatre about those marginalised by society, created by those who have been marginalised themselves. Simon Day spoke to some of the cast about the role acting has in their lives. His gappy grin beaming across the street, Rawiri…
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