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Here for Good Project HomeGround: A New Chapter for Auckland City Mission
A letter from our A letter from our
Campaign Chair Missioner
Auckland has been acclaimed With the support of many caring Titiro whakamuri. Kokiri whakamua. Hundreds of thousands of lives have been
as “One of the world’s most Aucklanders, including private touched and enhanced by our care. We
philanthropists, trusts and foundations, Look back and reflect so you can have become Auckland’s Mission and an
liveable cities”, but as citizens of the business community and government, move forward. integral and treasured part of our city. The
our great city we all know that, we have now raised $77.4 million towards spirit behind the Mission’s founding motto,
For over 100 years, Auckland City Mission
although we have much to be our current target of $90 million which
has been at the forefront of shaping lives
‘Not only a charity, but a chance’ continues.
proud of, there is growing despair has allowed us to commence building.
for the better. Today, we’re preparing for Today though, we have a set programme,
among our most vulnerable. Our goal is to restore dignity and wellbeing the most exciting mission in our history – we know where we are going. We have a
to those whom life has treated harshly. I ask “HomeGround”. primary focus on homelessness, hunger
The HomeGround redevelopment will not you to join me in supporting the Auckland and health, and we are building a facility
only be a new home for the Auckland City Mission to leave a legacy of care for the Today, as we look back over 99 years since and providing services to address these.
City Mission, it will be an exemplar within most vulnerable in our city – a legacy that the foundation of the Mission, we also look We stand with those in desperate need, to
New Zealand of how we should respond allows our children and grandchildren to forward to our centennial next year when provide both immediate relief and pathways
to those of us in desperate need. It will stand proud in our collective stance against we will open the new Auckland City Mission to enable long-term wellbeing.
equip the City Mission with the facilities it homelessness, poverty and poor health. “HomeGround”, on our Hobson Street site
needs to relieve this need, and in adopting and set the course for the next 100 years.
an international best practice model It will take the support of all Aucklanders,
from all walks of life, to meet the $12.6m The first Missioner, Rev Jasper Calder, wrote “A community can flourish only when its most
of housing, we will be leading the way
shortfall and finally to realise this “When one’s mind travels back to 10th June vulnerable are treated with compassion and
to provide immediate solutions to end
dream. Ensuring the Mission, Auckland’s 1920, when the Mission was first launched, dignity, and when effective methods and
chronic homelessness. Our new purpose-
Mission, has a home from which it can amazement is the only emotion which is resources are applied to restore their mental
built Mission will also provide innovative
work effectively as it embarks on its possible... When we began, we had no set and physical wellbeing. This is the purpose
models of crisis care, healthcare, a food
second hundred years of service. programme, other than that we were out to of HomeGround. We trust all Aucklanders
distribution centre as well as Auckland’s
help the underdog in his grim battles against will help us realise this vision.”
leading drug and alcohol detox facility.
Please help us make this happen. life’s difficulties... We started with no money,
no rules, but with an excellent committee, a
lot of enthusiasm and a mighty big faith.” I now reach out to you for assistance to
complete the building we have started,
For 99 years our doors have been open,
and bring HomeGround to completion.
and we have reached out to those who are
in most desperate need in our community.
Richard Didsbury
Auckland City Mission
HomeGround Campaign Chair
Chris Farrelly
CEO/City Missioner
Auckland City Mission | Project HomeGround 3
From comforting shell-shocked
soldiers in the great wars and
Fast facts
helping people living with HIV and $90 million
AIDS, to proactively managing the fundraising target.
homeless problem in our city and
caring for those individuals who 80 apartments
to permanently house people;
have nobody left to turn to – we’re 50% for the chronically
proud to be on the front line. homeless and 50% for those
on low incomes on the Social
In a perfect world, we shouldn’t need to exist. Housing Register.
But life is rarely perfect, and even today hunger,
homelessness and poor health are still major issues
in the city we call home. As Auckland advances Fit-for-purpose
to become one of the most dynamic cities in spaces for City Mission
the Pacific region, we need new, thoughtful, and services, admin and offices; the
innovative ways of solving these age-old problems. Calder Medical Centre; dental
clinic; pharmacy; and detox
centre, including 25 beds.
A history of forward thinking Retail spaces,
community spaces,
Our answer has been decades in the making. conference and event
From 2020, when our new home will be ready, we
will transform the City Mission not just for the good of
spaces for all
our city, but for countless human lives in the process. Aucklanders.
Offering hope. Community. And proactive help.
Our new City Mission centre is unlike anything
anywhere in the world. From idea and ambition,
to services and layout, it’s been carefully planned,
painstakingly designed, and shaped by world best
practice. We will open our doors for those who need
emergency food, social services, and healthcare.
Navigating different government agencies on behalf
of our clients, while treating them with dignity and
respect every step of the way.
“
I think we all have a responsibility to help create the sort
of society we want to live in, but often aren’t sure how to go
We look forward to you coming about this. So when the Mission is implementing effective
on the journey with us. solutions to the problems of homelessness, hunger and
“
poor health, it makes sense to support them.
–C
elia Caughey
Board Member & HomeGround Campaign Executive Member
Auckland City Mission | Project HomeGround 5
We’re almost there All we need now is YOU!
Auckland City Mission’s HomeGround project Thanks to the kindness and generosity of people like you, we’re
hoping to achieve our full target this year. It won’t be easy, but the
is our biggest yet. The good news is, we’ve benefits to our city will last for generations to come. 100% of anything
secured the majority of the funds – but we still you can give will be put towards the HomeGround project and it
need some serious help to get it over the line. all counts. You can donate online, or by using the form below.
Want to know more?
If you have any questions please contact Holly Mathiesen, HomeGround
Marketing Assistant on 027 208 4249 or holly.m@aucklandcitymission.org.nz
$90 million Bank Deposit:
Ways you can donate
target cc no: 12-3109-0149179-00
A
REF 1: Organisation/Trust or Foundation Name
Online: REF 2: Your first & last name or Donor ID
$12.5 million to go www.aucklandcitymission.org.nz/homeground REF 3: Your phone number
$77.5 million
raised
as at 3 April 2019 Post:
Please fill in the form below and pop it in a post box (you don’t need a stamp) to:
Auckland City Mission HomeGround,
Freepost 1129, PO Box 5352,
Here’s how the donations add up: Wellesley Street, Auckland 1141.
Auckland City Mission $8m + land
How would you like us to address you? Please find enclosed a cheque for:
Government (please circle amount):
> Ministry of Housing & Urban Dear
$34.7m $10 $25 $50 $100 $500 $1,000
Development – $18m
> Ministry of Health – $16.7m My personal details are: $5,000 $10,000 $20,000
or
Lead Gift – Foundation North $10m Name
Gift of Choice $
Fundraising gifts/pledges to date $24.8m Address
Please email me the latest Auckland
City Mission HomeGround newsletter.
lease do not include my name on
P
$0 Postcode
your mailing list.
All financial donations over $5 are tax
Phone deductible; you will receive a receipt.
Email Auckland City Mission is a registered donee organisation -
Charities Registration #: CC22938 IRD/GST #: 10-007-771
Auckland City Mission | Project HomeGround 7
A Mission for the
Alcohol and
21st Century
drug detox
Activities Food
and training distribution
For almost 100 years, Auckland City Mission Trauma Elder
has been at the forefront of shaping lives services services
for the better. Today we’re preparing for
the most exciting mission in our history.
It’s an initiative unlike anything else seen before in New Zealand;
a purpose-built, safe space to stand against homelessness, Dental Homeless
hunger and poor health. Offering pragmatic, hands-on services services
services and support to help those who need it most.
Our new centre will be broad in both scope and service,
and be welcoming to all – with a determined focus
on the wellbeing and support of our clients. Each of
our services has been carefully considered to offer
Crisis Health
a bridge to dignity, potential and transformation. services services
Permanent 80
housing apartments
Wholesome
meals
“ The provision of wrap around services, so integral to the
HomeGround project, is now of the very essence of the role
of the City Mission. This project will be transformational for
the most vulnerable in our city and I invite you to join me in
supporting it. Together we can make a real difference
“
by ending chronic homelessness.
– The Honourable Lyn Stevens QC & HomeGround
Campaign Executive Member
Auckland City Mission | Project HomeGround 9
A Place to Feel
Fast facts
Home Again Our new Mission
will provide activity spaces
where people can develop
skills in art, clay work,
carving and drama.
Our new home will be at the heart
Designed for life Haeata, our community
of everything we do. A place that
centre, aims to provide
represents “turangawaewae”.
A place where shame is alleviated,
Our new City Mission is essentially nutritious meals in
an entire village in one building. It’s a safe, welcoming
and people feel especially
a place of pride, of clever design
empowered and connected.
and architectural elegance. The
environment. The
A place to share food. A place name translates to ‘the
building encompasses everything
for health services, advice and breaking of the dawn’.
we stand for and uses strong visual
activities. And a place to call
cues to express our philosophy
home for those without one.
– from the cross-bracing for
The new building will house 40 support and connection, to the
apartments for the homeless to carefully selected materials which
provide safe, permanent shelter. are low maintenance, practical
Another 40 apartments are for those yet robust and enduring.
on the Social Housing Register
The architects have worked tirelessly
who desperately need homes. Before: 1850’s building After: HomeGround Project
to ensure our new home feels like
The building will also be the hub home, using space, tone, light, and
of Auckland City Mission – where simple wayfinding to create a sense
we can continue to support, share of wellbeing and security. This design
and connect with those who need philosophy reflects our desire to
it most. Our low-cost medical make our new centre a welcoming
centre will be purpose-built and and homely beacon of hope –
offer expanded services, like a closely connected to St Matthew’s
dentist, for the first time. While our church, and designed in conjunction
commercial kitchen will prepare with our local Iwi partners.
wholesome meals in the community
centre Haeata, where people can
also learn basic cooking skills.
“ My kids and myself have been sick now because of conditions at home. The main
thing is, because my son... when it’s winter and it’s raining, I can’t afford to dry his
“
blankets and that and he gets frustrated, so I have to give him my blanket.
– Dylan
Auckland City Mission | Project HomeGround 11
A Place to
Stand
Homelessness shouldn’t even be an
issue – every human being has the For now, for always
right to safety and shelter. That’s why
We’re also in this for the long term.
we’re so passionate about what our
Our focus is on enduring safety and
new centre offers. As well as the 80
wellbeing, not quick wins. That’s why
warm, dry and safe apartments for
we’re shifting our focus away from
a mix of tenants, we’ll make sure
temporary shelters, to real homes and
both a social worker and security
places of ongoing sanctuary. From
will be on site 24/7 all year round.
short-term solutions, to long-term
We’ve designed the model based
problem solving. And from single-
on international best practice of
focus fixes to integrated, holistic
Common Ground and Housing First
support. Essentially, we want to stop
getting people off the streets and into
homelessness before it starts.
safe and permanent homes first.
Of course, these are big challenges
Our own experience is backed by
that take an even bigger team to
international best practice; make
solve. That’s why we’re working in
people feel safe and secure, then
collaboration with landlords, other
wrap services around them to address
not-for-profits, property developers,
their needs. A stable home and a
range of services such as health,
mental health and employment can
philanthropists, hospitals, businesses,
government agencies and everyday “ I receive $386 per week. The rent itself is $380. The simple fact is when the
expenditure exceeds the income, I’m in trouble. That is basically why I am reliant
Kiwis to make change happen. on charity... The option here is to borrow, which I have done, heavily in debt.
“
provide homeless individuals with
Friends, families and no-one wants to be a friend anymore. And rightfully so.
an essential framework for dignity,
wellbeing and positive change. – Kirsty
Fast 50% of our studio apartments are for the
chronically homeless and 50% for those on low
The Housing First
philosophy focuses on first
Overseas experience suggests
about a third of tenants move on
facts incomes on the Social Housing Register. Tenants finding a house for a vulnerable each year as they find their feet,
are kept safe with 24/7 security and social service concierges. person, then providing appropriate gain employment or move back
This tenancy mix in the Common Ground model reflects an wraparound services to address with family. While some are ready to
urban living community. It is proven to create opportunities for their individual needs and help leave after just a few months, others
friendships, integration and the breakdown of social barriers. them sustain their tenancy. with serious issues may need the
higher level of care for longer.
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Here’s to
Good Health
Put simply, healthier prospects and most could not afford medical
lead to healthier futures. That’s care in any case. This leads to
why our new centre comes with problems being compounded and
a fully-equipped, one-stop shop often made worse, so we’ll offer
for low-cost health and support these services to the most vulnerable,
services. Named after the Mission’s whenever they need them.
founder Rev. Jasper Calder, the
Calder Medical Centre will treat The Calder Centre will offer walk-
thousands of patients every year in options, where no appointments
– people who might not otherwise are needed, and we’re already
get the help they need. We’ll focus working on the development of
on the things that matter, from services for and by Maori.
everyday GP and dental visits, to
Detox options will also be
diabetes, mental health, addiction
available, offering professional,
and trauma. More broadly, we’ll
highly pragmatic support to any
also tackle the roots of individual
Aucklander through our 25-bed
problems, with counselling, life skills
detox unit, in partnership with the
and transition-to-work programmes.
DHB. Integration is key to our detox
programme, which is a pre-requisite
Neither blame, nor shame to rehabilitation. It’s a unique
model for New Zealand, where we
We’ll refuse nobody and treat anyone use powerful social and medical
who needs help. That’s because strategies to work through the unique
many vulnerable clients don’t have challenges of each individual.
access to even basic healthcare
such as seeing a doctor or dentist –
“ I don’t think of my health, I think of my kids first because they’re still young. They
need more care and attention with their health – more than what I do. [I neglect]
Fast facts In 2018, the Calder Medical Centre
provided 17,054 health consultations.
Dentist, smears, depression tablets, inhaler sometimes because I can’t afford it. The new building will increase
1 in 3 NZ families are
I give it to the kids. Just tablets that I’m supposed to be taking for the sun for my
capacity for health
“ affected by drug and alcohol
skin. I haven’t taken that for nearly three years.
– Renee problems. Our new building and mental health
increase our detox
will
consultations, and provide
beds from 10 to 25. dentistry services.
Auckland City Mission | Project HomeGround 15
A Hunger for
Fast facts
1 in 4 Kiwi kids live
in hardship (that’s 209,000
children), Child Poverty
Change
Monitor 2017.
The idea that hunger is even an question, while also making sure
2 meals a day, issue in modern-day New Zealand they can connect directly to WINZ
365 days a year is shocking in itself. But the reality if they need further support.
are provided through our is, it’s a serious and wide-scale
Haeata Community Centre. problem, especially in Auckland. Our new community centre is
equipped with a commercial
The eradication of hunger has kitchen, and will provide healthier,
$3.43 – that’s the average always been fundamental to nutritional meals for breakfast
daily budget for food that
our role as the City Mission. and lunch 365-days a year.
our Crisis Care clients have
We’ll always continue to provide
available once their bills For us, kai is also a powerful
food for hungry families and
are paid (per person). way to connect, share and – in
work with partners to extend
our community food reach turn – create a sense of mana
611,992 meals into the most disadvantaged within our community.
provided by our neighbourhoods – in addition to
emergency food the thousands of emergency food
parcels in 2018. parcels we distribute each year.
Nourishing through kindness
Poverty can be measured, in part,
by food insecurity – the worry of
where your next meal will come
from. That’s why we will never
stop providing quality food to
anyone who is in need, without
“ If I keep them at home cos I haven’t got the right foods to send them to school
with, it’s “Why aren’t you sending them to school?” And then when I do send them
and they haven’t got enough lunches, it’s “Where’s the lunches? Why did you send
“
them to school with basically nothing?” And I think, well, either way I can’t win.
– Maria
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Photo: jessiecasson.com
Housing First
Daniel’s story
Since March 2017 the Mission has
housed over 92 people who have lived
on the streets for an average of 8 years.*
Meet Daniel, who the Mission has recently housed, after 10 years
of living in a tent by the motorway. When Daniel’s family fell apart,
he jumped on a bus into the city and didn’t go home again.
When he wanted to find a home nothing was available and he
found himself stuck living on the streets.
Since being housed by the Mission in September 2017, Daniel has
found his health has improved, he can better structure his budget,
offer other homeless friends positive and encouraging advice, and
is overall able to think more clearly. Daniel is now on the way to
being in control of his life.
“When I got here, the first thing that hit me were the cupboards.
Under a bridge you can’t have cupboards because rats will get
into your things. I don’t hate rats but it was quite frightening and
it was very much an inconvenience to not be able to plan ahead
for food – you couldn’t leave food around.”
“Everything’s new. I’ve never owned a new washing machine in my
life, a fridge-freezer was given to me by Work and Income. I’m so
proud of those things and I’m so proud to be able to put meat in
my freezer and plan my meals because I don’t like cooking.”
“Every morning I wake up, I think of the things I can do, like my
washing. I have neighbours who I get on very well with who look
out for my house and I for theirs. That’s a level of security I have
not felt for so very long. That’s very much a blessing and I’m so
grateful. I feel a part of my community and that’s a big thing.”
This all started with a very simple thing – he’s been given a place
to call home.
*As of February 2019
Auckland City Mission | Project HomeGround 19All we need
now is YOU!
100% of anything you can give will
be put towards the HomeGround
project and it all counts.
Please use the form inside or go to
www.aucklandcitymission.org.nz/homeground
to donate now.
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