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Together we can end homelessness.
Te Pae Manaaki Tangata, which means ‘The place where people experience manaakitanga’, ensures whānau are connected to the supports they need. This service encompasses all of DCM’s frontline and hauora services, and is a place where everybody is treated with kindness, dignity and respect.
As we did in 2020, DCM had a polling booth for the General Election at 2 Lukes Lane, empowering the marginalised to have their voices and votes heard.
DCM’s Toro Atu (Outreach) Team were delighted when Wellington Mayor, Tory Whanau, accompanied them as they checked on people sleeping rough on the city’s streets.
70 whānau filled out the 2023 Census at DCM with the support of Statistics NZ to ensure their voices were heard, because Tatau tātou – all of us count!
With 1 in 11 houses in Aotearoa built under the current government, could we be seeing the end of the housing crisis?
The landlord’s helping solve the housing crisis
Matthew Ryan, who provides properties to DCM is a landlord helping to solve the housing crisis.
Dev is one of our amazing landlords providing our whānau with whares they can call their own. Dev has had an inspiring journey moving from Fiji and settling in Aotearoa, and here we share his story.
Another Day in the Life of Te Hāpai
Te Hāpai – which means “to lift up” – is a safe, welcoming place where people who are rough sleeping in Wellington are supported on a journey to housing and wellbeing.
Te Awatea – Doing whatever it takes
Te Awatea (meaning, the awakening of the dawn) is a service that is aimed to reduce harm associated with substance abuse. The service has a particular focus on those who are experiencing homelessness or are at risk of homelessness.
Lifting up the most marginalised during Lockdown 2021
Just as we did in 2020, Lockdown 2021 saw us working together once again, to ensure that the most marginalised were supported at this challenging time. From DCM kaimahi, to our team of health professionals, to our wonderful supporters - here members of team DCM talk about their work supporting the most marginalised during the latest lockdown.
We Count, We Matter – And We Vote
More than 100 taumai showed they counted when they voted at DCM during October’s election, with many others voting in their own communities. The polling booth at DCM during election week capped months of activity designed to inform and motivate taumai to have their say – many for the very first time.
Reaching out to the most marginalised – during lock-down
Last year, we invited you to join DCM’s Street Outreach team on a typical day, as they headed out to connect with people who were rough sleeping or street begging on Wellington’s streets. This month, we checked back in with the team, to see how different a “typical day” has been during the COVID-19 lock-down.
Reaching Out to the Most Marginalised
DCM’s Street Outreach team help support Wellington’s most marginalised people. It also gives Wellingtonians a way to make a real difference in the lives of people begging or sleeping rough in the city.