Thank you for supporting your rough sleeping neighbours
Wellington is facing a homelessness crisis. By making your donation by 12th September, you’ll give shelter to people who are rough sleeping this winter.
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DCM’s name and bank account number is:
03 - 0558 - 0060344 - 000
Downtown Community Ministry
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If you need help, please reach out to donate@dcm.org.nz or 04 384 7699.
It means the world to know that you care.
Rough sleeping in Wellington has increased by 40% since 2024.
Tonight, all over Wellington, our neighbours will be sheltering in doorways or sleeping in their vehicles.
Outside in freezing temperatures, with no home and no shelter.
Your kindness will offer safety shelter to neighbours like Tāne*, who was evicted from his long-term home, rough sleeping and in desperate need of food, support, connection and shelter.
Please consider a donation to offer Crisis Accommodation to a neighbour like Tāne this winter.
Because there’s a shortage of suitable, long-term housing available to our whānau, it’s not as straightforward as connecting with someone, advocating for them and finding them a home.
When people are turned away from emergency housing, or asked to come back tomorrow for an assessment, it means spending another night locked out, just trying to survive.
Kyle from DCM’s Toro Atu (Outreach) team has seen the crisis firsthand.
Can you imagine how it feels to find every door closed as the weather gets wetter and colder?
Please consider a gift to offer a night of shelter to a neighbour who is rough sleeping, or an emergency food parcel to someone in Crisis Accommodation tonight.
With the Move-On Orders looming and Wellington moving between Red and Orange weather warnings, the need for shelter and safety has never been greater.
Your generosity will take that weight off their shoulders. You’ll offer an opportunity for a neighbour who is rough sleeping to finally get some sleep, have a shower, and spend a day free from using substances to numb the cold. Thank you.
*We’ve changed the names in this story to provide anonymity to our whānau
We desperately need your help
Thank you for considering a donation to support our rough sleeping neighbours.
If you need help, please reach out to donate@dcm.org.nz or 04 384 7699. It means the world to know that you care.
