Help provide a Welcome Home Pack so no one starts with nothing
Peter slept in his car for nine months.
When the cold became too much, he would turn the engine on just to feel warm enough to rest. He was unwell, exhausted, and alone — but like hundreds of people across Tāmaki Makaurau, he had nowhere else to go.
When Peter was finally offered a permanent home, everything changed. But arriving at a home after homelessness can be a fragile moment.
People often arrive with almost nothing. Everything they own fits into a bag, or the back of a car. The excitement of unlocking a front door is mixed with fear, exhaustion, and uncertainty.
A Welcome Home Pack helps ensure that first night is different.
It offers care and reassurance at the moment someone arrives home — helping them feel safe, settled, and treated with dignity from the very beginning.
Please help provide a Welcome Home Pack today.
Your support today can help welcome someone home
A Welcome Home Pack includes the everyday essentials many of us take for granted — items that make a house feel liveable on the very first night.
This moment matters.
The first night in a new home can shape what comes next — whether someone feels overwhelmed and alone, or safe enough to rest, settle, and begin rebuilding.
By giving today, you are helping ensure someone doesn’t arrive home to an empty space, but to a place that feels human and caring from the start.
Use the form to provide a Welcome Home Pack or make another gift today.
Your generosity helps ensure people like Peter are supported at the moment it matters most.
*Peter’s story is true. We’ve changed his name and used stock pictures to protect his privacy and dignity.
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Help provide a welcome pack today
$64
Provide freshly cooked meals and connection in our community dining room to people who have nowhere else to go.
$100
A Welcome Home Pack includes the everyday essentials many of us take for granted — items that make a house feel liveable on the very first night, inc. bedding.
$138
Provide food parcels filled with fresh food and pantry staples
$595
Give the gift of a fresh start by contributing to a 7-day stay at our residential detox service, helping someone begin their journey free from harmful alcohol and drug use.
If you prefer to make a bank transfer please donate into the following account:
Account name: Auckland City Mission
Account number: 12-3011-0520064-00
Particulars: Your surname
Code: Your donor ID if known
Reference: CH26
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