Community Resources

Following is a list of community organisations.

Budgeting advice
Legal services
Addiction services
Mental health counselling
Food and clothing
Worship and community support

The list is not exclusive and other organisations may also be able to help with an application and with continuing support. Some of the organisations listed are hubs for a number of volunteer groups.

Budgeting advice

Christians Against Poverty
Helps NZers release from debt, poverty and its causes.

NZ Federation of Family Budgeting Services
Delivers free budgeting advice to family/whanau and individuals.

Moneytalks
Free and confidential budgeting advice that helps coordinate budgeting services in NZ.

Agape Budgeting Services
A free service that aims to teach individuals how get out of debt and to budget on their own.

Newtown Budgeting and Advocacy Service
Provides free, confidential, culturally aware and non judgemental budgeting advice to individuals and families in the Wellington community to help them to resolve financial problems and to develop their own budgeting skills.

Salvation Army
Low income loans (including No Interest Loans). wellington.bridge@salvationarmy.org.nz

Addiction Help and Addiction Counselling in Wellington--Sylvia Hull Trust

Addiction services

Supporting families
Offers families a wide range of confidential services provided through individual support, support groups, training and workshops.

Salvation Army
Assists families and individuals in need with addiction and problem gambling. 0800 530 000 • wellington.bridge@salvationarmy.org.nz

CareNZ (Level 7 156-158 Victoria St, Wellington)
Free services for those in Wellington affected by alcohol or drug use. 0800385151

Alcoholics Anonymous
08002296757

Narcotics Anonymous
0800628632

Alcohol Drug Helpline
0800787797 • drughelp.org.nz • methhelp.org.nz

Food and clothing

Angel Delivery
Food delivery service that delivers freshly made food nationwide.

Salvation Army
Assists families and individuals in need with food and clothing assistance, life skills programmes and other comfort and support.

City Mission – Wellington
Housing, food, 1-1 support, financial support, whānau support and more. 04 245 0900 • enquiries@wgtncitymission.org.nz

Housing

Salvation Army
Lyall Bay housing for 55+. wellington_cm@nzf.salvationarmy.org.nz
Post-prison support. Transitional Housing.

The Sustainability Trust
Offers free home energy assessments and free curtains (with Community Services Card). 0508787824 • advice@sustaintrust.org.nz

Local support services for welfare, financial help, housing, counselling and wellbeing in Wellington--Sylvia Hull Trust

General support services

Linkage
An information hub that helps people and organisations that support people to find local services, groups and activities that help meet their health and wellbeing needs.

Salvation Army (4 Normanby St, Newtown, Wellington)
Welfare, addiction and problem gambling, low income loans (including no interest loans), life skills and parenting, food assistance, housing assistance, Lyall Bay housing for 55+, post-prison support, transitional housing, specialist youth services.

Mosaic (94 Riddeford St, Newtown)
Provides support for male survivors of sexual, child and IPV abuse including a 24/7 Confidential Listening Service, counselling and peer support. 04 3895050 • 022 4193416 • enquiries@mosaic-wgtn.org.nz

ReBicycle
If you can’t afford a bike the mechanics at ReBicycle can organise a free bike for you.
O212304000 • rebicyclewgtn@gmail.com

Legal services

Community Law (Level 2, 15 Dixon St)
Offers free legal help, from easy-to-read information, to community workshops, to one-on-one legal help.

Citizen’s Advice Bureau
For a wide range of community and legal advice and information. 0800 367222 • 56-58 Bay Rd, Kilbirnie, Wellington

Counselling

Mental Health Foundation of NZ
Provide free information and training to support people and their families/whānau with experiences of mental illness. Provides links to mental health support services and free helplines.

Ministry of Health
The Ministry of Health’s list of where to get help.

Talking Works
Find a professional counsellor, psychotherapist or psychologist in the Wellington CBD.

Psychology Today
Find a therapist in Wellington.

Wellington Women’s Health Initiative
The Health Collective has qualified and experienced counsellors and offers 12 free sessions to women on low incomes.

Tū Ora Compass Health
List of counsellors in the Wellington area.

Te Awakairangi Health Network
Counselling and support services in the Hutt Valley and Wellington.

PeerZone
Peer led workshops in mental health and addiction at Newtown Community and Cultural Centre.

Te Ara Pai: Mental Health and Addiction Support Services
04-3811631 • tearapaihub@ccdhb.org.nz

Community support & worship

Community groups

Strathmore-based Community Centre
A space for community activities – services, sports and cultural events. There is access to a social worker, community law advice, wifi, printer, laptops and the centre can connect individuals to other community services.

Village Hall and St Christopher’s, Seatoun
(22 Forres Street, Seatoun, Wellington 6022)