Our impact in the community
Each number represents a person whose life has been touched by the kindness of others
Thanks to the generosity of Wellingtonians like you, the Wellington City Mission is able to provide a range of wrap-around support services to those in our community who are doing it tough.
Your donations contribute to the real life, everyday impact that you see below.
People supported through our Community Services and Financial Mentoring in 2025
Hot meals served to manuhiri at Whakamaru in 2025
Individuals or families were provided with shops in our Social Supermarket in 2025
Over 180 people are currently living with us in our transitional housing sites across Wellington, as we work towards long term stability together
People have been housed through our Residential Services in 2025 (not including our additional community services)
People presented at Kua Mākona i Whakamaru, our Crisis Recovery Cafe, in 2025
Whakamaru
more good things!
- We welcomed 71,277 manuhiri into Whakamaru in our first year of operations since opening in November 2024
- 32,966 hot meals served to manuhiri at Whakamaru in 2025, ensuring nobody in our community has to go hungry
- Our free showers and laundry services were utilised 6,475 times in 2025
- Over 40 rangatahi (young people) have lived in our transitional housing at Whakamaru since opening
- In 2025, 10 Whakamaru residents were successfully housed
