Charity Partners
Our 2026 Charities
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Helping Aucklanders in greatest need by providing housing, food, and physical and mental healthcare. Last year the Mission distributed over 50,000 food parcels to families and provided specialist medical health support for nearly 20,000 people.
Dave Letele helps those in need. As a community advocate, he supports various causes. BBM provides food relief in Auckland and Tokoroa, where groceries are obtained with a ‘koha’, promoting dignity and contribution.
Blind Low Vision NZ supports people who are blind, deafblind, or have low vision to live and work independently. We provide practical help, advocate for accessibility, and promote inclusive communities where no goal is too big or small.
Every week, three Kiwi families hear the words no parent ever wants to hear. Child Cancer Foundation stands beside them from that moment on—offering emotional, practical, and financial support through treatment and beyond. Together, we can help every child face cancer with courage, comfort, and hope.
Addressing food insecurity in low socio-economic areas, FTN works with schools to support children in poverty in New Zealand. Since 2021, over 5,000 food packs have been provided to kids and families, ensuring access to sufficient nutritious food.
The Nest Collective supports whānau facing hardship with free baby essentials for their pēpi’s first year of life and beyond. Working with local community partners, they provide clothing, bedding, books, toys and toiletries, helping ease financial pressure and give babies a healthy, supported start in life.
Founded in 1970, Youthline is a nationwide network supporting young people and their families. With centres across the country, run by volunteers and staff, we ensure youth know where to find help and access support when they need it.
Supporting Canterbury families in crisis, Cholmondeley provides safe, nurturing short-term care for children aged 5–12. Its dedicated Awhi team also works alongside whānau at home to build resilience and stability. Since 1925, Cholmondeley has offered hope and healing to thousands of children when their families need it most.
Christ Church Cathedral Reinstatement is working to restore and reopen the city’s iconic cathedral following the Canterbury earthquakes. Donations help preserve its heritage and return it to the community as a welcoming place for worship, celebration and connection, bringing renewed life and hope to the heart of Christchurch.
Christchurch Aunties helps women and children across Canterbury rebuild their lives after family violence. Working through trusted community agencies, they provide donated furniture, bedding, kitchen supplies and household essentials, helping whānau create a comfortable home and take steps towards healing, independence and a brighter future.
Responding to crises across Canterbury, City Mission provides food, emergency shelter, addiction support, life-skills training, counselling, and social services to people in need. Each day, they offer a path from survival to hope—helping thousands rebuild dignity, stability, and community when life hits hardest.
KidsCan helps Kiwi kids experiencing hardship get the essentials they need to learn and thrive. Through schools and early childhood centres across Aotearoa, they provide nutritious food, warm jackets, shoes and health products, helping remove barriers to learning and giving tamariki a fair start in life.
Serving people experiencing homelessness, Orange Sky offers free laundry, warm showers, and genuine kōrero in Christchurch. Their volunteer-led service creates dignity, connection and compassion—turning simple acts into sources of hope and belonging for whānau doing it tough.
Assistance Dogs New Zealand Trust raises and trains dogs to support children and young people living with disabilities. Each dog is matched to its client’s needs, providing practical help, safety and companionship while supporting greater independence and participation in everyday life for individuals and their families.
Providing emergency food parcels across Hamilton, the Foodbank partners with social agencies to support whānau in crisis. In 2023 alone, it delivered over 9,050 parcels—feeding more than 19,200 people. Through compassion and community, it brings dignity, relief, and hope to those doing it tough.
Loving Arms supports Waikato families in need with clothing, bedding, nappies, toiletries and essential baby equipment. With help from donors and volunteers, they help ease the financial pressure of caring for a baby, helping whānau feel supported and giving little ones a warm, comfortable start in life.
Storytime Foundation helps whānau facing adversity across Aotearoa build stronger bonds through reading together. By providing free books, education and resources, they support parents and caregivers to nurture secure relationships with their tamariki, encouraging language development and giving children a loving foundation for learning and wellbeing.
The Serve supports people facing hardship in Hamilton with hot evening meals, every day of the year. Run by volunteers, they also redistribute food and household resources, offering practical help and a welcoming place where people can share a meal, find companionship and feel part of their community.
Founded in 1970, Youthline is a nationwide network supporting young people and their families. With centres across the country, run by volunteers and staff, we ensure youth know where to find help and access support when they need it.
Age Concern Wellington Region supports older people to stay connected, active and well through visiting services, social programmes, practical advice and falls-prevention classes. Through connection, empowerment, and care, Age Concern Wellington helps lift people from struggle toward strength, dignity, and opportunity.
Serving families across the Hutt Valley, the Refuge offers safe accommodation, 24/7 crisis support, counselling, legal advocacy, and children’s programmes for those facing family violence. Their specialist team empowers women and tamariki to rebuild safety, healing, and hope when it’s needed most.
Mary Potter Hospice provides free, compassionate care for people with life-limiting illnesses across Wellington, Porirua and Kāpiti. Supporting patients and their whānau at home and in its inpatient unit, it helps people live every moment with comfort, dignity and care tailored to what matters most to them.
Serving people experiencing homelessness, Orange Sky offers free laundry, warm showers, and genuine kōrero. Their volunteer-led service creates dignity, connection and compassion—turning simple acts into sources of hope and belonging for whānau doing it tough.
SANDS offers emotional care, peer support, and advocacy for whānau affected by the loss of a baby through miscarriage, stillbirth or neonatal death. Their volunteers walk alongside grieving families in the Wellington and Hutt region—offering compassion, understanding, and a safe space to remember.
Te Omanga Hospice provides free palliative care for people with terminal or life-limiting illnesses across the Hutt Valley. Its specialist team offers nursing, medical care and support for families and whānau, caring for physical, emotional and spiritual needs to help people live as well as possible.
Te Umu ki Rangituhi, Ngāti Toa’s social supermarket in Porirua, supports whānau experiencing hardship by helping them choose essential groceries that meet their needs. With mana, dignity and compassion at its heart, this welcoming service offers practical food support and helps families feel respected and cared for.
Te Whare Tiaki Wāhine Refuge, based in Porirua, supports women, children and whānau affected by family violence. Grounded in kaupapa Māori and manaakitanga, it offers 24/7 crisis support, safe accommodation and practical advocacy, helping families find safety, heal and rebuild their lives with dignity and hope.
For over 120 years, Wellington City Mission supports people and whānau in Greater Wellington through transitional housing, food support via its Social Supermarket, counselling, advocacy, financial mentoring, and community services. They walk alongside those in need—seeking fullness of life, restoration, and hope in every corner of the city.