Accessing food for your whānau and helping others to access food during Covid-19.

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19 Apr

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Do you need help finding food for your family at this time?

Civil Defence and Emergency Management Groups (CDEM) are running emergency food across New Zealand. You can call your local CDEM and get assistance. The Ministry of Social Development lists on their website all the phone numbers for emergency food distribution across New Zealand. Please find your region and call them.
Find and contact a food bank anywhere in New Zealand here.
Wellington City Mission: 0800 245 0900
Auckland City Mission: +64 9 3039200
A comprehensive list of food services available at this time on Caremongering.

Foodbank: donate food online to the Salvation Army.
Kaibosh: donate to keep their food rescue services running in the wider Wellington region.
Full list of food rescue agencies and their locations across New Zealand is here. You can find your local agency and help them.
CommonUnity: community food parcels going out in Hutt Valley.
Wellington City Mission: 0800 245 0900
Auckland City Mission: +64 9 3039200
Donate to any food bank in New Zealand or Love Soup here.
Contribute to the Caremongering fund administered by The Gift Trust and Namaste Foundation.
Philanthropy New Zealand has weekly updates on its website.
Volunteering New Zealand has a Covid-19 response programme`

Caremongering have a great list of resources to help your agency.
MBIE have information for all businesses and services on its website.
The Gift Trust and Namaste Foundation have a fund to support organisations at this time. Apply here.
Charities Services has information to help charities and also donors to charities.
Volunteering New Zealand has a Covid-19 response programme that can help you find volunteers.
MPI has information for cooking kai on marae here. This may be helpful if your marae is setting up and cooking kai to help whānau.