$25K to Help Bay Homeless
- May 27, 2016
- 1 min read
Tauranga Moana Night Shelter - Photo: Bruce Barnard
A $25,000 grant from BayTrust is being warmly welcomed by Tauranga Moana Night Shelter Trust in response to the Bay’s current housing crisis placing huge strain on social agencies.
Tauranga Moana Night Shelter manager Annamarie Angus says staff and volunteers are committed to helping each man end the cycle of homelessness by resolving long-term issues such as access to health services, social welfare benefits, and drug and alcohol counselling.
“Without BayTrust’s help we wouldn’t be able to provide these services. We would just become another warehouse night shelter where people come in at 4pm and leave again at 7.30am and nothing else gets resolved,” says Annamarie.
The night shelter opened on Elizabeth St in September 2014 and offers more than just a safe place to sleep.
“With the right supports in place, housing becomes sustainable for the long-term. Most people do want that – they are looking to live well in the community and have their own whare to go home to.”
BayTrust chief executive Alastair Rhodes says the $25,000 grant towards the night shelter’s operational costs will help further BayTrust’s vision of ensuring “the Bay of Plenty is the greatest place to be”.
