Wellington’s Street Outreach Service
Catholic Social Services is involved with the Street Outreach Service to enable the street community to move at their own pace to a safer, healthier and more sustainable living environment.
The service, set up in 2013, is supported by 12 organisations that volunteer time, and offer a variety of social and health services. It covers mainly central Wellington, Newtown, Miramar and Kilbirnie.
A roster system has two people checking twice daily on those in need around the different areas.
Catholic Social Services joined up with the Street Outreach Service in 2014. Every fortnight, our social worker Trish Heward accompanies Steve from the Soup Kitchen to make contact with people who may need assistance.
They work in a low key, friendly and sensitive way.
The Soup Kitchen provides free meals to those in need, and connects with new members of the street community in a positive and confidential way.
Street Outreach Service offers assistance such as help with finding permanent or emergency accommodation, advocacy for benefits, medical care, meals, employment, clothing, family social work, pastoral care, free showers and laundry, budgeting and more.