WelCom March 2024
On the frontline of supporting people facing hardship, Compassion Soup Kitchen launched an appeal last month, called Support People in Your Community. The appeal is to raise funds to help those in need in Wellington.
In recent months Compassion Soup Kitchen has experienced a big increase in service demand, providing around 2,500 more meals than in previous months, according to Sam Johnson, Kitchen Manager at the Compassion Soup Kitchen.
He says resources are stretched to the limit right now. ‘With high food prices and higher demand than ever before, we are struggling just to feed the many hungry whānau who come to our door, let alone provide any “extras”. ’
The support provided through this appeal will help to continue providing nutritious meals for the whānau who arrive each day as well as assisting them with daily problems they face. For example, access to hygiene items, which for many people is a high-cost barrier.
Sam Johnson says, ‘Basic personal hygiene plays a pivotal role in maintaining a sense of dignity and preserving overall health and wellbeing. For this reason, I would love to have hygiene packs available for all our whānau to access.
‘Supporting the Appeal will enable you to provide a warm meal or a hygiene pack to someone in your community who needs it and make a tangible difference in someone’s life.’
