Housing First Christchurch - He Kāinga Ora ki Ōtautahi
Project Background
In 2018 the Christchurch Methodist Mission led the implementation of the Housing First model in Christchurch. Housing First Christchurch (HFC) is funded by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development and Christchurch City Council. Staff are seconded to a Housing First Management Group from six collaborative partners:
· Christchurch Methodist Mission
· Comcare Trust
· Emerge Aotearoa
· Christchurch City Mission
· Te Whare Roimata
· Ōtautahi Community Housing Trust
“I’d just like to thank Housing First, and everybody who has helped me on my journey. I love Housing First, and everything they’ve done for me. Not just for me, but my kids as well.”
— Kaewa
Find out how we can help you
We’ll work with you to find out what’s working, where investment could be put to best use or how to improve anything not going to plan. We can help you define success and set tangible, measurable goals. And we talk in real language so you can understand and engage with the findings. We engage with the community to conduct community research and consultations for private companies, trusts, government agencies, NGOs and more. But we have a special interest in research that has a purpose - to better society and teach lessons. We aim to help those we work with build capacity to enact positive change.
