About the Chariti
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The Salvation Army - ChristchurchThe Salvation Army’s mission is caring for people, transforming lives and reforming society. Through our nation-wide network of community and family service centres, addiction recovery programmes, employment training, aged care services, children and youth activities, supportive accommodation, chaplaincy and disaster relief, we are able to offer over 120,000 people in need unconditional support every year. While The Salvation Army buildings in Christchurch did not sustain notable damage after the 4 September earthquake, the 22 February earthquake resulted in widespread damage to Salvation Army officers’ (ministers’) quarters as well as to Salvation Army buildings within the central Christchurch red zone. Buildings damaged include The Salvation Army Southern Divisional Headquarters, Christchurch Community Ministries and the Family Store housed beneath, as well as Christchurch City Corps. The Salvation Army recovery effort was set up at Sydenham Corps temporarily due to the damage, while Linwood Corps served as a Salvation Army welfare centre and only suffered superficial damage. Many Christchurch Salvation Army personnel were forced to seek temporary accommodation as they continued to help with the relief effort. HOW THE SALVATION ARMY WILL SPEND ANY MONEY THAT WE RECEIVE:The Salvation Army spends money in Christchurch on a need-basis, whereby the most urgent needs are addressed first. In immediate response to the earthquakes, The Salvation Army provided: assistance to displaced residents, food and assistance to emergency personnel, initial response teams, psychosocial support, immediate welfare support, mobile support. Later introducing programmes such as the 'Angel scheme' where people could 'dob in' their neighbour for needing a care break out of the city and Care cards (in partnership with Westpac Bank) that are pre-loaded with $500. Petrol, supermarket and clothing vouchers were distributed as well as community shower blocks built and chemical toilets distributed. Looking forward, The Salvation Army is now looking towards children, and are developing a School Programme aimed at providing hot lunches, emergency kits and welfare workers to students in Christchurch's eastern suburbs.
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Christchurch City MissionThe Mission runs a range of social, and alcohol & drug services including foodbank, night shelter, a women’s drop in centre, a residential drug & alcohol service, drug & alcohol counseling and social work services. The earthquakes increased the demand for our services from people who themselves were affected. We ran a mobile service (campervan) in the worst hit areas, supplying water, food & counseling. We provided food to low-decile schools; we increased grants to people for power and tried to resume all our activities for people who were in need. The money will be spent to help and poor and marginalized to resume their lives following the shattering experiences of the series of earthquakes here in Christchurch. This will include heating, blankets, food and other necessary assistance.
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cholmondeley
Located down Cholmondeley Lane, overlooking the sea, Cholmondeley (Chum-ley)
was formally opened on Saturday 7 March 1925. The land and purpose-built home were donated by Hugh Heber Cholmondeley as a memorial to his wife Margaret who had died unexpectedly on a visit home to England.
Cholmondeley's core business has always been a community based, directly accessible respite care service for children whose families are experiencing significant stress or difficulties. This involves a short stay of several days to 2 weeks. While numerous children come to us for regular stays throughout the year we are also able to offer care in emergencies.
This service operates outside of the statutory sector and only some of the families we work with will have involvement with Child, Youth and Family. Cholmondeley is the only community based short term and emergency respite care provider in New Zealand and one of a few international facilities of its kind. This makes Cholmondeley truly unique. This means that parents can contact Cholmondeley direct to ask for assistance. They don't have to go through any other social service provider or state provider.
An average of 15-18 children per day stay at Cholmondeley for an average of 10 days. Usually around 80% of referrals are from Christchurch, the rest coming from wider Canterbury and other South Island provinces. Over the last 85 years Cholmondeley estimates it will have looked after around 25,000 children.
From a partnership perspective Cholmondeley has developed very strong relationships with many individuals, businesses and companies in Canterbury. These organisations and the community bring in over 70% of Cholmondeley's funding. This is made up of individual, organisation and corporate donations, trust and grant funding, funding from multiple events, a regular giving programme and direct mail.
The model we work with is within the family preservation and early intervention stage of the continuum of services for children and their families. Cholmondeley is able to release the tension within families so care and protection issues for the children don't escalate to the point where the statutory services such as Child, Youth and Family are required to intervene.
Our key goals moving forward are that the service remains immediately accessible to children and families who need us, and that we are increasing the level of partnerships with other social service providers in the sector, working collaboratively with them as part of a wrap around approach for families in need.
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