Housing is a human right
Housing First Auckland gets $3.7m to tackle chronic homelessless
A south Auckland family found living in their car are among those helped as part of a project tackling chronic homelessness. Housing First Auckland is a joint initiative between the Government, Auckland Council and five community social housing providers. Manukau-based social housing provider LinkPeople is leading the efforts in south Auckland.
Homelessness on the rise in New Zealand
Lifewise chief executive Moira Lawler speaks with Duncan Garner on the AM Show about what is needed to end homelessness in Auckland (video).
The secret to fixing homelessness in Auckland
Sam Tsemberis is an expert at getting homeless people off the streets, compassionately. His secret? Giving them a place to live. Finlay Macdonald sat down with Dr Tsemberis while he was in New Zealand recently and asked him more about Housing First and how it works.
Housing First launches to help Auckland’s homeless
A new initiative aimed at ending chronic homelessness in Auckland has officially kicked off. Today Social Housing Minister Amy Adams and Auckland Mayor Phil Goff launched Housing First Auckland, which aims to house 472 chronically homeless Aucklanders and provide wrap-around services to address the causes of their homelessness.
International expert guides Auckland services to help end homelessness
Dr Sam Tsemberis, the world’s leading expert in Housing First is in New Zealand working with Housing First Auckland, a collective of five services contracted by the Ministry of Social Development to work with chronically homeless people in Auckland.