Downtown Community Ministry / November 2011
The Downtown Community Ministry (DCM) gives down to earth support to individuals and families.
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Get out and vote!
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- “When you cast your vote, please think of the impact on poorer New Zealanders” urges Downtown Community Ministry’s (DCM) Director Stephanie McIntyre. “Low income people continue to endure a disproportionate burden of increases in the cost of housing, transport, utilities and food and have had no appreciable increase in income” says Stephanie. Quoting the famous words of John Donne: “No man is an island” the new City Missioner Susan Blaikie reinforced this concern, speaking to DCM’s AGM earlier this week. Susan’s message to voters was to remember the significance of community.
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Food Day Appeal - DCM Bulletin 17 Nov
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- The cost of food has gone up 8.4% in the last three years[1] ΜΆ a bigger rise than the general Consumers Price Index. The high cost of food is reflected in the figures for child poverty that are being widely discussed as part of the election campaigns[2]. “How do people manage?” asks Stephanie McIntyre, Director of Downtown Community Ministry. “We know that it’s a real struggle for some because of those who come to the DCM foodbank – and it’s the same for other foodbanks in Wellington.” “That’s why we’re asking DCM supporters and all Wellingtonians to contribute to the Food Appeal this coming Saturday, 19 November, organised by Wellington Foodbank Coalition members to replenish their stocks of food.”
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DCM Bulletin 10.11.11
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- Susan Blaikie, Wellington’s newest City Missioner and the first woman in that position, will be speaking at the Downtown Community Ministry’s AGM on Monday 21 November. “We’re delighted that Susan is coming to give us her thoughts on the work that both our organisations are deeply committed to,” says DCM Director Stephanie McIntyre. “Sharing our understanding of the needs of struggling Wellingtonians should help both organisations give them better service.”
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