Salvation Army

The Salvation Army's Queenstown Ministries seek funding to assist in the completion of a larger project, but specifically for Impact100, the relocation of their foodbank in Gorge Road, which is Tāhuna's only foodbank.

The ground floor of the Army's current premises in Remarkables Park is to be retrofitted into a warm welcoming area for all those seeking their free counselling services or general support. A grant from Impact100 would fund that part of the retrofit being dubbed the Impact100 Social Supermarket.

For the first time the Army will be able to offer discreet access to and loading from its foodbank, install chillers and freezers to better store rescued food for redistribution, and generally provide dignified support for all those requesting assistance feeding themselves and their families.

The demand is clear and the need real, and while it is being met as best possible now, the 'Under One Roof' project would significantly build the Ministries' capacity to serve its community in a way which promotes
mana and belonging.