Epuni Precinct Bless of new homes for whanau

A beautiful blessing this morning in Epuni as another three blocks of housing are opened at the 150 home precinct, in readiness to house those most in need of warm, safe housing in our city.

This first of its kind housing initiative will not only ensure decent homes, it will provide wrap around social and health services support for whānau and a community centre and community kitchen, thanks to a collaboration with Takiri Mai te Ata Homelessness Prevention Service and @Kainga Ora.
He Puāwai will also be on-site supporting with whānau garden plots, (check out the huge size of where the māra kai will be!) community greenhouse and cooking classes, ensuring that each whanau living in the new precinct has support with their own kai plan, budgeting and cooking classes. We can only imagine the transformation this offers to whānau who have been living in cars and motels. To come home, to be cared for - and to feel safe and loved.
For the past few years some of our team have been working alongside Takiri Mai te Ata Homelessness Prevention Services and Kāinga Ora to co-design a housing model that serves significant numbers of whānau/families out of emergency/transitional housing, in Epuni Lower Hutt.