blanket bank
The Blanket Bank is going through some changes but you will still be able to donate and receive support.
On 1st September 2022 New Brighton Project will hand over ‘Blanket Bank’ to the Christchurch Methodist Central Mission.
History and reasons for handover
The Blanket Bank was created in 2012 by New Brighton Project.
A project of giving and receiving, free from judgement, mahi a ngākau (work of the heart) which relies on donations of warm bedding from the public.
Every year The Blanket Bank has given out hundreds of items to support keeping whānau in our city warm.
Many homes in Otautahi are still insufficiently insulated and the cost of heating and bedding are often the hardest to manage.
The Blanket Bank has been committed to supporting anyone who can benefit from this service. The concept being, to make the process of receiving as easy as possible leaving clients feeling warm and valued.
Through New Brighton Project’s strategic planning in 2020 it was identified that The Blanket Bank was no longer just a Coastal New Brighton initiative.
Over the years it has grown to support our wider Ōtautahi community working with an increasing number of social agencies and self-referrals from many suburbs.
New Brighton Project also identified that with the inclusion of our newest project, a community radio station “Seaside Sounds”, that our capacity needed to be re-assessed.
A decision was made to seek a new home for the Blanket Bank, ideally with a social service agency that would embrace our mahi a ngākau principles.
We also saw benefit in choosing an agency that could offer more social service wrap around options to clients.
Over the last six months we have been working closely with Tracey, a Community Response Worker for Christchurch Methodist Mission on a plan to move the Blanket bank into CMM’s care.
Under the Christchurch Methodist Mission, NBP are confident that the Blanket Bank will continue to be a worthy initiative supporting the wider Ōtautahi community and be able expand its capacity and service reach.
Both parties have agreed to a six-month handover period to ensure that once the Blanket Bank is solely with CMM, they have had time to formulate appropriate processes and procedures, to connect with agencies and to plan how and where they will run the Blanket Bank to get the most potential for clients.
On 1st September 2022 New Brighton Project will hand over ‘Blanket Bank’ to the Christchurch Methodist Central Mission.
History and reasons for handover
The Blanket Bank was created in 2012 by New Brighton Project.
A project of giving and receiving, free from judgement, mahi a ngākau (work of the heart) which relies on donations of warm bedding from the public.
Every year The Blanket Bank has given out hundreds of items to support keeping whānau in our city warm.
Many homes in Otautahi are still insufficiently insulated and the cost of heating and bedding are often the hardest to manage.
The Blanket Bank has been committed to supporting anyone who can benefit from this service. The concept being, to make the process of receiving as easy as possible leaving clients feeling warm and valued.
Through New Brighton Project’s strategic planning in 2020 it was identified that The Blanket Bank was no longer just a Coastal New Brighton initiative.
Over the years it has grown to support our wider Ōtautahi community working with an increasing number of social agencies and self-referrals from many suburbs.
New Brighton Project also identified that with the inclusion of our newest project, a community radio station “Seaside Sounds”, that our capacity needed to be re-assessed.
A decision was made to seek a new home for the Blanket Bank, ideally with a social service agency that would embrace our mahi a ngākau principles.
We also saw benefit in choosing an agency that could offer more social service wrap around options to clients.
Over the last six months we have been working closely with Tracey, a Community Response Worker for Christchurch Methodist Mission on a plan to move the Blanket bank into CMM’s care.
Under the Christchurch Methodist Mission, NBP are confident that the Blanket Bank will continue to be a worthy initiative supporting the wider Ōtautahi community and be able expand its capacity and service reach.
Both parties have agreed to a six-month handover period to ensure that once the Blanket Bank is solely with CMM, they have had time to formulate appropriate processes and procedures, to connect with agencies and to plan how and where they will run the Blanket Bank to get the most potential for clients.
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Agencies we work with
Anglican City Mission, Aviva, Plunket, Barnardoes, Birthright, Christchurch Methodist Mission, ComCare, Compassion Trust, Civil Defence, Early Start Project, Eldernet, Emerge Aotearoa, Family Help Trust, Grace Vineyard Church, He Waka Tapu, Housing First Christchurch, Mana Ake, Mother & Baby Unit.– PMH, Mother & Pepe, New Brighton Union Church, Nga Maata Waka, Orranga Tamariki, Pathway Trust, Pegasus Health, Positive Directions Trust, Poto Williams’ office, Pips, Te Waka Aroha/St Faiths, Te Whare Roimata, Vision West, WINZ, Workwise.
