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Mayor welcomes new funding for homelessness
Media release
22 September 2016
Mayor welcomes new funding for homelessness
Auckland Mayor Len Brown has welcomed a decision by councillors to approve $2million of funding to the James Liston Hostel in Freeman’s Bay as an important step towards eliminating rough sleeping.
The funding comes from the City Centre Targeted Rate and the hostel will use the money for a variety of initiatives including a renovation, new beds and more showers and bathrooms.
“Combined with the roll out of the highly effective Housing First model by LifeWise and the Auckland City Mission, this has the potential to eliminate rough sleeping in Auckland’s city centre in the next few years,” says Len Brown.
“I want to thank city centre businesses and the Auckland City Centre Advisory Board for their support of this initiative. It shows a real commitment to improving the lives of some of our most vulnerable citizens.”
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