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Night Shelter Manager’s Decade of Service Ends
25 September 2008
Night Shelter Manager’s Decade
of Service Ends
Wellington’s Night Shelter farewells
long time manager Barry MacDonald this week who is
travelling back to England to settle.
Barry has
worked at the Night Shelter on Taranaki St for the last 10
years and lists the recent major upgrade as the best thing
to happen over that time.
“I’ve enjoyed my time
here definitely. The board is very supportive and a strong
believer in the important function the shelter serves.
It’s also a very satisfying place to work knowing that you
provide a bed for people who genuinely need
one.”
“The relationship we have with Downtown
Community Ministry has been instrumental in finding more
suitable and permanent housing for people coming through the
shelter,” he says.
DCM staff, in partnership with the
Night Shelter, are in regular contact with residents to
assess their housing needs and support them to find stable
tenancies.
Barry is looking forward to reconnecting
with family, including his 80 year old mother, in
England.
Salvation Army Hope Centre Social Services
Team Leader Mike Leon will replace Barry and begins work at
the Night Shelter on 20 October. Mike has had considerable
experience at the shelter, as an overnight supervisor for a
number of
years.
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