DCM Wellington - Te Aro

DCM (formerly known as Inner City Ministry and then Downtown Community Ministry) has been working in the city of Wellington since 1969 to “focus on the needs of, and to help empower, those marginalised in the city” (DCM Constitution). DCM has adopted the byline “together we can end homelessness in Wellington” which reflects our current focus on the needs of one key marginalised group – people experiencing homelessness, or who are at risk of homelessness, supporting them on a journey towards sustainable housing and wellbeing.

Sitting in the heart of Wellington at 2 Lukes Lane on the site of Te Aro Pā, the most marginalised people in our city come to us because they genuinely feel welcome and because what we do works and makes a difference in their lives. We also connect to people who are newly housed and to vulnerable tenants within their own neighbourhoods, by taking the DCM experience out into the community.

DCM is a stable organisation and has a diverse and sustainable funding base, including many Wellingtonians - individual donors, businesses, groups and faith communities - as well as the Wellington City Council (Te Kanihera o Pōneke), Ministry of Social Development (Te Manatū Whakahiato Ora), Ministry of Housing and Urban Development (Te Tūāpapa Kura Kāinga) and charitable trusts. More than 450 individuals also support our mahi through the One Percent Collective.