Wesley Community Action's 2010 to 2011 Annual Report has just been released. To download a copy click here.

The latest newsletter from WCA is available. Click here for your copy.

When WCA’s  Community Worker Anne Ross learned that her 81 year old client needed assistance to shift out of his home while he went into rest home care to regain his health, she took a number of steps that were essential to ensure her client’s well being, yet which greatly exceeded her ‘job’ requirements.

Jono’s  eyes light up as he reflects on the progress he has made in less than a year of working as a professional foster parent with Wesley Community Action (WCA),  “I love my work..... I have a passion for what I’m doing”.  

The Good Cents initiative in Porirua, has emerged as a locally grown response to concerns about debt and has grown into a community owned initiative that is focussed on transforming systems and structures in our community that create unsustainable debt.

Good Cents is about working collaboratively, across the whole community to identify how together each of our contributions can make a difference, and has just released its Strategy paper. To find out more and obtain a copy, read on.

The Latest Wesleyhaven Village News is just out!

This 76 page 'coffee table' book featuring pictures, poems and stories tracing the remarkable history of Wesleyhaven Village is available now for $25.00 (Postage & Packaging included. All proceeds to Wesleyhaven village.)

Welsey Community Action’s Waitangirua venue was chosen to celebrate the National launch of and anti gambling campaign by The Health Sponsorship Council (HSC.)

For the past 16 years Wesley Community Action has run an emergency food bank in Cannons Creek, Porirua,  and now there are exciting plans to transform the food bank into a community garden and  pantry.

The Community garden and pantry will be a place where people can come to grow and harvest fruit and vegetables, share their skills and learn about gardening, cooking and healthy eating all while building strong community links. 

Although based in Wellington, Wesley Community Action is already contributing to the National Disaster relief for the Christchurch Earthquake, and is currently providing respite accommodation for six elderly Christchurch residents at  Wesleyhaven Village, Naenae.