Family at peace now
Pila* contacted Monte Cecilia Housing Trust asking for support for her and two young children. They were sleeping in the lounge...
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Stories
Supported by Monte Cecilia
Mere* was in a volatile relationship with her partner, and she kept getting kicked out of the house by him. She decided to leave....
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Emergency, Transitional, Housing First, Social Housing Confused
So are we at times. Monte Cecilia had offered supported emergency housing for 34 years, then in 2016/17, the government allowed motels to be used rather than staying homeless.
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New Facility & HQ Opened & Blessed
October 10 was a historic day for Monte Cecilia Housing Trust when we opened our new 30 x two bedroom units for families in housing crisis which means for many homeless.
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An amazing gift
Donated to Monte Cecilia by Bourke and Karen OConnor (Bourke Monte Trust Board member). It was made some 30 years ago.
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Not able to afford and sustain rent
This family have been very transient moving between family homes and private rentals due to not being able to afford and sustain rent. There was history of DV and alcohol use and their first child was uplifted by Oranga Tamariki when the child was 4 months old. The couple used to be always angry to one another.
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Overcrowded housing situation
Moana* was almost full-term in her pregnancy with her third child, when she had to leave the home
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Mum is now thriving
Eva* is a single mother with three-year-old son, they previously lived in an old warehouse in Onehunga that was made into a church. They needed support because the room was cold and her son would get sick often. It was small and could only fit a double mattress on the floor and not much else.
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How Monte Cecilia changed my life
Monte Cecilia, I never heard of this name before in NZ, despite living here for 12 years. One tragedy in my life changed everything. Me and my family were involved in a house fire on 3rd of September 2018 when everything in our life turned upside down. Luckily we managed to escape the fire on time but we lost almost all of our belongings.
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Tensions between family members resolved
Sandra came into Monte Cecilia emergency housing after living with Sandra’s in laws but had to move out due to tensions between family members as the house was overcrowded.
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