The Good Works Charitable Trust

Providing a hand up rather than a hand out reducing food insecurity on the Shore. Crisis Food Bank, Social Supermarket, School Lunch Kits...

Auckland

Mission and Vision

The Good Works Charitable Trust mission is to embody our vision of Strengthening Communities, Creating Hope by upholding five core values:

Integrity

Inclusion

Generosity

Empowerment

Meaningful partnership

Our approach is rooted in empowerment, aiming to offer a hand up rather than a hand out. We strive to transition recipients from reliance on food parcels and emergency food grants to achieving control over their food supply. Tino rangatiratanga, agency, dignity and choice, in the process enhancing mana and fostering self-reliance within the North Shore community.

More about us

The Good Works Trust Food bank is the emergency food provider for any Social Service agency with clients on the North Shore including Auckland City Mission, Te Puna Haurora, Oranga Tamariki, Hospice, Victim Support, WDHB, MSD, Plunket, Corrections, CAD’s, RESPECT, Pathways, Shine, North Harbour Budgeting and many others. We’ve been supporting Shore whanau in crisis for nearly 20years. We also provide 55 "make at home" school lunch kits a week providing 935 school lunches each week to whanau unable to feed their kids, and we run a Social Supermarket for people on the journey to financial independence - giving them a hand up, rather than a hand-out.