Get involved with Christians Against Poverty

The Street Church partners with Christians Against Poverty to help people in Wellington get out of unmanageable debt, and also to share the life changing message of Jesus!

We are looking for more people to get involved! There are three main opportunities:

1. Debt Coach
   This is a voluntary role (approximate 8 hours per week) and full training is provided. A Debt Coach will visit a client and work with them through the process of their debt-free journey. It is not essential to be good with finances - CAP head office takes care of preparing the budget. People skills and a heart for those in difficult circumstances are most important.  

2. Support Friend
   A Support Friend will visit a client alongside the Debt Coach. Their role is simply to be a friend, take the client out for the occasional coffee, and just generally be there for them. The Support Friend is not involved at all with the financial side - so you don’t need any accounting skills! Being a friend could involve sharing your faith and/or discipleship.

3. Prayer and/or food donations
   There is also the opportunity to pray for the work we are doing, and we have people who bake and make meals for our clients.

If you have compassion for people and want to journey alongside someone who is in need of support, this is a ministry that is truly changing the lives of people in our city who are in desperate situations.

“After I signed up to receive help from CAP I learned how to relax. Knowing that I no longer have to deal with this on my own, I can now sleep at night.”

“Before CAP I felt mentally drained. Constant planning to try and provide for my wife and kids. Now for the first time I feel like there is a future for me."

If your are interested in finding out more about getting involved with CAP, please email Merrie: cap@thestreet.org.nz