
Our community partners
We are grateful to work with our 160+ partner charities and community groups.
With community partners at our annual Matariki breakfast.
Our community partners connect Kaibosh rescued food to thousands of individuals and whānau each week.
Our network of community partners provide a diverse range of activities and social services to their local communities – marae, community centres, rangatahi and youth programmes, after school clubs, cooking classes, emergency housing, rehabilitation support, food banks, soup kitchens, meals for elderly, whānau support for new parents and more.
“Together, we’re not just feeding people; we’re nourishing hope and strengthening our community.” – Hora Te Pai Health Services
Kaibosh community partners
We are grateful to work with these charities and comminty groups. List from Annual Report 2024/2025.
Wellington community partners
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Ahumai – Taranaki Whānui ki te Upoko o te Ika
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ALC Mataora Tūmanako
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Alecia’s Koha Kitchen
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Aman Islamic Trust
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Arohanui Strings Wellington
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Berhamphore Community Centre
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BGI
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Cannons Creek Youth Charitable Trust
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Central Park Flats
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Compassion Centre
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DCM
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Duncan Terrace Flats
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Easy Access Housing (Atareira)
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Education to Employment
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EKTA – Dya Ethnic Food Bank
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Emerge – Tawa
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Emerge Wellington – Henry Street
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Emerge Wellington – King Street
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Everybody Eats
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From The Inside Out
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Hanson Court Flats
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Kāinga Ora – Church Street Flats
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Kāinga Ora – Te Mara Flats
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Karori Community Centre
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Kilbirnie Community Centre
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Kotuku Flats
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Kumutoto Restoration Project
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Linden Community Centre
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Lyall Bay Church
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Miramar & Maupuia Community Centre
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Newtown Community & Cultural Centre
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Newtown Flats
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NZ School of Dance
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Pasifika Advancing
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Pathways – Access and Choice
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Pathways – Mental Health
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Pukehinau Mara Kai
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Raukawa Community Center
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Rintoul Street Flats
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Room at the Inn
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Salvation Army – Hope Centre
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Salvation Army – Te Puaawai
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St Aidan’ Church / Miramar Foodbank
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St Paul’s Lutheran Church
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St Thomas Church
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Strathmore Kindergarten
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Strathmore Park – Te Tūhunga Rau
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Street Kai Missionaries
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TalentRISE Foundation
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Te Ara Hou
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Te Kakano Marae
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Te Tai Ohinga – Central City Youth Hub
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Te Tira Ahu Pae (MAWSA)
- Te Waka Whaiora
- Te Whare Nukunoa
- The Free Store
- Toi Whakaari
- VietKids
- VUWSA
- WELLFed
- Wellington City Mission
- Wellington Community Mental Health
- Wellington Women’s House
Hutt Valley community partners
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Arohanui Strings Hutt Valley
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Birthright
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CAP Upper Hutt
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CAP Wainuiomata
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Common Unity
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Community Law
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Emergency Housing (Oasis Network)
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Hutt City Women’s Refuge
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Ignite Sport
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Kōkiri Marae
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Koraunui Stokes Valley Community
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Hub
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Lower Hutt Foodbank
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Manaaki Whānau
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MIX
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Muturangi Māori Wardens
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Naenae Boxing Academy
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Naenae Hub
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Oasis Network
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Ōrongomai Marae
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PACT
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Pasifika Advancing
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Pomare Taita Community Trust
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Raumanuka
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Remutaka Baptist Church
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Salvation Army Hutt City
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Salvation Army Upper Hutt
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Samoa Church Stokes Valley
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Shakti
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St Vincent De Paul Naenae
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St Vincent De Paul Stokes Valley
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Stokes Valley Foodbank
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Tamariki Ora
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Te Huinga o te Whānau
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Te Kakano o te Aroha
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Te Paepae Arahi Trust
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Te Puna Manawa
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Team Naenae Trust
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The Learning Connection
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The Oasis Church
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Timberlea Community House
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Tonga Church Stokes Valley
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Trentham Bread and Veges
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Upper Hutt Foodbank
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Upper Hutt Housing Trust
- Vibe
- Wainuiomata Community Hub
- Wainuiomata Marae
- Walter Nash Centre
- Whānau Family Support Services
- Youth Inspire
Kāpiti-Horowhenua community partners
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Atareira
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Barnardos
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Birthright Kāpiti
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Birthright Ōtaki
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Cancer Society Wellington Division
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Coast Community Church
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Community Connections – Kāpiti Kiwis
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Foodbank Kāpiti
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Hope Hub
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Hora Te Pai
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Kāpiti Art Studio
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Kāpiti College
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Kāpiti Community Kitchen
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Kāpiti Impact Hub
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Kāpiti Living Without Violence
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Kāpiti Loss and Grief Centre
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Kāpiti Women’s Centre
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Kāpiti Youth Support
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L’Arche Kāpiti Inc
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Māoriland
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Mary’s Guest House
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Ngatiawa Community
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Ngāti Raukawa ki te Tonga
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Ōtaki Baptist
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Ōtaki Elim
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Paekākāriki School
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Paraparaumu Baptist Church
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Paraparaumu College
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Pathways Kāpiti
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Raukawa Whānau Ora
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Recovery Kāpiti
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Salvation Army Kāpiti
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Shed Project Kāpiti
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St Vincent’s Paraparaumu
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Te Ara Korowai
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Te Awhi Rito
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Te Nikau
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Te Umu ki Rangituhi
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The Hub Ōtaki
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Waikanae Foodshare
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Waiopehu College
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Whānau Wellbeing Hub
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Whirlwind
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Zeal Kāpiti
Animal charities supported
- Animal Services Hutt City
- Black Sheep Animal Sanctuary
- Ngā Manu Nature Reserve
- SPCA
- Wellington Bird Rehabilitation Trust
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