The Vaughan Park Scholars' Lectures for 2015

Stephanie McIntyre
Tuesday
17^th February
7pm

A Day In The Life of Downtown Community Ministry

Stephanie McIntrye is the Director of Wellington’s Downtown community Ministry – an innovative social service agency focusing on homelessness.

DCM pursues a “housing first” approach to this social issue that seeks to address and prevent homelessness, rather than simply provide services for homeless people.

This approach has led DCM to be a key player in establishing an intersectoral Homeless Prevention Strategy Group in Wellington, and to champion the establishment of “wet housing” as an accommodation option for chronically relapsing alcoholics whose alcoholism results in them ending up on the streets.

DCM has also been innovative in the community sector for its fundraising strategies, and for its employment practices which recruits former clients to both paid and voluntary roles.

Stephanie was the co-founder of GamblingWatch – a community network which resources people to oppose the growth of gambling in their local communities.

She is also a Director of Public Trust, and was formerly the Social Justice Commissioner for the Anglican Church.