(Watch Sia's incredible video story below, plus her tips to help other New Zealanders go from surviving to thriving)
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Sia, a brave mother of six, recalls having nothing in the cupboard before calling CAP.

"I would go looking for coins between chairs, just so we could get some bread... I would tackle a bill and another would pop up. I didn't know how to get out of it... I wondered is this it? Is this life?"

One day, Sia read an article in her local newspaper about a family - just like her - who'd received free help from Christians Against Poverty. Sia decided she wanted the same help, and courageously picked up the phone to call CAP for the very first time.

"I started feeling happier, like I was full. When I was with CAP, I had people that had my back, who believed in me." 

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Dom's story

True friends know us, care about us and remind us that we are deeply valued. At our core, each of has a deep longing to be loved and to belong – a reflection of that fact that we were created for relationship. Sadly though, for many New Zealanders trapped by poverty, this longing goes unfulfilled. 

This was true for Dom, who craved relationships but kept everyone at arm’s length out of a deep-seated fear of being judged and rejected.

So when Dom began attending CAP Life Skills - and eventually a Release Group - she found so much more than just new skills...she found she belonged somewhere. A place where she was fully seen, known, and loved - just as she was.