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Overcoming poverty in Aotearoa... one precious person at a time

Community, belonging and the power of friendship

“With CAP, people say ‘I’m in the same boat as you, can we do it together?’ Usually it doesn’t happen like that. And usually you feel alone, in everything.” – Dom

Dom found so much more than new skills… she found a place to belong.

Smiling woman after finding freedom with CAP Release Groups
Mary’s story

11 August 2022

Mary’s story

“The load was lifted off me. I can laugh again. I can think straight. And the thing I love most is going into the supermarket, getting the things in my trolley, the food that I need.”

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