Churches
East City Corps
The Salvation Army has had a strong presence in East Auckland since 1987. The East City Corps operates out of a fully equipped community centre in the heart of Howick, providing a variety of services to the community and hosting weekly family worship services.
Service time(s): Family Worship Service - Sundays @ 10:00-11:30am
Childrens Church & Morning Tea
Howick
Family Stores
9 Rice's Mall,
Howick, Auckland
Phone: (09) 537 4267
Social services
Welfare
Welfare assistance is available from our Howick office.
S.A.F.E. (Salvation Army Family Environment) drop in centre is open from Wednesday to Friday 11am- 2pm. Our foodbank is open Wednesday to Friday 11am-2pm.
Please contact us at:
East City Corps
37-45 Wellington Street,
Howick, Auckland
Phone: (09) 535 0847
Email: East City Corps
Addictions
There is an Addictions Services centre in the Auckland area. This provides a safe, integrated, high-quality treatment service for people whose lives have been affected by the harmful use of, or dependency on, alcohol or drugs. Please contact us at:
Auckland Addictions Services
7-15 Ewington Avenue,
Mt Eden, Auckland
Phone: (09) 630 1491
Email: Auckland Addictions Services
There is also a centre for problem gambling in the Auckland area. This centre offers free consultation and rehabilitation programmes for problem gamblers, partners of gamblers and affected family members. Please contact us at:
Auckland Addictions Services
7-15 Ewington Avenue,
Mt Eden, Auckland 1024
Phone: (09) 638 0801
Email: Sue Hohaia
Accommodation
There are several Supportive Accommodation centres in the Auckland area.
Epsom Lodge provides short-term accommodation to men so they can get their lives back on track. Please contact us at:
Epsom Lodge (Men)
18 Margot Street,
Epsom, Auckland
Phone: (09) 524 0252 or (09) 524 7379
E-mail: Epsom Lodge
Independent Living Units for seniors are available in the Auckland area. Please contact the Referral Officer for more information:
Bernie Richmond
National Supervisor
Phone: (04) 382 0767
Education & Employment
There is an Education & Employment centre in the Auckland area. This centre offers a wide range of fully-accredited courses. Please contact us at:
Royal Oak Centre
691 Mt Albert Rd
Auckland 1023
Phone: (09) 639 1153
Seniors
Please contact our East City office to find out details of our services for seniors.
East City Corps
37-45 Wellington Street,
Howick, Auckland
Phone: (09) 535 0847
Email: East City Corps
Independent Living Units for seniors are available in the Auckland area. Please contact the Referral Officer for more information:
Bernie Richmond
National Supervisor
Phone: (04) 382 0767
For residential care chaplaincy, please contact:
Chaplain - Susan Aitken
Maureen Plowman
Phone: (09) 479 2912
For HomeCare services, please contact:
Auckland Branch
Phone: 0800 222 040
Youth & Children
East City Corps runs various programmes for youth and children. Please contact our office for more details:
Phone: (09) 535 0847
Courts & Prisons
Court and Prison chaplaincy services are available in the Auckland area. Please contact us at:
Auckland Court and Prison Services
Phone: (09) 639 1137