Asylum Seekers Support Trust

Asylum Seekers Support Trust The Asylum Seekers Support Trust needs your help to provide practical support for Asylum seekers in Aotearoa New Zealand.

What we're doing to make a difference:

Asylum Seeker Support Trust is a division of the Auckland Refugee Council. We provide emergency and transitional housing to asylum seekers. Our 14-bed hostel and three family units house those who would have nowhere else to stay on arrival in NZ. Our on-site social worker provides support to all who stay at the hostel. For those with little or no income, we

supplement food, medical and general expenses. Our track record:

Asylum seekers who use our service are those who are particularly vulnerable and destitute. We are able to ensure they are receiving their rightful benefits, are housed, fed and able to access other community services when needed. This allows them to proceed with their claim for refugee status and gives them the best possible opportunity to succeed.

Every donation matters.Whether you give $30, $80, $150, or donate warm items directly, your support helps asylum seeker ...
19/07/2026

Every donation matters.
Whether you give $30, $80, $150, or donate warm items directly, your support helps asylum seeker families stay warm this winter.
Through Share the Warmth, Winter Appeal 2026, ASST is asking the community to stand with families who are facing winter with limited support.
Together, we can bring warmth, comfort, and hope.
Support the campaign here:
https://shop.asst.org.nz/product/give-a-gift-of-warmth/

Wondering what you can donate?As part of Share the Warmth, Winter Appeal 2026, we are collecting:Warm winter clothingNew...
16/07/2026

Wondering what you can donate?
As part of Share the Warmth, Winter Appeal 2026, we are collecting:
Warm winter clothing
New blankets
Heaters in good working condition
These simple items can help asylum seeker families stay warm, safe, and supported during winter.
Every item matters. Every act of kindness counts.
Donate or support here:
https://shop.asst.org.nz/product/give-a-gift-of-warmth/

Your donation can help provide real support this winter.$30 can help provide a warm blanket.$80 can help provide a heate...
14/07/2026

Your donation can help provide real support this winter.
$30 can help provide a warm blanket.
$80 can help provide a heater.
$150 can help provide winter essentials for a family.
Through Share the Warmth, Winter Appeal 2026, ASST is supporting asylum seeker families who need extra help during the colder months.
Every contribution, big or small, makes a difference.
Support the campaign here:
https://shop.asst.org.nz/product/give-a-gift-of-warmth/

Small items can make a big difference.A blanket.A heater.A warm jacket.For a family facing winter with limited support, ...
12/07/2026

Small items can make a big difference.
A blanket.
A heater.
A warm jacket.
For a family facing winter with limited support, these are not small things. They bring warmth, comfort, and dignity.
Through Share the Warmth, Winter Appeal 2026, ASST is asking our community to help asylum seeker families through the colder months.
You can help by donating items or making a financial contribution.
Support here:
https://shop.asst.org.nz/product/give-a-gift-of-warmth/

This is what your support looks like.A warm blanket for a child.A heater for a cold room.Winter clothing for someone who...
09/07/2026

This is what your support looks like.
A warm blanket for a child.
A heater for a cold room.
Winter clothing for someone who arrived with very little.
A family feeling seen, supported, and cared for.
Through Share the Warmth, Winter Appeal 2026, your donation goes directly towards helping asylum seeker families through winter.
Thank you to everyone who has already supported this campaign. Your kindness matters.
Donate here:
https://shop.asst.org.nz/product/give-a-gift-of-warmth/

🌟 Mānawatia a Matariki 🌟As we mark Matariki, the Māori New Year, we take time to remember those we have lost, give thank...
09/07/2026

🌟 Mānawatia a Matariki 🌟

As we mark Matariki, the Māori New Year, we take time to remember those we have lost, give thanks for what we have, and look ahead with hope.

For many asylum seekers and refugees, this time of reflection has deep meaning. People carry memories of loved ones, homes, journeys, and the strength it took to seek safety and rebuild their lives in a new place.

At ASST, we honour that courage.

Matariki reminds us of the importance of whānau, manaakitanga, connection, and care. These values sit at the heart of our work with people seeking safety in Aotearoa.

This Matariki, we give thanks for our clients, staff, volunteers, supporters, partners, and wider community. Your kindness helps create a place where people feel seen, supported, and welcomed.

May this new year bring healing, dignity, belonging, and hope for all.

Mānawatia a Matariki ✨

Warmth, care, and community in action. 💚A heartfelt thank you to the Rotary Club of Somerville for kindly arranging the ...
07/07/2026

Warmth, care, and community in action. 💚

A heartfelt thank you to the Rotary Club of Somerville for kindly arranging the donation of blankets and heaters for ASST families.

These gifts are more than just practical items. For families going through a difficult time, they bring comfort, dignity, and a reminder that the community cares.

We’re truly grateful for Rotary Club of Somerville’s generosity and ongoing support. Your kindness helps us continue standing alongside people seeking asylum as they rebuild their lives in safety.

Ngā mihi nui from all of us at ASST.

We still need your help.Winter is already here, and many asylum seeker families still need warm clothing, blankets, heat...
05/07/2026

We still need your help.
Winter is already here, and many asylum seeker families still need warm clothing, blankets, heaters, and practical support.
Through Share the Warmth, Winter Appeal 2026, ASST is working to make sure families are not left to face the cold alone.
Your support can help bring warmth and comfort to someone who needs it.
Please donate or share this campaign with your friends, family, workplace, or community group.
Donate here:
https://shop.asst.org.nz/product/give-a-gift-of-warmth/

On World Refugee Day, we came together to honour something deeply human: the courage to survive, the strength to keep go...
29/06/2026

On World Refugee Day, we came together to honour something deeply human: the courage to survive, the strength to keep going, and the hope to begin again.
This year, ASST was proud to celebrate World Refugee Day 2026 with over 150 asylum seekers, refugees, families, children, community members, staff, volunteers, and supporters.
The theme for this year was Solidarity with Refugees. For us, solidarity means standing together in moments of need, but also in moments of joy, culture, healing, and belonging.
Many people in our community have carried difficult journeys. Some have left behind homes, families, languages, familiar streets, memories, and everything they once knew. Yet they continue to show incredible courage, resilience, love, and strength.
This event was a reminder that refugees and asylum seekers are not defined by what they have lost. They are parents, children, artists, leaders, neighbours, friends, students, workers, storytellers, and community builders.
The day was filled with warmth, colour, music, food, and connection. We were honoured to enjoy beautiful cultural performances, including Chinese and Tamil cultural performances, along with heartfelt poems and songs shared by our community.
Our Story Wall gave people a space to share reflections, memories, hopes, and messages of solidarity.
We also shared delicious ethnic food from Afghanistan and Pakistan, bringing people together around culture, hospitality, and community.
It was more than an event. It was a celebration of dignity. A celebration of culture. A celebration of resilience. A celebration of the strength asylum seekers and refugees bring to Aotearoa.
A heartfelt thank you to New Zealand Red Cross for supporting World Refugee Day and helping make this special gathering possible.
Thank you to everyone who attended, performed, sang, recited poems, volunteered, cooked, organised, shared, supported, and stood with us.
Together, we remember. Together, we celebrate. Together, we stand in solidarity. Together, we build a more welcoming Aotearoa.

World Refugee Day 2026 is a reminder that the right to seek safety belongs to all of us.After the Second World War, the ...
19/06/2026

World Refugee Day 2026 is a reminder that the right to seek safety belongs to all of us.

After the Second World War, the world made a promise: people forced to flee should be able to seek protection, safety, and dignity.

That promise was never meant for only some people. It was made for you and me. It was made for all of us.

When we protect people seeking safety, we strengthen communities, support stability, and save lives.

This World Refugee Day, let’s keep the promise alive.

Until everyone is safe, we show up. Until everyone is safe, the work is not done.

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