Wellington Curtain Bank
We upcycle pre-loved curtains and provide them to low-income families and individuals in the Wellington Region.
As part of Sustainability Trust’s Housing Advocacy and Support, we offer a range of healthy housing services to help households in the Wellington region live in warm, dry homes.
We can make up to six pairs of upcycled, fully-lined curtains for your whare/home, plus curtain tracks if you need them.
Depending on your living situation, we can also check your house for free, offer energy advice, and discuss health and social support.
We offer in-home support for households living with low-income and can connect you with:
Wellington Curtain Bank for free curtains, delivered to your door
Well Homes support for child-related housing needs, including safe sleeping
Energy saving advice from our team of helpful assessors
Housing advocacy including support letters to agencies and landlords
Free products like low-energy lightbulbs and draught stopping
Discounts on heat pumps and insulations for qualifying households
Our Healthy Homes team supports anyone living with low-income in all types of housing, including homeowners, renters, and people in temporary accommodation.
Curtain Orders: due to demand curtain orders for 2024 have CLOSED. To join the waitlist for 2025 and find out how our Healthy Homes team can support you in other ways, with free in-home support, simply fill in the form on our Healthy Housing page or click the button below:
Or you can phone or email us:
Freephone – 0508 78 78 24 option 3 or email wellhomes@sustaintrust.org.nz
Donate curtains (Wed-Sat)
Donate your pre-loved mould-free curtains to continue helping families in need. The best times to deliver them are when Wed - Sat during the Te Aro Zero Waste store hours. Or you can deliver them to some local libraries and community centres. See the below button for more information.
Volunteer with us
We need people to help us curate curtain orders, prepare curtain tracks, sort preloved curtains, box up orders to go out, and we have 5 spots available for those folks who feel confident sewing.
“I am so thankful and grateful for the beautiful curtains. I really appreciate the help you have given my little family, and the work you continue to do to help families like myself in need! I can sleep better knowing my kids rooms are warm.”
Curtain Call
Every year, tens of thousands of New Zealanders are hospitalised with conditions exacerbated by cold, damp housing.
Curtain Call brings together a number of not-for-profit organisations with strong connections in community and child health.
Recently amended laws mean rental housing must be adequately insulated, and a source of heat provided by the owner. They however don’t address perhaps the biggest source of heat loss – windows. The solution, in part, is deceptively simple: the humble curtain.
Curtain Call hopes to make New Zealanders more aware of best-practice window coverings - which includes thought leadership and actionable steps to ensure thermally-insulating window coverings get included within the minimum rental standards.
Score some fantastic fabrics and support the Wellington Curtain Bank at the same time:
Thank you to our sponsors. We couldn’t do this without you.
