Breakfast gets a little easier at the missions of the city of Wellington and Christchurch

If you stop at the headquarters of the Wellington City Mission on a weekday, chances are you'll find it purring with people sharing something to eat.

The association organizes four walk-in sessions from Monday to Thursday, during which people in need can relax around a hot drink and find food.

Providing a meal during these sessions will now be easier, as the Mission Missions of Wellington and Christchurch City Mission will serve thousands of breakfasts as part of a new partnership with grain giant Kellogg's .

The company will provide cereal servings for daily hospitality sessions at the centers, as well as filling food packages with its products.

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Murray Edridge, Mission Manager for the City of Wellington, said the mission's ability to distribute food to the people depended on the generosity of others, such as Kellogg's, individuals, and others. 39, other enterprises or organizations.

The mission deals daily with about 400 of Wellington's most vulnerable residents, he said.

"[The mission] try to serve people in the best way possible. It is both hope and challenge. "

As part of this partnership, Wellington City Mission will receive more than 11,500 cereal services over the next year, while the Christchurch center will receive more than 46,000 cereal meals.

It would go a long way, said Edridge.

In addition to these two new partnerships, Kellogg also continues to support the Auckland City Mission by providing over 172,000 portions.

The City of Wellington Mission serves approximately 23,000 meals a year at breakfast and lunch, "almost exclusively" through donations, said Edridge.

Kellogg's New Zealand manager, Ben O 'Brien, said the grain supply mission centers would be a project in progress and that they would consider adjusting the amount it was necessary.

"We want to have the opportunity to educate people about the importance of breakfast and its nutritional value, especially for school children." We hope that by taking advantage of the opportunity to give a hand to our communities, we will be able to provide the necessary support for the missions and all the vital work that they do ".

Kellogg's support was part of its Breakfast for Better Days initiative. The global program aims to provide 2.5 billion cereal and snack services worldwide by 2025.