The Beacon Community Connections Inc. was set up in 1992 by the members of the Shepparton Baptist Church with the aim of providing quality low cost programs as a practical way of helping the Community that we live in. In particular the membership of the Shepparton Baptist Church saw the need to offer services for the socially lower economic groups and set out to endeavor to meet this need in the community of Shepparton and its surrounds.
The Beacon Community Connections Inc. seeks to show Christian compassion, care and concern and to build bridges of friendship and support without any expectation (i.e. church attendance/membership) of those who link into the services.
Beacon Community Connections Inc. operates four support programs to the wider community which is operated by a majority of volunteers and relies on sourcing funding through fundraising or donations (both financially or peoples time) to be able to continue to offer these programs.
Current Programs offered by Beacon Community Connections Inc. are:-
Kids Connection Playgroup
Kids Club
Good News Counselling Service
Community Welfare
Apart from these four support programs we are also involved in a combined safe house program with Brayton, for young girls/women who have had to leave their unsafe homes and difficult situations. They have been counselled and mentored at the Brayton (SalvoCare) facility. These girls/women are then relocated to a safe house where they are supported through a lead tenant program to transition into independence before entering into mainstream housing.
Beacon Community Connections considers it a privilege to be able to help the community and see peoples’ lives enriched by the services we offer. As a registered Deductible Gift Recipient Charity all financial donations are tax deductible and we appreciate all the support that we are given to make these programs a success.