COMMUNITY

While Impact Recovery may be based in Bendigo Victoria, we consider the communities of those whose lives have changed with our help, as our community. This means the families of those close to us and our Participants are always in our vision, even if the geographical distance is great.

If we recognise and consider the well-known African proverb, “It takes a village to raise a child”, we may extend this notion in context of those we seek to help. We firmly believe that strong and healthy communities can have a positive impact on the health and wellbeing of their individuals.

Strong communities, support groups, families and other societal units can be instrumental in the prevention of issues that often lead to unhealthy environments, in which addiction, homelessness, family violence and other destructive behaviours can form.

Every individual who experiences freedom from addiction, a more certain future by way of a secure place to live, personal safety in escaping family violence, is an ambassador to the cause. These brave individuals are shining lights in their respective communities.

And so this is why we invest in community. The positive impact of even the smallest effort to work together cannot be underestimated. It is these efforts which can spark a change that gathers momentum, promotes self-sustaining and self-supporting activities, and sets the community on a positive and hope-filled path for the future.

Our purpose is to support communities to restore and increase their capacity for self-support, by helping people grow, and facilitating the improvement and usefulness of places and buildings key to the function of those communities.

We seek to engage with councils, corporates and community leaders to address resource scarcity where it aligns with our vision to build upon regional and rural communities.

We celebrate, support and foster our partnerships, which make a difference to the lives of others in our community.

We actively provide opportunity for social connections to be restored, improving mental health, physical health and personal wellbeing, which gives rise to hope – living life with greater fullness and without isolation.

We focus on strengthening community networks, increasing community participation and building on events that bring people together.

These achievements foster social equality and focus on unity, as is expressed in the meaning of the word ‘community‘ – the condition of having certain attitudes and interests in common, together adopting a formative approach to building unity.

Celebrating partner organisations, support groups, education programs and related projects that do good for our communities.

Stay tuned as we bring to you news of these achievements.