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Community Outreach

Livinia Lucas, Patricia Fuller, Sylvia Petties, Gloria Smith, and
First Lady Deanna served meals at Greater Bethel AMEC.
T
he Bethel AME Television Broadcast, BeTheLite, aired each Sunday on ABC-WTXL – Channel 7 at
10:30 a.m., making it possible for thousands of persons in North Florida and South Georgia to
hear the Word of God preached.

The Bethel Community Development Corporation (CDC) remained committed to providing affordable
housing for low income residents in Tallahassee’s southside communities. Currently, CDC owns and
leases nine houses through the Affordable Housing Program. The City of Tallahassee awarded the CDC
$118,543 to rehab four houses; two applicants were certified for new construction home ownership. On
April 5-6, the CDC hosted a two-day Fair and Affordable Housing Symposium, sponsored by the City of
Tallahassee and the Big Bend and Economic Development United Housing Partnership. A financial work-
shop provided youth with financial literacy tools such as valuing credit, investing, and saving. Residents
were provided with workshops on qualifying for home ownership, credit repair, and fair and affordable
housing. Under the leadership of the Reverend Dr. Julius H. McAllister, Jr., Chairman of the Board, and
the Reverend Dr. Herbert W. Corbin, Jr., Director, the CDC continues to pursue its mission – “Changing
neighborhoods one family at a time.”

Bethel provided financial, ma-
terial, and human resources to
The A Life Recovery Center
(ALRC) to continue its work of
offering accessible, cost-
effective, and efficient treat-
ment and rehabilitation to low
income drug and alcohol abus-
ers in Tallahassee and sur-
rounding areas. One on one
counseling and group sessions
averaged 68 and 86 duplicated
clients, respectively, per month,
and forty-five clients enrolled
in the Residential Program.

Bethel CDC House

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