Betel Businesses

Residents help to fund their own recovery by working in one of our charitable businesses. This significantly reduces the financial burden on their families and the government while restoring self-dignity and a sense of purpose. The result is that, on leaving Betel, they contribute positively to their own family life and society.

Meaningful work is vital to long-term recovery. It takes many forms, from the gentle introduction to the necessity of daily chores in our residences, to the responsibility of managing a Betel business in the local community. Daily teamwork helps to build job skills, diligence, punctuality, dependability, self-esteem and respect for supervisors.
Residents are supervised and orientated to the realities of today’s working world in one of Betel’s workshops or businesses, namely:

• Furniture repair
• Restoration and Upholstery
• House Removals and Clearances
• Garden Maintenance and Landscaping
• Painting and Decorating
• Charity Shop Retail Sales
• Vehicle Repair

We contract jobs with the local public, the government, businesses, churches and charities as our principle means of funding Betel’s charitable activities.