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Beacon
House History
Beacon
House was
established
in 1991 in
response to
the need for
educational
and culturally
rich programs
for the at-risk
youth in the
overwhelmingly
drug and violence
plagued Edgewood
Terrace neighborhood.
Once a very
nice place
to live, Edgewood
Terrace had
become a "distressed"
property.
Beacon House
programs operated
out of a vacant
three bedroom
apartment
that was severely
decayed and
deteriorated.
In
1995, Edgewood
Terrace was
sold to a
nonprofit
housing development
corporation,
Community
Preservation
and Development
Corporation
(CPDC), who
in 1997 completed
an extensive
multi-million
dollar renovation.
Today Edgewood
Terrace is
a newly renovated
complex that
provides quality
affordable
housing to
low and middle
income individuals,
seniors, and
families.
Beacon House
has continued
to serve youth,
now operating
out of a beautiful
6,000 square
foot center
within the
apartment
complex.
Since
1991 to the
present, Beacon
House's primary
goal has been
to provide
at-risk youth
with opportunities
for positive
educational
and culturally
rich programs
in order to
discourage
involvement
with drugs,
gangs, and
violence and
to counter
risk factors
including
poverty, malnutrition,
and early
sexual activity.
Today Beacon
House serves
over 400 youth,
providing
substantive
programs to
enrich their
lives.
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