Initiatives

MADCOW® is …..an initiative of Bendigo Baptist Community Care Inc.

MADCOW® offers a range of initiatives … 

• Life Essentials Community Hub – Running a variety of programs to support those in need within our community
• MADCOW® Café – Providing hospitality to the homeless. Breakfast and a hot meal available each week day.
• Playgroups – a supportive and caring environment supporting young families.
• Gilead Counselling – General and family counselling with a Christian perspective. You can also visit our Gilead website for more info.
• NEXUS Youth Theatre – High quality performing arts program for youth in Bendigo
• 1HOPE Mentoring – supporting primary school aged children identified as ‘at risk’.
• MADCOW® Community Enterprise – Cleaning, Gardening and community support. NDIS registered provider.
• MADCOW® Advocacy – Where this is injustice we will fight
• MADCOW® Breakfast Club – Breakfast for young children in Eaglehawk primary school and free community breakfast each week in the Bendigo CBD

Funds raised through initiatives MADCOW® go directly into supporting the vulnerable and marginalised within our community with a particular focus on homelessness. MADCOW ® will also support global poverty projects with the Karen refugees living on the Thai Burma border.