The Delta Community Support Trust was incorporated 1995 and can trace its beginnings back to our site on North Avon Road which since 1911 has had a proud history of involvement in community work. The Richmond Mission was active in support work until 1984. Early initiatives included accomodation and support for single men coming out of prison and wanting to re-order their lives. Other groups helped were sailors, unmarried mothers and single men. The Mission owned a large house on Shirley Road which was a single men's hostel. The North Avon Baptist Church formally took up the work in 1985 and with a growing need beyond that which the Minister could handle, appointed two unpaid part-time community workers. DELTA has since become a focal point in the community for those seeking support.