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Public benefits
Public Benefit 2. The advancement of Education 3. The advancement of health or the saving of lives 4. The advancement of citizenship or community development 5. The relief of those in need by reason of youth, age ill health, disability financial hardship or other disadvantage The benefit that flows from purpose 3) increased access to training
programmes addressing disability awareness, health related issues in particular mental health. Increased project funding addressing issues around mental health, information sessions creating awareness of programmes Evidenced by: registers of participants at various programmes, numbers of people gaining employment and numbers moving to other programmes, monitoring forms identifying makeup of participants. The benefit that flows from purpose 2 and 3 include improved access to training opportunities in informal environments in both urban and rural areas. The benefits will be evidenced by improved knowledge and skills, improved opportunities to access qualifications, improved access to employment and improved health and wellbeing. (Please contact the Charity Commission should you wish to view the remainder of this statement).
... [more] [less]What your organisation does
Community Focus Learning is established to provide training and development opportunities to people of all ages, backgrounds and abilities in particular those with disability, to improve the quality of their lives and enhance self-esteem and confidence; to encourage people to develop skills to support health and wellbeing and in particular mental
health. CFL bring education to the community, sourcing opportunities and funding to ensure vulnerable people are not restricted from participating. CFL are about encouraging those at the margins to participate in community activity by building capacity to empower individuals through a range of programmes addressing issues around health and well-being, rural isolation, loneliness and access to basic services. Programmes are based on individual needs: • Promote education and training in informal environments where learning is for everyone • Target areas of disadvantage and encourage participation by those identified as ’hard to reach’ • Develop skills and increase knowledge, self-esteem/confidence • Encourage progression to employment opportunities and accredited qualifications • Develop networks and create a multiagency approach delivering innovative holistic programmes impacting positively on health and well-being • Challenge the statutory sector to support community, creating publicity opportunities and promoting the idea ‘getting to know your local councillors’. • Support development work on the ground that will help to create opportunities to access education where it is needed, to meet the challenges faced by those who live in insolation and who are excluded through lack of support, lack of knowledge, lack of income, lack of social integration, lack of family and build capacity helping to engage the community to share and care.
... [more] [less]The charity’s classifications
- The advancement of education
- The advancement of health or the saving of lives
- The advancement of citizenship or community development
- The relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Who the charity helps
- Addictions (drug/solvent/alcohol abuse)
- Adult training
- Carers
- Community safety/crime prevention
- Ethnic minorities
- Ex-offenders and prisoners
- General public
- Learning disabilities
- Men
- Mental health
- Older people
- Parents
- Physical disabilities
- Specific areas of deprivation
- Unemployed/low income
- Voluntary and community sector
- Volunteers
- Women
- Youth (14-25 year olds)
How the charity works
- Advice/advocacy/information
- Arts
- Community development
- Counselling/support
- Disability
- Education/training
- Medical/health/sickness
