First Steps Women's Centre

Public benefits

The public benefits that flow from these purposes are: (a) reduced hardship, stress and anxiety; (b) enhanced educational attainment, transferable skills, capabilities and capacities and improved potential to secure employment; (c) increased opportunities to engage in new activities that bring people together, leading to greater social cohesion,

improvements in health and fitness, well-being and fulfilment; (d) greater knowledge of the health support and services available and general improvement in health; (e) increased self-awareness, confidence and resilience and the development of social and communication skills and abilities and an enhanced sense of purpose and fulfilment; (f) greater social cohesion, a reduction in tension and conflict between people from different religious, racial, ethnic or other backgrounds and a reduction in social isolation; (g)/(h) general improvement in the quality and conditions of life of women residing in the area of benefit. The beneficiaries are women living in the area of benefit. These benefits can be evidenced through internal monitoring records kept on the participation, progress and development of the beneficiaries, evaluations of the work and impact of the Centre, feedback from the beneficiaries and the findings of community surveys. No harm or private benefit arises from these purposes.

What your organisation does

Organises 30-50 training, education and health promotion courses/programmes in any given calendar year. Provides childcare, transport and counselling service for the women/mothers that attend the Centre. Provides transport for the women and children to attend the Centre.