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Status
Received: on time
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Income
£36.3K
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Spending
£34.7K
Public benefits
Armagh Child Contact Centre is a meeting place which allows children to meet with non resident parents, siblings, and other family members including grand-parents in a child - friendly and safe environment and through promoting positive contact helps those children to adopt and develop in ways which helps them understand and grow with a sense of
security, emotional wellbeing, self esteem and efficacy. It is important that through the work of the Contact Centre, children are afforded the opportunity to develop and maintain a capacity to think and make sense of their situation while managing their feels and behaviours. Thus helping the children to re-establish a positive and meaningful relationship with the non resident family member. A positive outcome of this would be when trust has been developed between parents (each other) and children, contact can move out into the community and the centre is no longer required. Feedback from families is very positive when clients are quoted as saying “The support and use of Armagh Child Contact Centre has been essential in maintaining contact with my children”. “The centre and staff, has been a wonderful way for me to see and continue building relationships with my boys”. There is no private benefit or harm.
... [more] [less]What your organisation does
A Child Contact Centre is a meeting place where children of separated families can enjoy contact with one (or both) parents, and sometimes other family members in a comfortable and safe environment. Armagh Child Contact Centre is staffed by volunteers who are impartial. The Centre will offer ‘supported ‘contact, whereby volunteers can assist, but
there is no close observation of individual contacts, nor detailed reports written. Above all, it is a place where children can relax and have fun. Parents attending the centre agree to abide by a clear set of rules, and leave their differences outside. Resident parents may wish to remain at the Centre while contact takes place, this can be accommodated. Both parents may wish to visit the Centre in advance of the first contact visit. This can also be arranged. Referrals are made to the Centre by courts, by social workers etc, or by parents themselves.
... [more] [less]The charity’s classifications
- The relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
- Other charitable purposes
Who the charity helps
- Children (5-13 year olds)
- Parents
- Preschool (0-5 year olds)
- Volunteers
- Youth (14-25 year olds)
How the charity works
- Advice/advocacy/information
- Counselling/support
- Human rights/equality
- Volunteer development
