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Armagh City & District Carers Group

Documents 490 days overdue

Overdue: 490 days

Charity no. 107328 Date registered. 26/03/2019

Public benefits

The direct benefits from our purposes include carers are less socially isolated and benefit from meeting other carers on a regular, but informal basis which offers them the opportunity to build new friendships and build an effective support network. They are more aware of welfare rights, disability rights and their rights as a carer. Members have

benefitted from mental health awareness workshops and gained knowledge and practical skills to help them cope with the stress and difficulties of their daily caring responsibilities. The benefits are demonstrated through verbal feedback where our members have stated that they feel more supported, informed and less stressed since they have joined Armagh City and District Carers group. They enjoy the informal atmosphere, but state that they have gained very useful knowledge and skills through workshops and attendance of various guest speakers. They also appreciate the opportunity to attend respite days and many have expressed that those few hours without caring responsibilities gives them a chance to ‘recharge’. There is no harm from our purposes. The beneficiaries are carers in the Armagh City and district locality. There is no private benefit from our purposes.

What your organisation does

Armagh City and District Carers group offers information and support to local carers through monthly meetings and other organised workshops and activities such as reflexology; mental health awareness programmes and social outings. We invite guest speakers from a variety of backgrounds e.g. welfare advice; disability rights and Community Safety

Partnership to our meetings to ensure our members get the best information possible to enable them in their caring role. We also undertake at least one fundraising event per year which allows us not only to raise much needed funds, but to also promote the organisation.

The charity’s classifications

  • The relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage

Who the charity helps

  • Carers

How the charity works

  • Advice/advocacy/information
  • Community development
  • Counselling/support
  • Disability
  • General charitable purposes

Charitable purposes

The Group is established to provide support for people who care for aged, sick and disabled members of the community in Armagh City and District area and its environs ("the area of benefit") without distinction of gender, sexual orientation, marital status, class, disability, ethnic identity, political, religious or other opinion. In particular to provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for the education, recreation and promotion of leisure-time occupation of those carers or people who by reason of social isolation or economic circumstances have need of such facilities.

Governing document

Constitution

Other name


  • 6 Trustees
  • 0 Employees
  • 0 Volunteers

Contact details

Public address

  • Ms Mary Mcclelland, 50 Granemore Park, Keady, Armagh, BT60 2GP

Trustee board

Trustee
A Mcparland
A Mallon
M Mcclelland
A West
B Palmer
P Mallon

List of regions

  • Armagh City, Banbridge And Craigavon Council