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Status
Received: on time
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Income
£222.2K
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Spending
£212.9K
Public benefits
The advancement of education a. To provide free training, educational courses and development programmes to ex-prisoners and their families in north Belfast and its environs. Direct benefits which flow from this include • Enhanced education and understanding, increased skills and knowledge base, enhanced mobility of labour and
employment • Enhanced employability and economic prospects • Reduced stress and worry, and improved outlook The relief of poverty a. To provide free welfare rights advice and assistance Direct benefits which flow from this include • Income maximization due to accurate, up to date information on current legislation on benefits and entitlements, and assistance to access those benefits • Improved economic and social circumstances by the maximization of full benefit and grant entitlement income • Improvement of living standards and quality of life • Reduced stress and worry, and improved outlook The relief of unemployment a. To provide free welfare rights advice and assistance b. To provide free training, educational courses and development programmes Direct benefits which flow from this include • Reduction in unemployment • Increased potential for employment • Income maximization through the provision of accurate, up to date information on benefits and entitlements of those wishing to return to work, or gain employment • Enhanced ability to return to work or gain employment • Improved economic and social circumstances by maximization of full benefit and grant entitlements and so maximization of income and improving of living standards, and so quality of those wishing to return to work or gain employment • Enhanced education and understanding, increased skills and knowledge base, enhanced mobility of labour and employment capacity • Improved and/or enhanced employability and economic prospects through the advancement of career and employment opportunities • Reduced stress and worry, and improved outlook The advancement of health a. To provide free Counselling and Emotional Support b. To provide free programmes, events and activities supporting personal development, health promotion, and healthy living assistance Direct benefits which flow from this include • Improved mental health and emotional well being • by providing counselling and emotional support • by providing referral to progressive options and/or support services • by providing a network of referral pathways and working partnerships with all relevant health, statutory and community support services • Reduced anxieties • Reduced sense of alienation and disconnection • Improved social and family reintegration • Enhanced potential for the personal development via referral to advice, training and education services • Improved health and fitness through the provision of programmes, events and activities supporting personal development, health promotion, and healthy living • Increased awareness of health issues and healthy living • Enhanced confidence and self esteem • Enhanced personal development • Reduced stress and worry, and improved outlook These benefits are demonstrated through feedback, participation evaluation forms, maintaining statistical data, beneficiary files detailing achievements and progression routes, monthly and annual reports, regular independent evaluations. Also through promoting and carrying out research, surveys and investigations into the needs and experiences of ex-prisoners and their families and publish the useful results thereof. No harm arises from these benefits. The beneficiaries are ex-prisoners and their families living in north Belfast and its environs. Trustees receive private incidental benefit by their experience of managing an organisation. They enhance their skills and organisational abilities and can attend conferences or events which are open to all.
... [more] [less]What your organisation does
The Group provides integrated support services for ex-prisoners and their families in the north Belfast area, including: • A Welfare Rights/Benefits Advice Service on all aspects of welfare rights benefits, housing, debt and money management, health and disability, bereavement support and pathways to employment advice. • A Counselling and
Emotional Support Service, for all aspect of mental and emotional health and well being. • A Youth Project providing programmes of Personal Development, Active Citizenship, Multi-Culturalism & Art, Healthy Living, and Peer Mentoring. • Training and Education Programmes, and employment guidance for ex-prisoners and their families in the north Belfast area. • The Group lobbies on behalf of ex-prisoners and their families and carries out its own research and assists research projects investigating the experiences of ex-prisoners their families and issues affecting them. • The Group is working to bring about change and improve the social and economy conditions for ex-prisoners and their families in some of the most deprived areas of Northern Ireland. • The project attempts to address needs and social exclusion by its support services, by informing, by guidance, and by internal and external referrals systems linked to community networks and statutory bodies and agencies.
... [more] [less]The charity’s classifications
- The prevention or relief of poverty
- 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
- Other charitable purposes
Who the charity helps
- Ex-offenders and prisoners
- Specific areas of deprivation
- Unemployed/low income
- Victim support
How the charity works
- Advice/advocacy/information
- Counselling/support
- Education/training
- Human rights/equality
- Relief of poverty
- Research/evaluation
- Youth development
