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Status
Received: 1 days late
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Income
£106.4K
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Spending
£132.3K
Public benefits
The direct benefits which flow from our purpose in order to relieve poverty and sickness include increased life expectancy, physical activity, standard of living and opportunity for growth which are achieved through working in partnership to deliver programmes, provision of daily lunch club and the delivery of a range of health and wellbeing
programmes. The benefits flowing from our purpose in order to advance education include increased education standards, provision of early learning, increased opportunities for employment, provision of choices at different levels and available resources to allow learning for local people and residents and a joint approach to tackling underachievement. These are achieved through working with local schools and training providers, provision of training programmes, provision of early years setting and development of clear strategies in partnership with local government initiatives. The direct benefits which flow from our purpose in order to provide facilities in the interest of social welfare include reduced social isolation, improved quality of life, healthier lifestyles, reduced health related issues and longer life expectancies. These are achieved through provision of local community facilities, development of local youth facilities and building of partnerships with local agencies, GP’s government departments and welfare organisations. The direct benefits which flow from our purpose in order to provide improvements in the conditions of life and community development include cleaner living conditions, more green space and play areas, increased adequate housing, improvements to local facilities, capacity building programmes and uptake in volunteers. These are achieved through creation of a better environment, campaigns for better housing, lobbying for more social resources and encouragement of capacity buildings. These benefits are (will be) demonstrated through local feedback from the residents, participation of groups in activities, evaluations done at the end of each project and also the inclusion of all activities in our annual report. The benefit will also be demonstrated in the outcomes of all the partnerships we are involved with. The purpose does not lead to harm. The charity’s beneficiaries are all the residents who live within the Short Strand regardless of their background. The only private benefit flowing from this purpose is that trustees may on an ongoing basis take part in training in terms of governance and finance. Through this trustees will gain skills and experience but this will be incidental and necessary to ensure good governance of the project. There may be employees necessary for the ongoing operation of the organisation who receive salaries but these benefits are incidental and necessary to ensure the benefit is provided to our beneficiaries.
... [more] [less]What your organisation does
Short Strand Community Forums main objective is to operate a ‘cradle to grave’ approach of providing services and facilities to local residents. Community development is to the forefront of our work. We engage directly with the community making sense of the issues which affect their lives, setting goals for improvement and taking action through
empowerment and participative processes. We work in partnership with local people and organisations: in conjunction with a number of voluntary, statutory and community organisations. We work to collectively bring about social change and improve the quality of life. Training and education is a big need within the community and we provide assistance to local people to enable them to apply for, and obtain suitable employment through a number of training initiatives. A local job club operates every Monday and we provide training and advice for those deemed economically active as well as providing help with application forms and interview techniques. We also provide training and apprenticeships for young people aged between 16-24. Within the community centre there are various groups aimed at providing care and support for the children in the local area. We also operate both a pre-school and after-school club, computer drop-in centre for 16-25 year olds and a very active senior citizens group which includes a weekly lunch club. A women’s group provide services such as social training, aromatherapy, crafts, computer training, keep fit, essential skills and well as a number of other training initiatives.
... [more] [less]The charity’s classifications
- The prevention or relief of poverty
- The advancement of education
- The advancement of citizenship or community development
- Other charitable purposes
Who the charity helps
- Addictions (drug/solvent/alcohol abuse)
- Adult training
- Children (5-13 year olds)
- Community safety/crime prevention
- Ethnic minorities
- Ex-offenders and prisoners
- General public
- Interface communities
- Men
- Mental health
- Older people
- Parents
- Preschool (0-5 year olds)
- Voluntary and community sector
- Women
- Youth (14-25 year olds)
How the charity works
- Community development
- Counselling/support
- Cross-border/cross-community
- Education/training
- Grant making
- Relief of poverty
- Volunteer development
- Youth development
