-
Status
Received: on time
-
Income
£211.7K
-
Spending
£240.9K
Public benefits
1.The relief the poverty By providing Street Outreach, Drop-In Centre, on-call service and emergency accommodation services for those who are homeless, there will be a reduction in number of people sleeping rough, improvement in people’s circumstances as they will be given the practical assistance they need. This benefits the homeless themselves,
their family and friends, and the community at large as there will be less inclination to sleep on the streets, fewer anti-social behaviour incidents, reduced crime rates and deaths, also making Belfast safer and more attractive place. We assist circa 30 people per week on Outreach and 150 people per week in the Centre, and as a result, we will relieve the poverty of those who avail of our services The charities’ direct beneficiaries are homeless people, rough sleepers, people in need of assistance due to their circumstances; indirect - their relatives and friends; wider beneficiaries – the community at large 2.The relief of sickness Through the provision of First AID, Naloxone, and other Outreach services, those sleeping rough will be kept alive. Through the provision of our Drop-In Centre and Street Outreach services people will have their diet and access to primary healthcare improved. By referrals to specialists, people will be treated for addictions. Through the provision of alternative therapies, and transportation to A&E and medical appointments people will have the access to medical treatment improved. This benefits directly those assisted and indirectly their family and friends. The wider benefit is that there will be fewer deaths on the streets, fewer people with addictions and health conditions in the community, and the reduced costs of treating preventable conditions in the NHS. We assist circa 30 people per week on Outreach and 150 people per week in the Centre, and as a result, we will relieve the sickness of those who avail of our services The charities’ direct beneficiaries are the homeless and rough sleepers, people in need due to their circumstances, those with addictions and with no access to public healthcare; indirect - their relatives and friends; wider beneficiaries – the community at large 3.The advancement of education and training Our computer and English classes, work on allotment, health talks, advice, job search and other services of the Centre, will directly advance users’ knowledge. It will improve their employability skills, health, independence and integration. This benefits them, their family and friends, and the community at large by fewer unemployed in the community, increased integration and healthier population. We assist circa 150 people per week in the Centre, and as a result, we will advance the education and training of those who avail of our services The charities’ direct beneficiaries are the homeless and rough sleepers, people in need due to their circumstances, especially new migrants, refugees and asylum seekers, and those without the English language skills; indirect - their relatives and friends; wider beneficiaries – the community at large. We will demonstrate the benefits of all of the purposes through our activity reports produced daily in our Centre and nightly on our Outreach service, which are then combined into periodical statistical reports showing numbers of people assisted, and services and activities provided. Incidental benefit for all 3 purposes are that staff and volunteers enhance their employment prospects because of the experience they gain and training they receive but this is necessary to achieve the overall benefit. There is no harm flowing from the purposes.
... [more] [less]What your organisation does
Homeplus NI is a charity working with people who sleep rough in Belfast, and people who are homeless or in danger of becoming homeless. We provide an Outreach service to Rough Sleepers, a nightly Street Outreach service for all Rough Sleepers,an On-call Service for Rough Sleepers, the public and service providers and a daily Drop-In Centre
specifically for homeless and destitute foreign nationals, asylum seekers, refugees and those who have been excluded from other services.
... [more] [less]The charity’s classifications
- The prevention or relief of poverty
- The advancement of education
- The relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Who the charity helps
- Addictions (drug/solvent/alcohol abuse)
- Adult training
- Asylum seekers/refugees
- Ethnic minorities
- Ex-offenders and prisoners
- Homelessness
- Interface communities
- Language community
- Men
- Mental health
- Older people
- Parents
- Specific areas of deprivation
- Travellers
- Unemployed/low income
- Volunteers
- Women
- Youth (14-25 year olds)
How the charity works
- Advice/advocacy/information
- Community development
- Education/training
- General charitable purposes
- Medical/health/sickness
- Relief of poverty
- Volunteer development
