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Status
Received: on time
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Income
£18.5M
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Spending
£17.8M
Public benefits
The Charity’s Objects are to promote the following purposes for the benefit of the public: 1. the relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage including the provision of an integrated set of services to reduce risks to families under stress; the provision of child protection
services; the mentoring of young people making a transition from school to training and employment; advocacy on behalf of people with learning disability; and supporting frail and vulnerable older people to remain at home; The above purpose benefits families with children on the “at risk” register, young people on the margins of the labour market, older people and vulnerable adults. Families under stress are supported so as to maintain the family unit and avoid the need to place children in to care. Elderly people receive domiciliary care services which tackle loneliness, support independent living and allow them to remain at home; avoiding the distress of moving away from their neighbourhood and being placed in residential care. Vulnerable people are supported in having their opinions expressed and understood within formal and legal arenas and thereby ensuring that they are treated equally and fairly in the administration of social and justice services. 2. the prevention or relief of poverty including administering the dispersal of small trust funds dedicated to the relief of poverty experienced by families and individuals living in Northern Ireland as a result of illness, low income and/or benefit dependency; The above purpose benefits families and individuals on low incomes who cannot afford essential items for their livelihood through the provision of small grants for the purchase of clothing or basic domestic appliances such as a washing machine or fridge. 3. the advancement of health or the saving of lives by advancing the health and well being of families, children, young people and people with a learning disability through the teaching of nutrition and family hygiene; by promoting healthy living strategies such as anti-smoking messages, drug and alcohol awareness and safe sex practices; and in relation to its work with older people and those younger people with a disability/illness, to assist with safe and timely discharge of patients from hospital therefore reducing exposure to hospital based infections and the likelihood of readmission; and to support older vulnerable people in the community by the provision of personal care and by reducing the negative affects of social isolation caused by age and disability; The above purpose benefits those highlighted by raising their understanding and encouraging healthier life styles; thereby reducing the risk of illness and disease. 4. the advancement of citizenship or community development by working with ‘hard to reach young people’ to increase their post school engagement with training and employment; by using community development models to recruit volunteer citizen advocates to support young adults with a learning disability; and by developing individual and social capital through generic volunteering opportunities; The above purpose inspires civic values and encourages volunteering in particular in supporting vulnerable adults. 5. the advancement of human rights, conflict resolution and reconciliation or the promotion of religious or racial harmony or equality and diversity by promoting equality and equity within the provision of all of its services; The above purpose benefits all those in receipt of support from Bryson Care ensuring that services are provided equitably, fairly and without favour. (Please contact the Charity Commission in order to view the remainder of this statement).
... [more] [less]What your organisation does
CHILDREN and FAMILIES We support around 1000 children and 400 families annually, strengthening families and avoiding the need to place children in care. YOUNG PEOPLE We have been asked by the Northern Ireland Executive, as part of their Pathways to Success Strategy, to build relationships between organisations working with young people not in
education or training, identify best practice and ensure that young people’s views are central to the development of future programmes. ADULT CARE Around 2000 vulnerable adults benefit from our services each year. These services are designed to address issues such as loneliness, coping with dementia and loss of independence. SOCIAL WORK STUDENT EDUCATION Our current model provides supervised work experience placements for up to 10 students each year. Our Practice Learning Centre was recently nominated in the top 4 Regional Social Work Innovation Awards across the UK.
... [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 advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation or the promotion of religious or racial harmony or equality and diversity
- The relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Who the charity helps
- Adult training
- Asylum seekers/refugees
- Carers
- Children (5-13 year olds)
- Ethnic minorities
- General public
- Interface communities
- Learning disabilities
- Older people
- Parents
- Preschool (0-5 year olds)
- Specific areas of deprivation
- Travellers
- Unemployed/low income
- Voluntary and community sector
- Women
- Youth (14-25 year olds)
How the charity works
- Advice/advocacy/information
- Community development
- Counselling/support
- Cross-border/cross-community
- Disability
- Education/training
- Grant making
- Human rights/equality
- Medical/health/sickness
- Playgroup/after schools
- Relief of poverty
- Volunteer development
- Welfare/benevolent
- Youth development
