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Status
Received: on time
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Income
£2.4K
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Spending
£2.7K
Public benefits
Our Public benefits are: (i) Promotion of good practice within Christian communities/congregations re promotion of marriage and family life. The direct benefits flow from church leaders deciding to introduce marriage preparation, marriage enrichment and parenting courses into their congregations. When several couples/parents participate together
their learning is reinforced and as a group they carry it forward better together. These benefits are evidenced by churches becoming more family friendly and supportive; impetus and encouragement are given to healthy marriages/families in the congregation; this momentum is attractive to other (especially young) families to engage. The beneficiaries of this purpose are firstly, congregations, secondly, church leaders through the provision of positive tools to enhance family life, and, thirdly, families in the congregation. (ii) Support of church leaders re parenting, marriage preparation, marriage enrichment and associated pastoral care. The direct benefits flow from marriage preparation, marriage enrichment and parenting courses for church members and their friends, and include the establishing of better foundations for new marriages, the strengthening and developing of existing marriages and the existing parenting capacity of those who have children. These benefits are evidenced by the feedback of those who participate in the courses/training sessions, and in the increased sense of confidence and capacity of church leaders in creatively supporting marriages and parents in their congregations. The beneficiaries of this purpose are the couples/parents who participate and, indirectly, their children. Church leaders, who generally have had little or no theological training in these areas, also benefit through being trained and supported in the development of their own family strengthening skills. (iii) Provision of specialist training re child abuse/protection including youth leader training, pastoral training and consultancy on the management of schedule One offenders/high risk attenders at the congregation. The direct benefits flow from the child protection training, the pastoral care training, and offender management training and consultancy. These make the congregation a safer and more secure environment for children and families. Those in pastoral ministry are helped to provide more effective support for adult victims of childhood abuse, and church leadership teams are helped to provide more effective, conscious support, monitoring and safe inclusion (where possible) of those who may pose a future risk. These benefits are evidenced by more confident, aware youth leaders, more effective and aware pastoral workers, and clear written risk management and support strategies, agreed by the leaders, in respect of high risk individuals in the congregation. The beneficiaries are the youth leaders and therefore the children/young people, the pastoral workers or equivalent and those they support, and church leadership teams and those who pose a risk but who can still find an appropriate level of belonging and engagement in the congregation (iv) Provision of pastoral care (preferably in harness with a nominated leader) in complex family related situations as described in object (iv) of the Memorandum of Association, and at 4) in the Purposes section. The direct benefits are in situations where individuals, couples or families present with significant complex difficulties. These benefits are both for the individuals/families concerned and for the church leaders who generally have little or no experience or training for these situations. (Please contact the Charity Commission to view the remainder of this statement).
... [more] [less]What your organisation does
Our organisation does: (i) Individual/couple/family pastoral care for those with the range of complex family related problems outlined in our Memorandum of Association, preferably in partnership with church leaders who are involved and need support; (ii) Training in relation to this same range of family related issues for church leaders, other
charities, and interested individuals by means of training sessions, courses and conferences; (iii) Production of relevant written materials such as training aids and books to support the other aspects of our work; (iv) Support of and engagement and co-operation with other charitable organisations with similar objects to achieve compatible purposes (e.g. National Marriage Week (NI), Causeway Marriage and Family Network, and Pregnancy Crisis services); (v) Support of other projects, in NI or abroad, that support and enhance marriage and family life (as evidenced by the various projects listed above). (vi) Occasionally contribute to official government consultations or dialogue with politicians re possible changes to the law where this touches on our areas of interest and objects.
... [more] [less]The charity’s classifications
- The advancement of education
- The advancement of religion
- The advancement of health or the saving of lives
- Other charitable purposes
Who the charity helps
- Addictions (drug/solvent/alcohol abuse)
- Adult training
- Children (5-13 year olds)
- Ex-offenders and prisoners
- Men
- Parents
- Voluntary and community sector
- Women
- Youth (14-25 year olds)
How the charity works
- Counselling/support
- Education/training
- Religious activities
- Welfare/benevolent
- Youth development
