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Status
Received: on time
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Income
£528.1K
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Spending
£523.6K
Public benefits
The public benefits that flow from the purpose of urban regeneration are:- (i) The creation of employment, training and work experience opportunities for residents living in economically and socially deprived areas and consequently a reduction in poverty, unemployment and hardship, leading to a better quality of life for the beneficiaries and
consequent improvements in health and well-being (ii) Enhanced knowledge about setting up and running small businesses and social enterprises resulting in increased levels of self-employment and better prospects of sustainable development. (iii) Increased levels of knowledge and transferable vocational skills among employees / work experience trainees, assisting in the creation of a more educated, skilled and qualified community. (iv) A greater sense among the beneficiaries of more fulfilled and purposeful lives, resulting in a safer, more stable and cohesive community. These benefits can be evidenced in records kept by various agencies of the number of jobs and work experience opportunities created and the numbers of those who have successfully completed training courses. Evidence can also be found in independent evaluations of the activities of enterprise agencies carried out by funding bodies and in community surveys of living standards and attitudes. Some private benefit is obtained by the owners of small businesses who rent units on favourable terms, but this is ancillary and necessary to achieving this charitable purpose. All programmes, courses and training are provided free of charge. For some, however, there is a nominal registration or sign-on fee, but these nominal charges do not apply to those who are unemployed. No harm arises from these purposes.
... [more] [less]What your organisation does
Work West, located in the heart of one of the most deprived wards across west Belfast seeks to provide support to aspiring entrepreneurs both unemployed and employed through a range of interventions. Work West has two properties, the main private sector site and the social economy village. Over 50% of the programme income received is derived
through social enterprise interventions, often working with disadvantaged communities and hard to reach individuals. With the rising number of NEETS and the chronic impact this is having on a 'lost generation' Work West is also focusing on supporting this group through innovative approaches such as the principles of social innovation in terms of stimulating potentially viable ideas. We have recently opened a social enterprise hub as part of OFMDFM Delivering Social Change agenda which is one of 11 across the north. Our hub premises are located in Downpatrick and Lisburn and aim to simulate social entrepreneurship within these areas of disadvantage.
... [more] [less]The charity’s classifications
- The advancement of citizenship or community development
Who the charity helps
- Adult training
- Tenants
- Travellers
- Unemployed/low income
- Voluntary and community sector
- Women
- Youth (14-25 year olds)
How the charity works
- Community development
- Community enterprise
- Economic development
- Education/training
