Overdue: 144 days
Public benefits
a. EDUCATION PURPOSE: Education to provide courses for members and their spouses teach them new skills which can be used in a non-security force environment. Benefit. By providing some form of re-education we can help to remove the effects of our members who became institutionalised during their service Demonstrated. Through feedback from
participants and instructor evaluation Harm. With proper supervision there is no harm, danger or negative outcome b. HEALTH PURPOSE: To provide advice and training in First Aid and Health Awareness to members of CAPG in County Armagh Benefit. Educating members about their health as they grow older and teaching them to recognise the need for healthy diet and lifestyle and also to recognise symptoms or warning signs in their own health Demonstrated. Through feedback from participants and instructor evaluation Harm. With proper supervision there is no harm, danger or negative outcome c. REMEMBRANCE (other charitable purpose) PURPOSE: To erect a Memorial Wall to commemorate those members of the Security Forces who gave their lives in County Armagh since the formation of the State. This will be accompanied by some form of printed historical record. Benefit. This will be the only Memorial bearing all the names of security forces who were victims of terrorism in County Armagh since 1922. It will ensure the widows and families of the fallen that they and their loved ones have not been forgotten. This includes widows and families from mainland UK some of whom have no Memorial to their lost ones. It will offer a place for people to remember and reflect. Demonstrated. The success in raising the necessary funds for this project will demonstrate the desire for this work to be complete Harm There is no harm, danger or negative outcome d. HERITAGE AND CULTURE PURPOSE Heritage and Culture: To provide historical tours of County Armagh to educate people about the depth of violence that took place in the County Benefit. Informing members and their families about the terrorist campaigns which have occurred since the formation of Northern Ireland, and in particular the extreme depth of violence which took place throughout County Armagh between 1969 and 1999. Harm There is no harm, danger or negative outcome e. CITIZENSHIP COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PURPOSE. To provide a befriending service to our older members who live alone throughout County Armagh Benefit. Supporting Befriendees in maintaining and developing self-worth, confidence and independence, and also help them in maintaining a trusting, honest, consistent and supportive relationship. To give a point of contact to them and help them overcome a fear of social isolation and keep them involved in and be part of the community. Demonstrated Through the monitoring of this service and feedback from Befriendees Harm. The service is strictly monitored and there is no harm, danger or negative outcome.
... [more] [less]What your organisation does
We provide support services and activities to former security force members in County Armagh • Provide relief of poverty and disability of victims and survivors, and their carers • Create conditions of healing and recovery whereby members can become active within their community • Improve the conditions and quality of life for victims and
survivors of paramilitary terrorism • Increased self esteem and confidence in individual members; • Increased social integration of individuals into group based activities;( a lot of members have felt socially isolated since leaving service and feel forgotten about by society in Northern Ireland.) • Increased participation of members through volunteering opportunities; • Broadening of cultural and historical awareness; • Achievement of accredited training and development; • Increased participation in group based respite activities; • Decreased levels of anxiety, fear, mistrust and social isolation impacting on individuals’ lives • Develop strategic partnerships with community/voluntary/statutory sector based organisations for the purpose of ensuring quality and sustainable services are provided for the innocent victims and survivors of terrorism. • Offer services in an accessible, localised manner which will enable the individually needs of innocent victims and survivors of terrorism to be best met. • Provide opportunities for Volunteers to develop their skills, so enabling them to be an intrinsic part of the overall service delivery model within CAPG • Empower those whom we support to make the transition from ‘Victim’ to ‘Survivor’ as part of an overall process of individual healing and recovery. Help Members develop their social and educational skills Befriending Research
... [more] [less]The charity’s classifications
- The advancement of education
- The advancement of health or the saving of lives
- The advancement of citizenship or community development
- The advancement of the arts, culture, heritage or science
- Other charitable purposes
Who the charity helps
- Adult training
- Men
- Older people
- Victim support
- Women
How the charity works
- Education/training
- Heritage/historical
- Medical/health/sickness