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County Armagh Phoenix Group Ltd

Documents 144 days overdue

Overdue: 144 days

Charity no. 102214 Date registered. 15/09/2015

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.

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

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

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Charitable purposes

OBJECTS The company’s objects are specifically restricted to the relief of poverty, the advancement of education, the preservation and protection of health, the promotion of equality and diversity and the promotion of the benefit of the victims and survivors of paramilitary violence and terrorism and other inhabitants of local communities (“hereinafter called the beneficiaries”) throughout County Armagh, (hereinafter called “the area of benefit”) without distinction of age, gender, disability, sexual orientation, nationality, ethnic identity, political or religious opinion, by associating the statutory authorities, community and voluntary organisations and the inhabitants in a common effort to advance education, to advocate, promote and foster a community spirit in favour of equality and diversity and to provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation or other leisure-time occupation, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the said inhabitants and in particular: (a) to foster an atmosphere of mutual support and encouragement among people suffering from the effects of bereavement, injury or trauma as a direct or indirect result of the conflict in the area of benefit, and their relatives, and people in communities so affected; (b) to assist individuals and families affected by the conflict to address their own personal experiences of hurt, loss and trauma by communicating their experiences, to support those seeking truth, justice and public acknowledgement of what has happened, and provide opportunities for remembrance and mourning; (c) to alleviate suffering and trauma by the provision of a community- based drop-in-centre or centres offering emotional support and counselling services to individuals in need; (d) to develop the capacity and skills of the members of the socially and economically disadvantaged community of the area of benefit in such a way that they are better able to identify, and help meet, their needs and to participate more fully in society; (e) to advance education and raise public awareness of the effects of the conflict and sectarianism violence in the area of benefit on individuals and communities; (f) to advance any other exclusively charitable purpose as the directors, may from time to time, decide in accordance with the law of charity. CAPG Ltd at present receives support from the Victims Support Programme for Groups Working with Victims and Survivors. This funding allows us to employ a part-time worker at present.

Governing document

Constitution

Other name

CAPG Ltd
  • 5 Trustees
  • 1 Employees
  • 30 Volunteers

Contact details

Public address

  • D Hammerton, 3 Mallview Terrace, Armagh, BT61 9AN

Trustee board

Trustee
Mr David Hammerton
Mrs Eleanor Johnston
Mrs Enid Birch
Mr Stanley Burrows
Mr Robert James Newell

List of regions

  • Armagh City, Banbridge And Craigavon Council
  • Newry, Mourne And Down District Council