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Status
Received: on time
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Income
£180.5K
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Spending
£275.8K
Public benefits
The direct benefit that flows from this purposes includes- 1. The provision of suitable care, support and accommodation, thus ensuring the appropriate facilities are in place for those volunteer co-workers who engaged in a life sharing community within the Camphill Movement and who have become through sickness, infirmity or old age, in need of
financial support, care, nursing, accommodation and/or anthroposophical, medical or other treatment and to make donations, loans and other financial help available to such persons. 2. The provision of a range of care and support services ensuring reduced levels of stress and anxiety for those volunteer co-workers experiencing ill health, disability, old age or other disadvantage, including financial hardship. 3. The assurance that those volunteer co-workers are cared for in sickness, infirmity or old age within the resources of the Charity and having regard to public benefi] by: - Providing a sufficient numbers of volunteers to provide the requisite level of care and support; - Ensuring those providing the care and support hold the appropriate level of skills and expertise to support those in need. -Providing financial support and assistance to allow those volunteer co-workers, who are no longer in a position to actively contribute to community life to access the required level of care, nursing, accommodation and/or anthroposophical, medical to support their identified needs. Benefits are evidenced through[1]The provision of financial assistance which funds adequate and appropriate care and support facilitates to meet the needs of volunteer co-workers in an intentional community. The benefits are evidenced from feedback from the beneficiaries and independent evaluation carried out by a number of regulatory bodies including local Health & Social Care Trusts, The Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority (RQIA), the Northern Ireland Housing Executive Houses in Multiple Occupancy and other professionals, including, doctors, nurses, social workers and psychologists. Each volunteer that is supported in line with their identified needs and those individuals exercise choice and decide to live within a Camphill Community. The beneficiaries of these purposes are- People from Northern Ireland and other parts of the UK who dedicated some or most of their adult lives volunteering as part of a Camphill Village Community and who are now experiencing ill health, disability, old age or other disadvantage. In addition, the Camphill Village Community provides a caring, safe and secure environment for those individuals in old age or ill health. Due to the nature of the relationship between the volunteer co-worker and the Community, there is no entitlement to state benefits during the volunteer co-workers time spent in a Camphill Community. Upon retirement, the volunteer co-worker may be entitled to certain state benefits. Private benefit- The purposes may create a private benefit to Trustees (some of whom are Co-workers) , from their increased knowledge in Domiciliary Care Standards, The Residential Care Homes Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005, good governance and finance. Through training in good governance these individuals gain skills and experience which are transferable to other settings but are incidental and necessary to ensure the benefit is provided to the beneficiaries. This purposes do not give rise to any harm.
... [more] [less]What your organisation does
Camphill Social Fund (NI) operates in support of those individuals who volunteered their time (volunteer co-workers) and services to sustain the Camphill Communities in Northern Ireland. All Camphill Communities in Northern Ireland are based on the volunteer co-worker model, providing care and support, within a community setting to children and
vulnerable adults with a range of learning disabilities. The model is based on life-sharing whereby, these volunteer co-workers live and work, helping to provide the requisite level of professional care and support to the residents, in line with their identified needs. The key objective of the Camphill Social Fund (NI) is to make a provision for members of Camphill who are in need]. This provision can be distributed for a variety of reasons among members in need: 1. Financial assistance for movement in and out of the community. 2. Financial assistance for medical expenditure due to sickness 3. Financial assistance for old age and infirmity. In return for volunteering their time & service, the needs of the volunteer co-workers are met by the community, including the provision of accommodation. Camphill co-workers have no entitlement to state benefits during their time in a Camphill Community. Upon retirement, there may or may not be an entitlement to certain state benefits. Applications can be made to Camphill Social Fund (NI) for support against an identified need. The principles that underpin Camphill are: 1. The community model is based on and relies upon volunteer co-workers to help deliver the commissioned service(s). 2. Camphill continually promotes the practice of high quality care, support and work opportunities for all individuals with learning disabilities. 3. The Community ethos and Camphill principles seeks to ensure that each individual’s intrinsic worth is valued and respected. ( For the remainder of this statement please contact the Commission).
... [more] [less]The charity’s classifications
- The prevention or relief of poverty
Who the charity helps
- Older people
- Volunteers
How the charity works
- General charitable purposes
- Relief of poverty
