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Status
Received: on time
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Income
£59.2K
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Spending
£61.7K
Public benefits
The main beneficiaries of Southern Age Well Network are the 65 older people’s groups within the network. They benefit in the following ways: • Enhanced access to information, resources and opportunities • Increased awareness of services • Support leading to greater funding/sustainability therefore ensuring a local group exists in each area
• Opportunity for individuals to join a local group thereby combating social isolation, creating new friendships, increasing self confidence, learning and sharing skills • Maximize participation and engagement • Provision of training ensuring good governance and structures and offering volunteers the opportunity to complete appropriate training such as First Aid & Food Hygiene to ensure a minimal risk environment • Opportunity to share knowledge and experience • Being part of a vibrant network enhances their knowledge of strategies that affect them and increases their opportunities to inform and lobby. • Champion older people on management committee and through events such as positive ageing week • Office is centrally located allowing greater accessibility to staff and resources We measure these benefits in the following ways: • Monitoring and evaluation of the service in line with funder’s requirements • At AGM with evaluation forms • Annual satisfaction survey carried out with each individual group • Monthly committee meetings representing the views and issues affecting membership in specific areas • Increased membership within the network
... [more] [less]What your organisation does
Our aims are to: Promote the concept and practice of active ageing Create an effective platform for the participation of older people Combat ageism and improve the quality of life opportunities for older people. Southern Age Well Network is an umbrella organisation supporting 64 older people's groups across Newry & Mourne, fostering the development
of a vibrant, coordinated movement of senior citizens groups, thereby enhancing opportunities and services. We provide direct support to these groups with operational issues and promote good governance. We also assist these groups with improving the quality and range of recreational, social and cultural activities for their members. We support them by offering training to group volunteers and members around capacity building, programme planning and developing fundraising strategies. The organisation represents the views of senior citizens in Newry & Mourne to public agencies and private concerns on issues which impinge on their quality of life. The Network affiliates to and works in partnership, strategically and operationally, with organisations with similar aims and objectives. The organisation lobbies on behalf of its membership. We have an active management committee drawn from local older people's groups which represent Southern Age Well Network on a variety of Age Sector bodies. Our management committee meet monthly and act as a conduit between the organisation and members. Minutes of these meetings are circulated to all member groups. In addition we provide information to groups through a monthly mail shot, events including AGM, consultative and training workshops, through local media sources and our website. lobby on behalf of these groups.
... [more] [less]The charity’s classifications
- The advancement of health or the saving of lives
- The advancement of citizenship or community development
- The relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Who the charity helps
- Men
- Older people
- Physical disabilities
- Voluntary and community sector
- Volunteers
- Women
How the charity works
- Advice/advocacy/information
- Community development
- Education/training
- Grant making
- Volunteer development
