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Status
Received: 4 days late
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Income
£166.6K
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Spending
£217.9K
Public benefits
The Quaker Service Management Board believes that all five of our purposes satisfy both elements of the public benefit requirement. Purpose a: Prior to becoming a company limited by guarantee in March 2007 and renaming the charity Quaker Service, we were known as Ulster Quaker Service Committee (UQSC) comprised of members and attenders of the
Religious Society of Friends appointed triennially by the Ulster Quarterly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends in Ireland (Quakers). The change of constitution did not alter the purposes and services provided by the charity at that time. A copy of the UQSC constitution is attached to this registration application which defines the work of the charity in the following statement: “Our Quaker faith commits us to engage in practical efforts which promote human welfare and contribute to the relief of stress. In caring for others and assisting them to grow as individuals we seek to extend understanding to all people, endeavouring to promote peace and reconciliation”. Purpose b: The direct benefits which flow from this purpose include enhanced self esteem and confidence, reduced levels of stress and anxiety, reduced social isolation, improved understanding of the criminal justice system and better coping skills. These benefits are demonstrated through feedback from families and people in prison using our services, self evaluation reports completed by staff and feedback from other stakeholders. We do not foresee any harm flowing from this purpose. The charity’s beneficiaries are people visiting their relatives and/or friends in prison and people in prison in Northern Ireland. The only private benefit flowing from this purpose is whereby staff or trustees need to participate in activities or training provided by the charity and this is incidental and necessary to ensure the benefit is provided to our beneficiaries. Purpose c: The direct benefits which flow from this purpose include increased personal and social confidence, better life and social skills, improved mental and physical health outcomes, increased respect and understanding of self and others, reduced levels of stress, anxiety and social isolation and improved coping mechanisms. These benefits are demonstrated through feedback from mothers, children and young people using our services, reports from local health and social care professionals and self evaluation reports completed by staff. We do not foresee any harm flowing from this purpose. The charity’s beneficiaries are families and individuals in need or at risk referred mainly by health and/or social care professionals in the Belfast area. The only private benefit flowing from this purpose is whereby staff or trustees need to participate in activities or training provided by the charity and this is incidental and necessary to ensure the benefit is provided to our beneficiaries. Purpose d: The direct benefits which flow from this purpose include increased respect and understanding of self and others, reduced sectarianism and/or racism. These benefits will be demonstrated through feedback from people using our services and self evaluation reports completed by staff. We do not foresee any harm flowing from this purpose. The charity’s beneficiaries are families and individuals in need or at risk referred mainly by health and/or social care professionals, people visiting their relatives and/or friends in prison and people in prison in Northern Ireland. The only private benefit flowing from this purpose is whereby staff or trustees need to participate in activities or training provided by the charity and this is incidental and necessary to ensure the benefit is provided to our beneficiaries. Purpose e: This purpose enables the charity to implement any other charitable purpose according to the law of Northern Ireland at any point in the future where demand and need for that purpose is evidenced.
... [more] [less]What your organisation does
Quaker Service is a family welfare charity set up by the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers). Our ethos is guided by Quaker beliefs and values. The fundamental Quaker belief that there is a divine spark in everyone leads us to value the equal worth and unique nature of each person regardless of their circumstances or choices in life. Our key
services are: 1. Quaker Cottage: a purpose built cross community family day care centre in west Belfast providing a range of intensive support services for mothers, children and young people at risk or in need. We work with families in crisis, mainly referred by health and/or social care professionals. Mothers who attend have individual needs but typical issues are abuse, alcoholism, anxiety, bereavement, depression, domestic violence and parenting. In addition to group therapy we provide residential experiences, day trips, lunches, counselling services, crèche and after school activities. 2. The Cottage Teenage Project: a complementary and integral part of the services offered at Quaker Cottage engaging young people in gaining valuable life skills, promoting healthy behaviour and developing a sense of purpose, value and wellbeing. This is done through their active participation in group and individual therapy sessions, residential, home visits and day trips. 3. Quaker Connections: a volunteer programme providing befriending services for people in NI prisons who do not receive family visits. We also promote restorative practice.
... [more] [less]The charity’s classifications
- The prevention or relief of poverty
- The advancement of education
- The advancement of health or the saving of lives
- The advancement of citizenship or community development
- The advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation or the promotion of religious or racial harmony or equality and diversity
- The relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Who the charity helps
- Addictions (drug/solvent/alcohol abuse)
- Children (5-13 year olds)
- Community safety/crime prevention
- Ex-offenders and prisoners
- Interface communities
- Learning disabilities
- Men
- Mental health
- Older people
- Parents
- Preschool (0-5 year olds)
- Unemployed/low income
- Volunteers
- Women
- Youth (14-25 year olds)
How the charity works
- Advice/advocacy/information
- Community development
- Counselling/support
- Criminal justice
- Cross-border/cross-community
- Education/training
- Gender
- General charitable purposes
- Human rights/equality
- Medical/health/sickness
- Playgroup/after schools
- Relief of poverty
- Volunteer development
- Welfare/benevolent
- Youth development
