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Wounded Police & Families Association

  • Status

    Received: on time

  • Income

    £20.7K

  • Spending

    £20.8K

Charity no. 102468 Date registered. 28/04/2016

Public benefits

I. The direct benefits that flow from this include, improving the quality of life for the beneficiaries who wish to achieve their full potential in spite of their disabilities and challenges. These benefits can be evidenced through the current Monitoring and Evaluation process operated by the group. It includes verbal and written communication

both with the membership and with funders. 2 The benefits which flow from this purpose include monitoring the administration of all disability and welfare monetary issues and offering necessary support and advice through networking. Another direct benefit is that all those suffering disabilities have their voice heard and do not feel isolated. The benefits can be evidenced through verbal and written discussion and reporting on individual events. This includes liaising with the membership and funders. 3. The benefits which flow from this purpose include the provision of a variety of activities which provide social interaction thus preventing social isolation and improving the individual’s quality of life. The organisation organises events where the injured, the carers and families, many of whom have know each other for a life time, can share experiences and find empathy. These benefits will be evidenced by, the monitoring and evaluation process established to meet standards from funding requirements. 4. The direct benefits flowing from this purpose include befriending, integration, advocacy, social interaction, education and training. People are shown empathy which improves their health and well-being. The benefits will be evidenced through the clear monitoring and evaluation at a level of the minimum standard required by funders and both with verbal and written communication 5. The direct benefits to flow from this purpose include networking with like-minded groups i.e. disability, health, age, victim and other socially challenged groups. Another direct benefit is working with organisations that may have different viewpoint and thus educating these organisations and creating bonds. These benefits are evidenced through feedback. 6. The direct benefits which flow from this purpose include integration, encourage self-growth, networking, befriending to prevent social isolation and increase social opportunities in a group and individual context. There is also learning for those generations not affected by the past, that leads to greater understanding and respect. These benefits are evidenced through monitoring and evaluation exercises. There is no private benefit flowing from this purpose. The purposes of out Charity may lead to the following harm - WPFA exist through funding and if it were to dry up our therapeutic programme of events would fail to exist. We can show that this harm is outweighed by the benefits through the value the membership gain from funding the events. The charities beneficiaries are the former /serving police officer who has suffered physical and /or psychological injuries, their spouse/partner, direct family of the officer and the carers. There are also the wider beneficiaries of the general public that the organisation informs of the past and helps to raise issues affecting those that are disabled and also carers rights. All private benefit is incidental and necessary. The overall aim of our organisation also increases the efficiency of the forces of law and order that the organisation is able highlight the issues faced by those serving and having served in the forces of law and order.

What your organisation does

The Association is established to provide support and self help group for the member/carer, to provide and or to promote opportunities for the member(S) to network and help manage social isolation. To Share information and disseminate such information about what helps services are available, to help members plan for the future and better manage

financial concerns. To Outreach to other comparable organisations, to improve self image and worth and to promote such actions to assist such goals. At the discretion of the Management Committee, to raise issues with appropriate authorities on matters general or personal (Individual). It is the policy of NIWPFA to encourage peace and reconciliation and respecting all communities irrespective of religious, cultural or political beliefs and differences of those communities.

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 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
  • Other charitable purposes

Who the charity helps

  • Men
  • Mental health
  • Older people
  • Physical disabilities
  • Volunteers
  • Women
  • Youth (14-25 year olds)

How the charity works

  • Advice/advocacy/information
  • Cross-border/cross-community
  • Disability
  • Education/training
  • General charitable purposes
  • Sport/recreation
  • Welfare/benevolent

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Charity accounts & reports for financial year end 31 March 2020

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Charitable purposes

The Charity’s objects [‘’Objects’’] are specifically restricted to the following: i. To prevent or provide relief from poverty for former police officers who have been seriously *wounded mainly in their early years of service, by signposting them to private and public sources of assistance, and in the provision of respite to them and their and their carers through the arrangement of financially assisted social engagements and trips. ii. To advance the human rights and equality of former police officers who are seriously *wounded and thereby the human rights of the disabled generally in the gathering of evidence of financial hardship caused by either the provision or withdrawal of support services, and reporting/lobbying on their behalf to appropriate bodies. iii. To provide relief to *wounded former police officers, their spouses, carers and families in need by reasons of their disability, their age, ill health, financial hardship or the strain of caring for same, through the provision of a mutual-support network for members to share experiences, to capture and share lessons in dealing with these circumstances. iv. To advance the health of *wounded former police officers, their spouses, and / or carers and families through membership of an association dedicated to listening, with empathy and providing a voice and support. v. To encourage peace and reconciliation and respecting all communities irrespective of religious, cultural or political beliefs and differences of those communities. vi. To educate and promote such actions to ensure the membership and future generations don’t experience any further physical and emotional suffering and inherit a positive legacy. *Within the terms of WPFA criteria.

Governing document

Constitution

Other name

NIWPFA
  • 9 Trustees
  • 0 Employees
  • 0 Volunteers

Contact details

Public address

  • Wounded Police And Families Association (Ni), C/O Newforge Country Club, 18B Newforge Lane, Belfast, BT9 5NW

Trustee board

Trustee
Mrs Kate Elliott
Mrs Anna Livingstone
Mr Mercer Mcmorris
Mrs Noleen Mcmorris
Mrs Melissa Irvine
Mr Matthew Gordon
Mr Owen Gordon
Ms Lorna Mckimm
Mr Karl Crawford

List of regions

  • In Northern Ireland