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Status
Received: on time
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Income
£169.5K
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Spending
£165.8K
Public benefits
Direct benefits: 1.Inclusion – all our activities are inclusive of all (appropriate to the activity of the particular project), irrespective of age, gender, race, religious and/or socio economic background, sexuality, ability and/or disability. Some projects address these issues as part of the programme. 2.Addressing need – the perception of
need and helping people to address need (poverty, loneliness, community breakdown, educational...) are the central activity of the projects. 3.Exploring faith – the exploration, by the beneficiaries, of doubt and faith, secular and spiritual, is part of the ethos and is welcomed and encouraged. 4.Belonging – joining together in activity, whether work or play, builds community and a sense of personal worth and value. 5.Education/training – as part of the projects there is an element of training and education. Examples of this include child protection and working with vulnerable adults, kitchen hygiene, basic cooking, identity, and leadership. How the Direct Benefits are capable of being demonstrated, proven or evidenced; 1.Inclusion – some projects/activities are run specifically to address this issue. These can be listed and described. 2.Addressing need – records of numbers of people in the area of food poverty are kept and monitored. 3.Exploring faith – numbers of people engaging actively in certain aspects of programme are recorded. 4.Belonging – anecdotal evidence of community development can be produced. Programme that develops and grows is also evidence. These developments can be shown. 5.Education/training – sometimes certificated and always recorded. What, if any, harms may arise from the purpose and how these are outweighed by the benefits; I am not aware of harms and have no evidence of harm. Occasionally courage is required to engage outside of one’s comfort zones but nothing is forced or compulsory. Private benefits: 1.Occasionally resources are produced and are used by other groups. If published they are sold with the benefit to the author. 2.Three of our team members/volunteers have their own businesses and we have used these businesses in the provision of services and projects. This is always beneficial to the charity as well. 3.Louise Ferguson and Adrian McCartney invoice the charity for expenses and work done every month. These amounts appear in the financial accounts. Louise and Adrian manage the charity as part of being self-employed with other interests. 4.Providers of programme are always involved in the programme and benefit from its activities, catering, training, and social life. Whether fees are charged to beneficiaries in order to use the services and how you ensure the poor are not excluded. No fees are ever charged. Occasionally donations have to be made to cover cost of transport or catering or accommodation. These are never essential ingredients in the main services that are on offer. People who can not afford to make donations are never excluded.
... [more] [less]What your organisation does
We run a foodbank (2170 people fed in 2014) in inner East Belfast. We run youth programmes in an interface area of South Belfast. We have started a residents' association in Inner east belfast increasing social capital and developing community awareness and responsibility. We run a creative religious faith community working with inner city families
through the medium of arts and crafts. We run events for teenagers with sever and profound learning difficulties. There is a support network for the families. We provide informal education in the world of cooking and growing vegetables (around the food bank) All of the above is in the context of being a community of faith.
... [more] [less]The charity’s classifications
- The advancement of religion
- The advancement of citizenship or community development
Who the charity helps
- Ethnic minorities
- General public
- Interface communities
- Learning disabilities
- Men
- Mental health
- Specific areas of deprivation
- Unemployed/low income
- Women
- Youth (14-25 year olds)
How the charity works
- Advice/advocacy/information
- Community development
- Disability
- Relief of poverty
- Religious activities
