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Status
Received: on time
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Income
£477.0K
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Spending
£391.0K
Public benefits
The benefits that flow from purpose (1) are: (i) increased effectiveness and efficiency of community and voluntary sector organisations concerned with the provision of youth clubs, groups and projects in the island of Ireland, resulting in enhanced outcomes and service delivery and, consequently an improved quality of life for those young people
who benefit from the work of these organisations; (ii) increased opportunities for young people to engage in new and social activities that bring people together, leading to greater social cohesion, improvements in health and fitness, well-being and fulfilment; (iii) providing young people with attractive alternatives to anti-social and risk taking behaviours. The beneficiaries are community and voluntary sector organisations concerned with the provision of youth clubs, groups and projects that operate in the area of benefit and indirectly young people who live in the area of benefit. These benefits can be evidenced through evaluations of the work and impact of these community and voluntary sector organisations and feedback from young people who engage with them. The benefits that flow from purpose (2) are: (i) increased self-awareness, resilience and confidence among young people and the development of social and communication skills and abilities and an enhanced sense of purpose and fulfilment; (ii) enhanced educational attainment, capabilities and capacities among young people and increased knowledge to make healthier lifestyle choices; (iii) connecting young people to their communities, resulting in positive citizenship and behavioural change; (iv) improved governance in community and voluntary organisations; (v) enhanced knowledge and capabilities among youth workers and volunteers. The beneficiaries are young people living in the area of benefit and community and voluntary organisations concerned with the provision of youth clubs, groups and projects. These benefits can be evidenced by feedback from the beneficiaries, internal reports of the organisations concerned and internal and external evaluations of both their work and that of Boys & Girls Clubs (NI). The benefits that flow from purpose (3) are: (i) increased knowledge and understanding and access to information among representatives of community and voluntary sector organisations involved in youth activities; (ii) enhanced ability of the youth provision sector to provide advice and information to statutory sector bodies and agencies, funders and others and to outline the needs of and exert a positive influence on the development of policy on youth sector provision; (iii) provide statutory authorities and others with opportunities to connect with young people in a positive manner. The immediate beneficiaries are those community and voluntary sector organisations and statutory bodies and agencies and others concerned with youth provision activities. The ultimate beneficiaries are those young people living in the area of benefit. These benefits can be evidenced through feedback from community and voluntary sector representatives and from policy and other reports produced by statutory sector bodies and agencies, funders and others. The benefits that flow from purpose (4) are: (i) raised awareness about and the cultivation of a sentiment in favour of equality and diversity and the need to combat prejudice; (ii) greater social cohesion and a reduction in tension and conflict between young people from different religious, racial or ethnic groups. The beneficiaries are young people who live in the area of benefit and the general public. These benefits can be evidenced through social attitude and community surveys. No harm or private benefit arises from any of these purposes.
... [more] [less]What your organisation does
Boys & Girls Clubs (NI) is a leading youth work charity that supports and represents a membership of 120 local youth organisations, with a collective membership of over 15,000 children & young people across NI. Our mission is ‘to support the personal development and social education of children & young people, and to promote good relations and
community development.’ Our work evolves responsively to need, prioritising health & well-being, creative expression, life skills, good relations, training & development, empowerment, and information & support services. “We aim to create conditions that inspire and enable young people to be their best in the pursuit of personal and shared goals.” Each year we work directly with 2500+ children, young people, volunteers, and youth workers from rural and urban areas. We support them through the following: 1) Compliance Club Protect (insurance scheme) Access NI for volunteers & youth workers Legal advice/guidance Governance support for new/existing organisations Safeguarding training for volunteers/youth workers Fortnightly e-circular for information distribution 2) Intervention projects X6 projects focused on Mental Health & Wellbeing X6 projects focused on CRED. X1 project focused on youth voice/social action. X1 project on arts-based learning X1 project on environmental learning X1 Internal Youth Exchange 3) Youth Programmes Amateur Boxing (national & international) Residential personal development programmes Summer Camps & outdoor education programmes Dodgeball & Football Community exchange programmes 4) Training & accreditation Mental Health First Aid Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) CMI L3 & 5 in Leadership & Management First Aid Drugs & Alcohol OCN qualifications in Good Relations, Youth Work, Youth Leadership etc. Governance & creating social change. 5) Organisational development Club Audits Sectorial research Policy development & support Stakeholder engagements/networking events
... [more] [less]The charity’s classifications
- The advancement of education
- 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
- Adult training
- Children (5-13 year olds)
- Community safety/crime prevention
- General public
- Interface communities
- Mental health
- Specific areas of deprivation
- Voluntary and community sector
- Volunteers
- Youth (14-25 year olds)
How the charity works
- Advice/advocacy/information
- Arts
- Community development
- Cross-border/cross-community
- Education/training
- Human rights/equality
- Research/evaluation
- Rural development
- Sport/recreation
- Urban development
- Volunteer development
- Youth development
