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Status
Received: on time
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Income
£13.7K
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Spending
£16.9K
Public benefits
1 - THE RELIEF OF PEOPLE WITH A LEARNING DISABILITY IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF HELP AND SUPPORT FOR THEM AND FOR THEIR FAMILIES, DEPENDANTS AND CARERS ACHIEVED THROUGH CAMPAIGNING, ADVOCATING, INFORMATION SHARING AND AWARENESS-RAISING, THE DIRECT BENEFITS FLOWING FROM THIS PURPOSE ARE THAT PEOPLE WITH A LEARNING DISABILITY WILL HAVE IMPROVED
WELL BEING AND QUALITY OF LIFE AS WILL THEIR EXTENDED FAMILY AND CARING CIRCLES. THEY WILL RECEIVE BETTER SERVICES THAT FULLY MEET THEIR NEEDS. THIS WILL BE EVIDENCED THROUGH FEEDBACK FROM PARTICIPANTS TAKING PART IN GROUP EVENTS AND FROM GROUP MEMBERS THEMSELVES AS THE GROUP PROGRESSES AS WELL AS MEASURING IMPROVEMENTS IN SERVICE PROVISION. THERE IS NO HARM OR POSSIBILITY OF HARM BY THIS BENEFIT. THE BENEFIT IS FOR ALL PEOPLE WITH A LEARNING DISABILITY IN NEWTOWNABBEY, THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS AS WELL AS GROUP MEMBERS AS THEY ALSO HAVE A LEARNING DISABILITY. 2. TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR THE RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE NEED THEREOF BY REASON OF LEARNING DISABILITY WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE THE DIRECT BENEFIT FROM THIS PURPOSE IS IMPROVED HEALTH AND WELL-BEING FOR PEOPLE WITH A LEARNING DISABILITY BY DEVELOPING OPPORTUNITIES TO ENGAGE IN SOCIAL ACTIVITIES. THIS CAN BE DEMONSTRATED THROUGH THE NUMBER OF EVENTS/ ACTIVITIES ORGANISED BY NEWTOWNABBEY MENCAPS’ GATEWAY CLUBS THAT ACHIEVE THE SAME AND BY THE NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS TAKING PART IN THESE. THERE IS NO HARM OR POSSIBILITY OF HARM FROM THIS BENEFIT. IT IS FOR THE BENEFIT OF ANY PERSON WITH A LEARNING DISABILITY IN NEWTOWNABBEY, WHO WISHES TO TAKE PART IN THE GROUP’S PLANNED ACTIVITIES AND/OR EVENTS. IN RELATION TO ALL OF THE ABOVE; AS GROUP MEMBERS ARE ALSO PEOPLE WITH OR FAMILY/CARERS OF PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES, ANY IMPROVEMENTS THEY ACHIEVE WILL CREATE A SLIGHT PRIVATE BENEFIT. THIS IS CLEARLY INCIDENTAL TO THE CARRYING OUT OF THE PURPOSES.
... [more] [less]What your organisation does
THE RELIEF OF PEOPLE WITH A LEARNING DISABILITY IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF HELP AND SUPPORT FOR THEM AND FOR THEIR FAMILIES, DEPENDANTS AND CARERS. NEWTOWNABBEY MENCAP TAKES PART IN A NUMBER OF CAMPAIGN ACTIVITIES SUCH AS PARTICIPATION IN CONSULTATION PROCESSES, ORGANISING THEIR OWN FOCUS GROUPS AS WELL AS PARTICIPATING IN OTHER FOCUS
GROUPS, ATTENDING EVENTS IN STORMONT, SPEAKING AT EVENTS AS REPRESENTATION OF PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES, SHARE THEIR STORIES WITH THE PUBLIC AND FROM TIME TO TIME ORGANISING AWARENESS AND FUND RAISING AND SOCIAL EVENTS SUCH AS COFFEE MORNINGS, SOCIAL EVENINGS, FORMAL NIGHTS ETC.
... [more] [less]The charity’s classifications
- 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
- Carers
- Learning disabilities
- Parents
How the charity works
- Advice/advocacy/information
- Counselling/support
- Disability
- Human rights/equality
- Sport/recreation
