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Public benefits
The benefits that flow form the organisational purpose/s being carried out Rosemount and District welfare rights provides a benefit to the public by the provision of a community hub (Rosemount Resource Centre). The centre runs various projects to include a Welfare Rights Project where members of the public can have appointments with qualified
welfare rights officers to seek confidential advice on social security, tax credits, employment, housing and student matters. This service benefits clients in providing sound up to date advice which may alleviate situations of poverty. The service also provides advocacy on behalf of clients who would not normally be able to seek advice elsewhere due to their disability, geographical of financial constraints. The welfare rights service is free to the public, it is only the clients themselves who may have a private benefit in the form of access to social security benefits/ adequate housing etc. The centre runs a Legal Access project where members of the public can access a solicitor at no charge to themselves. This project is enabled by a waiver from the Law Society Northern Ireland that in turn enables a solicitor to provide advice and assistance on social security appeals, housing matters, consumer matters and debt advice. This benefits the public by giving access to expert legal advice, the community base of this project gives widespread access to justice by providing legal advice in a friendly setting. The legal access project also provides relief of poverty by helping clients to manage their monetary affairs more effectively and gives them a voice in the daunting world of law and fundamental and secondary rights. The centre runs regular level one courses in computers/IT/Arts/Driving Theory etc to empower members of the community to increase employability and build social and soft skills. These courses as well as an IT suite are open to all members of the public and are most frequently used for courses, job search and CV and job applications. These facilities and courses are open to all members of the community. The centre runs a health and wellbeing programme, based primarily at our community Gym, the Fitness Factory. The provision of an early years programme through Treehouse Crèche at the centre benefits 50 under 5s and their families by providing affordable childcare and a structured programme of activities. This is monitored by the western trust early years team. Children of primary school age and their families benefit from the Bluegrass after schools club. Blue grass provide community based after school and school holiday childcare provision though structured activities. Rosemount Youth Forum based at the centre provides specialist youth work activities to secondary aged school children in the Rosemount area. The benefit to clients and their families include having threats lifted enabling those at risk to remain in their home city free from the threat of violence. Clients are also offered counselling and diversionary programmes to improve their prospects and increase self esteem Older people in the community benefit from 2 projects that run at the centre, Cnoc Na Ros older mens club and Our Generation 50+ programme. Both projects cater specifically to men and women over 50 years through various programmes and meet up at least once a week for bingo and info talks. Boths clubs are open to the general public. There is no potential harm related to any of these purposes being carried out. Rosemount and District Welfare Rights have both Public Liability and Employers Liability Insurances. All staff are trained in first aid and child and vulnerable adult protection. There is no private monetary benefit to anyone in the organisation apart from grant funded staff.
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Rosemount District Welfare Rights Group Is based at Rosemount Resource Centre. Rosemount and wider district has high levels of poverty, unemployment and lack of economic activity. The group also rent 2 properties within 1 mile of the centre to house a health and wellbeing project (Fitness Factory), an after-schools club (Bluegrass) and a youth at
risk, parent support and community mediation project (Time 2 Choose). The Group run an additional youth project at its main centre for youth diversional activities. The main centre houses an advice centre and a legal access project. These projects help to address poverty, lack of social empowerment, help regarding disability and difficulties accessing expert benefit and legal advice. We also regularly lobby for promotion of Human Rights and Economic and Social Rights for our beneficiaries.
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- 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 the arts, culture, heritage or science
- The advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation or the promotion of religious or racial harmony or equality and diversity
- The advancement of environmental protection or improvement
- 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)
- Adult training
- Asylum seekers/refugees
- Carers
- Children (5-13 year olds)
- Community safety/crime prevention
- Ethnic minorities
- Ex-offenders and prisoners
- General public
- Hiv/aids
- Homelessness
- Learning disabilities
- Men
- Mental health
- Older people
- Parents
- Preschool (0-5 year olds)
- Sexual orientation
- Specific areas of deprivation
- Tenants
- Unemployed/low income
- Victim support
- Women
- Youth (14-25 year olds)
How the charity works
- Accommodation/housing
- Advice/advocacy/information
- Community development
- Counselling/support
- Cross-border/cross-community
- Disability
- Economic development
- Education/training
- Environment/sustainable development/conservation
- General charitable purposes
- Heritage/historical
- Human rights/equality
- Medical/health/sickness
- Overseas aid/famine relief
- Playgroup/after schools
- Relief of poverty
- Research/evaluation
- Volunteer development
- Welfare/benevolent
- Youth development
