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Public benefits
Omagh Gateway Club promotes the social inclusion of people with a learning disability in their local area, ensure they have equality of opportunity in accessing social and leisure opportunities in the right environment with the right support. The Gateway club operates in a local community centre and aims to increase public awareness and
understanding of the abilities of people with a learning disability, their problems and needs and those of their family, dependants and carers in order to assist their integration to society. The Gateway Club encourages mutual help, support and co-operation between families, dependants and carers of people with a learning disability in the local area and also between them and other agencies and individuals who work for and with them. The support to the members is provided by volunteers therefore the club promotes volunteering and the voluntary sector. Omagh Gateway Club promotes the effectiveness of Mencap in local area and is an affiliated group to the Royal Mencap Society and therefore, through its work, Omagh Gateway Club ensures the effective use of charitable resources.
... [more] [less]What your organisation does
The Omagh Gateway Club provides social and leisure opportunities for adults with a learning disability from the local and surrounding area. The club offers a range of games, educational, creative, life skills, environmental and sports activities. The aim of the Club, is to provide leisure and social opportunities and to encourage the personal and
social development of Club members through a range of activities. Through the clubs activities, the members who attend learn new skills, develop their social skills and interests, meet new people and develop new friendships. The club therefore also provides respite and support for parents and carers of the members that attend. The voluntary management of the Club and voluntary leadership and supervision during the activity club assists in drawing upon the opportunities, skills and talents that each volunteer brings to the Club. Through the clubs activities and volunteer support and development, the club raises awareness of learning disability in the local area.
... [more] [less]The charity’s classifications
- The advancement of education
- 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
- Carers
- Learning disabilities
- Parents
- Voluntary and community sector
- Volunteers
How the charity works
- Arts
- Community development
- Cross-border/cross-community
- Disability
- General charitable purposes
- Volunteer development
