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Culmore and O'Kane Residents Association

Documents 108 days overdue

Overdue: 108 days

Charity no. 103506 Date registered. 28/07/2016

Public benefits

The public benefits that flow from the purpose of advancement of community development for Culmore and O Kane Park residents association are: 1. the increased opportunity for residents to obtain accredited training to improve prospects of acquiring employment, leading to a better quality of life for participants. The public benefit is evident

through completion of questionnaires and evaluation sheets acquired on completion of courses, achievement of qualifications through recognition events and publicity in our newsletters. 2. improve the aesthetic appearance of area and improve relationships with the community and voluntary and statutory organisations to ensure environmental improvements are carried out and improve living standards of residents. These benefits can be evidenced through records kept of attendance, photographic attendance at events and also evaluations of statutory organisations in the surveys of living standards 3. provision of youth facilities to increase activities and provision of recreational areas within the estate which will stimulate the youth and reduce levels of anti social behaviour in the area The public benefit is increased recreational provision and this can be evidenced through reduced records of anti social behaviour and increased youth participation. There is no private benefit to residents and no harm arises from any of these purposes. The beneficiaries are the residents of Culmore and O Kane Park and the surrounding estates within Omagh Town.

What your organisation does

Our organisation - helps to ensure residents voices are held at various Interagency Meetings - improves the health and well being of all residents - provides youth club for the youth of Culmore, O Kane Park and surrounding areas - provides activities in local community centre at affordable rates - enables voluntary and statutory agencies to provide

activities for all residents - signposts our residents to various organisations - enables provision of educational and leisure activities to build the capacity of all residents.

The charity’s classifications

  • The advancement of education
  • The advancement of citizenship or community development

Who the charity helps

  • Children (5-13 year olds)
  • Community safety/crime prevention
  • Parents
  • Specific areas of deprivation
  • Tenants
  • Unemployed/low income
  • Women
  • Youth (14-25 year olds)

How the charity works

  • Advice/advocacy/information
  • Community development
  • Education/training
  • Grant making
  • Human rights/equality
  • Relief of poverty
  • Sport/recreation

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Charitable purposes

The purposes of the organisation is to advance community development for the benefit of all residents in the Culmore and O'Kane Park area without distinction of sex, sexual orientation, race or of political, religious or other opinions by associating together the said residents and the local authorities, voluntary and other organisations in a common effort to advance education, improve housing facilities and the environment, enhance educational and recreational facilities and provide a youth club for the children of the area with the objective of improving the conditions of life for the residents.

Governing document

Constitution

Other name

  • 5 Trustees
  • 0 Employees
  • 0 Volunteers

Contact details

Public address

  • Kathleen Colton, 62 O'kane Park, Omagh, County Tyrone, BT78 5AB

Trustee board

Trustee
Danielle Drumm
Mrs Kathleen Colton
Maria Mcbride
Mrs Siobhan Devine
Mrs Michelle Drumm

List of regions

  • Fermanagh And Omagh District Council