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Status
Received: on time
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Income
£0.1K
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Spending
£0.1K
Public benefits
2. The benefits of Ards Gateway Club involve people with a learning disability having the opportunity to have friendships and relationships in their local community. It is a leisure opportunity and member led; members decide which activities they would like to do in the club. It also provides public benefit to parents and carers as it is a
opportunity for rest bite and also and opportunity for parents to network with each other. The benefits of the club are demonstrated through verbal feedback from people in the community, parents, volunteers and the members themselves. The members throughly enjoy attending the leisure opportunity on weekly basis. The club is aimed specifically for adults with a learning disability. Many adults with a learning disability can often feel isolated in their local community and Ards gateway tackles this issue and promotes friendships. There is no harm or potential harm that can be resulted by the club operating on a weekly basis. The volunteers at the club receive private benefit in the form of training to ensure they are equipped to fulfil their role and they also gain experience which they can use to apply for jobs. The club also write references upon volunteers request for university and jobs.
... [more] [less]What your organisation does
The Ards Gateway Club provides social and leisure opportunities for adults with a learning disability. The club offers a range of games, educational, creative, environmental and sports activities as well as raising awareness of learning disability within the local community. 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 adults who attend learn new skills, make new friends and develop their social skills and interests. This club provides respite for parents and carers. The voluntary management of the Club and the supervision of activities by the volunteers draws upon the talents and skills of each volunteer in the Club. Through the clubs activities, fundraising events and volunteer support, the club raises awareness of learning disability in the local area and provides a weekly social activity for our members.
... [more] [less]The charity’s classifications
- The advancement of citizenship or community development
- The advancement of the arts, culture, heritage or science
- The relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Who the charity helps
- Carers
- Learning disabilities
- Older people
- Parents
- Physical disabilities
- Voluntary and community sector
- Volunteers
- Youth (14-25 year olds)
How the charity works
- Community development
- Cultural
- Disability
- Education/training
- Sport/recreation
- Volunteer development
- Youth development
