-
Status
Received: on time
-
Income
£495.2K
-
Spending
£545.7K
Public benefits
The relief of persons suffering with physical disability or sensory impairment, those with mental ill-health, family problems, children, young people and persons who because of their age, ability, religion, gender, economic status, emotional wellbeing are vulnerable or disadvantaged, persons living in a rural or disadvantaged area and those who may
become at risk without intervention. The benefits which flow from this purpose includes improved health and well-being, reduced levels of stress and anxiety, reduced isolation, retaining vulnerable people living independently in their community for longer and reduced numbers of emergency hospital admissions. These benefits will be evidenced through evaluation of services provided by considering • Attendance at health promotion, prevention and early intervention programmes • Attendance at Day Care, Luncheon Club and Young Physically Disabled Groups • Number of persons who received fuel poverty advice and other services to promote independent living • Number of hours domiciliary care services provided • Number of home visits made • Outcomes for participants – qualitative evaluation of benefits of participation. Each programme sets out outcomes for people and measures against these using qualitative evaluation questionnaires. • Comparison of emergency hospital appointments from the participant base To advance education, to provide training and mentoring services and create opportunity for such and to provide facilities, services and programmes for recreation and leisure time occupation with the object of improving the quality of life for inhabitants of rural and disadvantaged areas of Northern Ireland. The benefits which flow from this purpose includes improved health and well-being, increased access to education and training including mentoring for other community groups. These benefits will be evidenced through evaluation of services provided by considering • Attendance at education and training • Number of education and training courses held in the centre • Attendance at recreational and leisure classes • Number of education and training interventions provided to centre-based groups • Number of staff and volunteers trained and to what level • Number of persons who received fuel poverty advice and other services to promote independent living and improve quality of life • Outcomes for participants – qualitative evaluation of benefits of participation. Each programme sets out outcomes for people and measures against these using qualitative evaluation questionnaires, eg computer training means that isolated older people can talk to far away family through email and skype. In providing these services, there is a risk that attendees could be injured using transport or gaining access. The transport provision is risk-assessed. The centre is subject to rigorous Health and Safety monitoring. Incidents and accidents among participants are rare and the benefits far outweigh the risk. There is an equal risk to anyone leaving their home.
... [more] [less]What your organisation does
Derg Valley Care provides domiciliary care and day care to people with physical disability or sensory impairment, mental ill-health, family problems, with an assessed or latent social care need. It also provides health promotion, prevention and early intervention activities to adults, children, young people particularly those who are vulnerable or
disadvantaged, living in a rural or disadvantaged area and those who may become at risk without intervention. We run lifestyle programmes including smoking cessation, diet, physical activity, health and well-being, managing stress. We run a range of projects which enable people to live independently in their community for longer, e.g. Luncheon Club and Young Physically Disabled Groups, provide fuel poverty advice and befriending home visits. We also provide education and training, including mentoring for other community groups; and recreational and leisure classes e.g.. basic computer training so that isolated older people can talk to far away family through email and skype.
... [more] [less]The charity’s classifications
- The advancement of education
- The advancement of health or the saving of lives
- The advancement of citizenship or community development
- 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
- Carers
- Children (5-13 year olds)
- Community safety/crime prevention
- Ethnic minorities
- General public
- Learning disabilities
- Men
- Mental health
- Older people
- Parents
- Physical disabilities
- Sensory disabilities
- Specific areas of deprivation
- Tenants
- Unemployed/low income
- Voluntary and community sector
- Volunteers
- Women
- Youth (14-25 year olds)
How the charity works
- Advice/advocacy/information
- Arts
- Community development
- Community enterprise
- Community transport
- Cross-border/cross-community
- Disability
- Economic development
- Education/training
- Environment/sustainable development/conservation
- Gender
- General charitable purposes
- Human rights/equality
- Medical/health/sickness
- Relief of poverty
- Research/evaluation
- Rural development
- Sport/recreation
- Volunteer development
- Welfare/benevolent
- Youth development
