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Status
Received: on time
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Income
£689.0K
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Spending
£673.8K
Public benefits
Greater Village Regeneration is a community-led organisation that delivers a wide range of initiatives to support local people to improve their lives, through personal development, housing and environmental improvement schemes, employability courses and health & well-being activities. The public benefit from this: is improved educational outcomes
for the children; higher levels of employment among adults; better standard of social housing allowing people to live in dwellings that positively contribute to fuel poverty; and a reversal of the health inequalities that this community experiences, with particular reference to older people. To support this, GVRT also works on improving the physical environment, through supporting the construction and renovation of houses, public spaces and lobbying statutory agencies to improve their land and facilities. Piecing all the activities and initiatives together, GVRT is seeking to produce a confident community that lives side-by-side with other communities, has improved relationships with statutory agencies and government departments; and contributes individually and collectively to the overall renaissance of Belfast City. The intended beneficiaries are the residents of the south-west Belfast area, namely the wards of Blackstaff and Shaftesbury. We work with, and deliver projects for, people of all ages and both genders. GVRT works on an outcomes based accountability model for the delivery of its work. This allows us to measure improvements in our delivery and allows us to ascertain that our desired outcomes for the greater Village community are met and that the organisation is focused on the goal of improving the life chances and experiences of people living in this geographic area. We carry out regular monitoring and evaluation exercises with our beneficiaries, along with surveys among the wider populace. There are no harm or environmental damage emanating from the work of GVRT or its associated projects. We are an environmentally-responsible organisation that has a consciously implemented policy to reduce, re-use and recycle; we also encourage sustainable modes of transport for traveling to meetings and events. The GVRT board is a limited company with no share capital. Any income from its social economy projects is used within the organisation for project costs that benefit the local south-west Belfast community.
... [more] [less]What your organisation does
Relief of poverty - Job search and application support to move people into employment - Personal and vocation courses to upskill local people Supporting Guidance - GVRT runs a daily housing rights and support service for people of the local area - GVRT provides support to groups and individuals seeking to set up and development private and
community enterprises Citizenship and community development - GVRT facilitates the Well Women’s Group, which meets weekly to build the capacity of its members and create a social setting for support and empowerment. - GVRT delivers the Adonis & Athena Youth Programmes to support young people in their transition to adulthood through community education and personal development guidance Environmental protection / improvement - GVRT lobbies statutory agencies for the improvement of public spaces - GVRT works with local government for the introduction of new public amenities and facilities for the local communities - GVRT supports local people to campaign for new and improved public and private sector housing Arts, Culture & Heritage - GVRT works with local groups and schools on the development of public pieces of artwork - GVRT engages with detached youths and marginalised residents to facilitate programmes that raise awareness and understanding of human rights, political engagement and racial diversity. Health - GVRT delivers a range of health, well-being and physical activities to support all sections of the local community in its Fit 4 Life Centre and other centres throughout the South West Belfast area.
... [more] [less]The charity’s classifications
- The prevention or relief of poverty
- 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 environmental protection or improvement
Who the charity helps
- Adult training
- Children (5-13 year olds)
- Community safety/crime prevention
- Ex-offenders and prisoners
- General public
- Interface communities
- Mental health
- Older people
- Specific areas of deprivation
- Tenants
- Unemployed/low income
- Youth (14-25 year olds)
How the charity works
- Advice/advocacy/information
- Community development
- Community enterprise
- Cultural
- Economic development
- Education/training
- Environment/sustainable development/conservation
- Heritage/historical
- Sport/recreation
- Urban development
- Volunteer development
- Youth development
