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Friendly Care Group Termonmaguirc

  • Status

    Received: on time

  • Income

    £27.3K

  • Spending

    £26.5K

Charity no. 103658 Date registered. 13/10/2015

Public benefits

3.1 Benefits include adults with disabilities have access to a range of support which include training & recreational activities. Beneficiaries are supported in developing social and communication skills which assist them in having a more independent life & full integration into wider society. All of our work can be demonstrated by feedback from

all users. We provide regular opportunities for users to articulate feedback on all aspects of what we do. We also work with carers and other family members to ascertain the impact of our work. There is no harm flowing from this purpose. The primary beneficiaries of our work are rural adults with physical, sensory, psychological and learning disabilities in area. No private benefit. 3.1 (a)The benefits include access by rural adults with disabilities to community facilities within the area. This provides a safe space in which users can undertake meaningful activities which include training, therapeutic and recreational activities. It allows our users to build relationships and helps improve their physical and mental health. It helps to develop their own personal and social development to ultimately improve their own quality of life. All of our work can be demonstrated by feedback from all users. We provide regular opportunities for users to articulate feedback on all aspects of what we do. We also work with carers and other family members to ascertain the impact of our work. This can be looking at the benefits enjoyed by carers and family members but also based on observations of any positive change enjoyed by our beneficiaries. There is no harm.The primary beneficiaries of our work are rural adults with physical, sensory, psychological and learning disabilities in the area.There is no private benefit 3.1 (b) Carers and family members of people with disabilities benefit from our work by getting respite whilst their family members are in our care. All of our work can be demonstrated by feedback from all users. We also work with carers and other family members to ascertain the impact of our work. This can be looking at the benefits enjoyed by carers and family members but also based on observations of any positive change enjoyed by our beneficiaries. The benefits of our work are also evidenced by support for our charity by both family and wider community support at fund raising events, open day events and our various recreational activities. There is no harm.The primary beneficiaries of our work are rural adults with physical, sensory, psychological and learning disabilities in the area.There is no private benefit which flows from this purpose. 3.1 (c) We also ensure that awareness is raised about the specific needs of people with disabilities by engaging with the local community, other community and voluntary organisations and statutory agencies. The benefits that flow from this is increased focus and understanding of these needs and a more coordinated response to meeting these needs. We provide regular opportunities for users to articulate feedback on all aspects of what we do. The positive impact of specific interventions such as our own on people with learning difficulties is well documented by publicly available research and can be reinforced through internal evaluation of our own work. We also work with carers and other family members to ascertain the impact of our work. This can be looking at the benefits enjoyed by carers and family members but also based on observations of any positive change enjoyed by our beneficiaries. The benefits of our work are also evidenced by support for our charity by both family and wider community support at fund raising events, open day events and our various recreational activities. There is no harm flowing from this purpose. The primary beneficiaries of our work are rural adults with physical, sensory, psychological and learning disabilities in the area.No private benefit exists.

What your organisation does

(1) Provide training, social and recreational activities on a weekly basis (2) Respite holidays/breaks for beneficiaries (people with disabilities and their carers) (3) Awareness raising of needs of people with disabilities and carers (4) Fundraise to support those with disabilities and their carers (5) Work with other agencies to raise quality and

range of services for people with disabilities and their carers

The charity’s classifications

  • The advancement of health or the saving of lives
  • 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
  • Physical disabilities

How the charity works

  • Accommodation/housing
  • Advice/advocacy/information
  • Disability
  • Education/training

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Charitable purposes

3.1 The Association is established to relieve sickness and distress and to promote the benefit of, and the preservation and protection of health and well being of people with disabilities (‘the beneficiaries’) in Termonaguirc and its environs (‘hereinafter called the area of benefit’). 3.1 (a) To provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation or other leisure time occupation, with the object of advancing education and improving the conditions of life among the beneficiaries 3.1 (b) To foster an atmosphere of mutual support and encouragement among the beneficiaries and their relatives, helpers, carers or friends 3.1 (c) To raise awareness among the general public of the needs and experiences of people with disabilities in the area of benefit

Governing document

Constitution

Other name

  • 15 Trustees
  • 0 Employees
  • 0 Volunteers

Contact details

Public address

  • Mrs Mary Mc Cartan, 142 Rockstown Road, Carrickmore, Omagh, County Tyrone, BT79 9BX

Trustee board

Trustee
Mrs Mary Ward
Mrs Mary Mc Cartan
Mr Peter Dobbs
Mrs Mary T Mullan
Miss Rosemary Meenan
Mr Tony Haughey
Mrs Roisin Mccallan
Mrs Nuala Rafferty
Mrs Joanne Gluck
Mrs Clare Mccartan
Mrs Patricia Haughey
Mr Seamus Mcaleer
Mr Conor Allison
Mrs Maureen Glass
Mrs Maria Quinn

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  • In Northern Ireland