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Status
Received: on time
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Income
£59.1K
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Spending
£22.5K
Public benefits
The direct benefit which flows from 1 will include enhanced mental, emotional and physical health through working with animals and crops in a farm environment as part of a structured programme of daily activity tailored to meet their specific needs. This will include benefits to those with learning disabilities, mental health problems, young people
and those seeking rehabilitation into the wider community. These benefits will be evidenced through a number of methods. Care Farming itself is a recognised concept that has been the subject of a number of studies into its efficacy including studies in Scotland and the Netherlands. Specifically, for this project, we will be aiming to work with local Health Trusts and providers as part of the care plans for those engaged in the programme and as such there will be structured monitoring and evaluation undertaken by the Trust to ensure the needs of the patients are being met. The purposes of the charity will be delivered in a farming environment and as such there may be some possibility of harm to those taking part due to the nature of the site – including from mechanised equipment and livestock. This however will be mitigated by the provision of health and safety training and policies developed in consultation with the National Farmers Union as well as by ensuring that beneficiaries are trained in the use of any equipment necessary, preventing access to mechanised equipment that would be beyond their capabilities and we also conduct thorough risk assessments prior to the commencement of each project, again carried out in conjunction with policies developed through the National Farmers Union. The benefits to the beneficiaries’ mental, emotional and physical health as a result of engaging in the programmes, allied to robust procedures will ensure that any potential harm is limited and outweighed by the benefits to be had from engagement. The charity’s beneficiaries are: • those with a range of social and educational disadvantages including those with physical and learning disabilities • those in need of rehabilitation including through the Youth Justice sector • those in housing need within the rural community • the provision of day activities to groups from within the community and voluntary sector introducing them to farming methods, team building activities and the natural environment (some of them for the first time) There is no private benefit flowing from the purpose of our organisation. The direct benefit which flows from purpose 2 is that most of those who attend the care farm will have had limited, or no, previous farming experience and as such will be able to develop new skills, knowledge and understanding of farming, horticulture and equestrian discipline and practice. This will provide them with a range of transferable skills that will be useful to them as part of their care package or projects leading to enhanced self-belief and improved mental, emotional and physical health through working with animals and crops in a farm environment as part of a structured programme of daily activity tailored to meet their specific needs. Care Farming itself is a recognised concept that has been the subject of a number of studies into its efficacy including studies in Scotland and the Netherlands. Specifically, for this project, we will be aiming to work with local Health Trusts and providers as part of the care plans for those engaged in the programme and as such there will be structured monitoring and evaluation undertaken by the Trust to ensure the needs of the patients are being met. We will also undertake feedback and monitoring of the day projects to ensure we are meeting the needs of participants of those elements. For a full public benefit statement please contact The Charity commission for Northern Ireland
... [more] [less]What your organisation does
Rathlane provides a range of services to deliver against these objects including the promotion of the practice and methods of farming - particularly within the Care Farming context - to those with a range of social and educational disadvantages including those with physical and learning disabilities; those in need of rehabilitation including
through the Youth Justice sector; the provision of day activities to groups from within the community and voluntary sector introducing them to farming methods, team building activities and the natural environment (some of them for the first time); those in housing need within the rural community; as well as looking to develop the service towards our longer-term goal of providing supported living in conjunction with a healthcare provider.
... [more] [less]The charity’s classifications
- The advancement of education
- 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
- Addictions (drug/solvent/alcohol abuse)
- Homelessness
- Learning disabilities
- Mental health
- Tenants
- Unemployed/low income
- Voluntary and community sector
- Volunteers
- Youth (14-25 year olds)
How the charity works
- Accommodation/housing
- Community development
- Community enterprise
- Disability
- Environment/sustainable development/conservation
- General charitable purposes
- Rural development
- Volunteer development
- Welfare/benevolent
- Youth development
