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Status
Received: on time
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Income
£206.3K
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Spending
£267.6K
Public benefits
BCRC works throughout the North East of the Province to benefit the public by promoting active citizenship and community development, resulting in local geographic communities, such as villages or housing estates, being empowered to make improvements in the area for their residents’ well-being. BCRC also works with communities of interest, such as
youth groups, older people’s groups, sports groups, cultural and heritage groups, supporting them to develop social, educational or sporting activities designed to increase their capacity to serve their interest groups. BCRC works throughout the North East to ensure that our service users and others are treated equally and have equal access to services, regardless of their age, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation. We use conflict resolution techniques developed over many years to build better inter and intra community relationships in our area of operation, and we build greater social capital by promoting equity, diversity and interdependence. By delivering a Disability Development programme, the Causeway Ethnic Minority support Project, and the COAST Older and Active project we provide relief to people in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability or affected by multiple levels of deprivation including access to services, levels of educational attainment in order to facilitate groups and individuals to be better connected, more engaged, enjoy better mental and physical health.
... [more] [less]What your organisation does
BCRC provides a support network for community and voluntary organisations; including guidance on community development, project development and delivery, governance and funding.. We provide support to areas of weak infrastructure through training and capacity building; strategic and action planning with groups; plus needs analyses, research and
evaluation. BCRC coordinates and delivers training on an anti-hate crime initiative; delivers projects for BME, youth, disability, older people, women and cohesion programmes. We provide information and support plus community education and training for capacity building; governance and management support for community associations; strategic and action planning; research and evaluation. In addition we facilitate cultural awareness sessions, and community dialogue facilitation. BCRC receives core funding from CRC and delivered in six Peace III programmes, addressing sectarianism and racism, visible manifestations of conflict and promoting good leadership in a Shared Society. BCRC manages an Ethnic Minority Support Project and a Disability Development Programme each having two staff members. These two projects operate a drop-in facility, as well as working closely with statutory agencies to provide practical support to users, and providing information and cultural/prejudice awareness training for a wide variety of groups. We are lead partner of COAST, the sub-regional network for Older People, delivering a Big Lottery programme addressing social isolation and promoting well-being across the Causeway area, as well as hosting the NHSCT Community Navigator for older people who acts as a bridge between Health Professionals and the Third Sector.
... [more] [less]The charity’s classifications
- The advancement of citizenship or community development
- The advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation or the promotion of religious or racial harmony or equality and diversity
- The relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Who the charity helps
- Adult training
- Asylum seekers/refugees
- Ethnic minorities
- General public
- Mental health
- Older people
- Physical disabilities
- Unemployed/low income
- Voluntary and community sector
How the charity works
- Advice/advocacy/information
- Community development
- Community enterprise
- Cultural
- Education/training
- Gender
- Human rights/equality
- Rural development
- Urban development
- Volunteer development
