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Status
Received: on time
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Income
£221.2K
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Spending
£217.1K
Public benefits
Purpose1 To provide opportunities for brain injury survivors and their carers and family members to socialise and establish friendships. The benefits that flow from Purpose 1 include access to a support network that can; help overcome challenges through the sharing off experiences and knowledge, offer greater social inclusion and facilitate
improved mental well-being. Purpose 2 To assist brain injury survivors and their carers and family members to acquire new skills and pastimes. The benefits that flow from Purpose 2 include increased independence for survivors of brain injury, greater social inclusion and improved self-esteem for survivors of brain injury and their carers and family members. Purpose 3 To provide brain injury survivors and their carers and family members with: (a) information which will enhance their quality of life (b) emotional support The benefits that flow from Purpose 3 include greater awareness among survivors of brain injury and their carers and family members of the health and social supports available to them as well as support to access them. Improved emotional well-being and reduced levels of anxiety and depression. The benefits can be demonstrated through the feedback gathered during consultations with members and regular members forums. We do not see any harm arising from our purposes. The beneficiaries of the charity are adults with an Acquired Brain Injury as well as their carers and other family members living in Northern Ireland. There is no private benefit flowing from any of the purposes.
... [more] [less]What your organisation does
We provide recreational and social daytime activity programmes for survivors of brain injury and carers, we provide a telephone helpline and drop in service for people seeking non-medical support linked to acquired brain injury as well as signposting to other support services, we provide weekend social activities both in our centre and in the
community and we provide an annual respite holiday and other outings throughout the year.
... [more] [less]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
- Men
- Physical disabilities
- Sensory disabilities
- Voluntary and community sector
- Volunteers
- Women
How the charity works
- Disability
