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Status
Received: on time
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Income
£27.6K
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Spending
£13.4K
Public benefits
The direct benefits which flow from this purpose include an increase in community and voluntary opportunities through youth activities with opportunities for young people to engage with arts, community development, citizenship, cross community/cross cultural, training, education, volunteering, social events and recreational activities. These
activities increase the social skills and development of young people, improve health and well-being, improve positive educational experience and increased sports and recreational participation for young people. Raising standards for young people and increasing access to youth services and citizenship opportunities. Other benefits are: improved community life with increased sense of belonging and community empowerment. Benefits will be demonstrated through via various methods including: recordings and observations of volunteers; feedback from children, young people, parents and community representatives; project evaluations, feedback from other sources including other service providers. The benefits can also be demonstrated through the number of children, young people, families and people who consistently take part in positive activities at the Club; the number of young people who having been members of the Youth Club have gone on to undertake volunteer opportunities and give something back to Shamrocks Youth Club and the local community in general. There is no identifiable harm to any person through the pursuit of the above organisational purpose. The beneficiaries of this purpose are children, young people, their families and people in the Newry City and surrounding areas community. A private benefit is that the members of Shamrock Youth Club and the adult leaders/volunteers develop greater mutual understanding, trust and respect all of which is healthy and enables the children and young people to develop, grow in confidence and improve their communication, leadership and inter-personal skills. Volunteers may gain an increased sense of well-being and skills development through their involvement in the club, however, this benefit is incidental and necessary to ensure benefit is provided to beneficiaries. Another private benefit is that gained by a Trustee who has a child who makes use of the facilities and activities of the club. The child of the Trustee applies to be part of the youth club and is given access in the same way as other beneficiaries. These benefits are incidental and necessary to ensure the benefit is provided to our beneficiaries.
... [more] [less]What your organisation does
The Charity facilitate youth activities, arts, community development, citizenship, cross community/cross cultural, training, education, volunteering, social evenings, family fun days, recreational trips, fundraising events and meetings. How we carry out our activities: Work alongside other organisations to develop original film production about
bullying, named ‘Finding Charlotte’. Took part in an animation programme on racism. We have taken part in many activities including ziplining, tree-topping, bouldering, rock climbing, hiking. Young people have completed hours of volunteering, recognised by Volunteer Now. They have worked with younger children in the club and developed their own awareness of working with others and receiving positive and critical feedback. Some of our young people have been provided with the opportunity to complete their OCN level 2 in youth work. As a result, their time spend in the club has enabled the development of core skills and qualities that those young people can carry through wherever their career pathway. Young volunteers organise the indoor activities that take place weekly in the youth club. This includes sports, group games, art activities, individual play activities. System of support stemming from our volunteers, to younger staff members, older staff members and volunteer representatives enabling our young people to express their views in confidence. We have worked with local council to improve our local area. We volunteered as stewards for the Newry Triathlon, have organised ‘cleaning the streets’ nights whereby we clear the litter dropped on the streets. We encourage our young people to speak their minds at every opportunity and to listen and try to understand the opinions and viewpoints of others. We have provided numerous demonstrations on cooking, welfare of animals, sports etc. We have worked with the PSNI and community safety projects. We constantly work as a committee to ensure the safety development of our facilities.
... [more] [less]The charity’s classifications
- The advancement of education
Who the charity helps
- Children (5-13 year olds)
- Voluntary and community sector
- Volunteers
- Youth (14-25 year olds)
How the charity works
- Arts
- Community development
- Cross-border/cross-community
- Education/training
- Volunteer development
- Youth development
