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Status
Received: on time
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Income
£7.7K
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Spending
£7.4K
Public benefits
The benefits include: people from some of the most excluded groups of society such as the homeless and people with addictions will have access to support to help change their lives and their current conditions. People will be supported to access temporary or permanent accommodation or emergency shelter for the night. People with addictions will be
supported to access addition services or enter rehabilitation centres. This means less people in Belfast will be sleeping rough or taking drugs on the streets. People who engage with us and our support are less likely to commit crime or cause anti-social behaviour in the city centre. This will benefit the general public and the police service. People struggling with poverty will also benefit from having their basic needs met such as food, clothes, gas, electric and toiletries. More people from marginalised groups who aren't engaging in a local church will be accessing Christian ministry and teaching and being involved a community where they feel welcomed, safe and loved. Benefits can be demonstrated by people regularly accessing our support and advice through our weekly outreach or drop in service. People affected by poverty will receive food parcels, clothes, toiletries and support with electric and gas. Peoples' mental health and well being will be improved by engaging in the group and being involved in weekly activities. There is risk in working with vulnerable adults such as abuse or aggressive behaviour towards our volunteers especially if people are under the influence of drugs or alcohol. However, are volunteers are well trained and experienced to deal with issues that arise and know how to manage challenging behaviour and also when it's best to step back and let the police deal with certain issues. The beneficiaries are mainly people from marginalised groups such as the homeless, refugees, asylum seekers, people with addictions and mental health issues, people struggling financially and people unemployed or out of education. We also may be supporting the general public who may be leaving clubs or pubs late at night, who are in distress, injured, disorientated, at risk of sexual assault or other abuse, needing help to get home safe, or displaying anti-social behaviour under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Mainly the volunteers benefit in that they gain more experience and skills from working with marginalised groups and sometimes working in challenging conditions. They also benefit from the training they undertake to be effective the role. All those involved in running the charity do so on a voluntary basis and receive no income or reward.
... [more] [less]What your organisation does
Street Ministries Belfast is a Christian ministry made up of volunteers from different churches around Belfast. We are established to bring positive changes to people’s lives by tackling homelessness, addiction, mental health issues, unemployment and offering pastoral support to those that want it. Some of the activities to achieve our purpose
include: 1) Running a street outreach throughout the year in Belfast City Centre at the weekends setting up tables offering food, toiletries and clothes to anyone in need. We try to reach out to people on the streets who may be sleeping rough or people battling addictions and just need someone to talk to. We are there to listen, care and support in any way we can. 2) We will also run a weekly drop-in in Belfast City Centre during the week providing hot meals and offering one to one support to clients that attend including helping them access accommodation or rehabilitation centre or signposting them to other services. 3) As a Christian organisation we will offer pastoral support which includes running a weekly bible study group where people can grow in their faith or learn about Christianity. We’ll provide free bibles and literature and support people to attend local churches in the area on Sundays. 4) We will work alongside organisations in the area including churches, homeless hostels, Housing Executive, police, refugee centres and addiction services. 5) We’ll recruit volunteers who are skilled and experienced at working with vulnerable adults who have non-judgemental approach. All our volunteers will be trained, and access NI checked and will have matching uniform when involved in our activities. Street Ministries work with all communities and does not discriminate and seeks to show love and support to all that want it.
... [more] [less]The charity’s classifications
- The advancement of citizenship or community development
- 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)
- Asylum seekers/refugees
- Ethnic minorities
- Ex-offenders and prisoners
- Homelessness
- Men
- Mental health
- Unemployed/low income
- Women
How the charity works
- Accommodation/housing
- Advice/advocacy/information
- Relief of poverty
- Religious activities
- Welfare/benevolent
