Overdue: 207 days
Public benefits
[What are the direct benefits flowing from your organisation's purposes?] Providing employment and/or voluntary opportunities to adults 18+ with additional needs or disabilities. [How can the benefits identified above be demonstrated?] By developing life skills crucial for becoming more independent, raising self-esteem and encouraging
purposeful life-long learning through training, working in the Cafe, baking and cooking skills, barista skills in making coffees, serving, taking orders, writing down orders, communicating with strangers, improving social skills, improving confidence and overall improvement of mental, physical and emotional wellbeing. [Is there any harm arising from any of the purposes?] None that we are aware of. [Who are the charity's beneficiaries?] Anyone who avails of the services or facilities for example those on paid employment, volunteering, customers and the members of the Charity. [Is there any harm arising from any of the purposes?] None that we are aware of. [Is there any private benefit flowing from any of the purposes? Is it incidental and necessary?] None
... [more] [less]What your organisation does
To provide paid employment and/or voluntary opportunities to adults 18+ with additional needs or disability through working at Harry’s Place Café. To relieve those ‘Harry’s Mates’ in need, by reason of ill health, disability, financial hardship, or other disadvantages through social interaction, building community, confidence and interpersonal
skills, and relevant signposting to relevant partner organisations. To enhance life skills/learning through group activities/events. To create a social hub for adults 18+ with additional needs, where they will be able to socialize, make new friends, play games and take part in other fun activities. To support Parents, Guardians and Carers through respite for the hours that the adults with learning disabilities attend Harry’s Mates on group nights or other outings/events which take place. To operate out of a regular location that is accessible to all Mates by promoting a disability friendly environment. To educate Harry’s Mates with a view to offering members life skills, community awareness workshops with local emergency services, while also engaging in therapies such as, art and design, dance and movement classes, baking/cooking workshops, health and hygiene courses and encouraging Harry’s Mates to develop independence with regards to their money management skills. To advance the health of Harry’s Mates by promoting personal hygiene, healthy eating and weight management classes. Basic first aid and survival skills are also shared and refreshed annually. To advance arts, culture and heritage of Mates by engaging with the arts/entertainment sector, visiting the cinema, drama, dance therapy, theatrical events holding cultural outings and awareness training. By advancing local knowledge of area, Mates will understand heritage and cultural developments more effectively. Inclusivity of all cultures will be encouraged with Diversity training held annually. To provide a cross community social group.
... [more] [less]The charity’s classifications
- The advancement of education
- 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
- Carers
- Community safety/crime prevention
- Ethnic minorities
- General public
- Interface communities
- Language community
- Learning disabilities
- Men
- Mental health
- Older people
- Parents
- Physical disabilities
- Sensory disabilities
- Sexual orientation
- Tenants
- Unemployed/low income
- Voluntary and community sector
- Volunteers
- Women
- Youth (14-25 year olds)
How the charity works
- Advice/advocacy/information
- Arts
- Community development
- Cross-border/cross-community
- Cultural
- Disability
- Education/training
- Environment/sustainable development/conservation
- Gender
- General charitable purposes
- Human rights/equality
- Relief of poverty
- Volunteer development
- Welfare/benevolent
- Youth development