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Status
Received: 33 days late
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Income
£7.5K
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Spending
£4.4K
Public benefits
[What are the direct benefits flowing from your organisation's purposes?] 1) Peer support is an important benefit for our service users. Group meetings and activities allow our parents to come together to discuss issues of concern, exchange information and advice with people in similar situations and to feel like they have an accessible network of
support that they can tap into at times of need or crisis. 2) Engagement with the group has helped to improve the quality of life parents, carers, their children and indeed the wider family. Through information exchange as well as planned activities and therapy sessions, our service users have found that they are able to do a lot more as a family. Broadening their social interactions, in a comfortable, safe and confidence-building environment. 3) One of the main benefits that our service users have identified would be the feeling that there has been a reduction of their social isolation. Through interaction with other families and their children in similar situations and exchanging tips and advice of their common experiences, our service users feel empowered to broaden their social engagements, as they feel they are now equipped and supported with the tools to tackle any situation that might occur throughout the course of these engagements. 4) Collaboratively working with stakeholders to improve home/school life – benefits parents by enabling steady/tranquil home life. Children improves educational outcomes, self-esteem and confidence. School improved educational outcomes and atmosphere conducive for learning. 5) Training/educating parents/wider family on best methods to care for child. Through the process of information exchange, we enable our stakeholders to better understand and facilitate the additional needs of their children. [How can the benefits identified above be demonstrated?] The organisation undertake periodic consultations and efficacy surveys with our service users. The aim of this is to gauge their happiness with the service provided as well as being a baseline for their progress throughout their engagement. In this way we can address any issues or holes in our delivery in a dynamic and quick manner, constantly evolving and improving the service. Benefits are also illustrated through the work that the organisation actually does, from the facilitation and delivery of bespoke courses and workshops and child-orientated activities. As well as these, the group also produce guidance and advice for planning trips out, by equipping or service users with the tools to identify safe spaces and how to handle behavioural outbursts. There is no harm arising from any of the purposes. FAST beneficiaries are the parents/carers and families of children with special needs, who attend Knockavoe School, Strabane. There is no private benefit flowing from any of the purposes.
... [more] [less]What your organisation does
Working in partnership with Parents, children who attend Knockavoe, as well as the school itself (who’s role it is to identify the children most in need); FAST facilitate a weekly drop-in support group for parents/carers to come together to provide peer support as well as share information and advice. As a direct result of these drop-in groups,
areas where additional support is required and identified, and appropriate action taken to provide/facilitate workshops or courses in order to meet this need. Currently, we organise therapies such as music, arts, sports and sensory session, as well as outings that enable the children and their families to socialise, interact and connect with other families in a similar situation. After consultation with stakeholder groups , the management committee and members have drafted a 2 year plan for delivery which is attached.
... [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
- Children (5-13 year olds)
- Learning disabilities
- Men
- Mental health
- Parents
- Physical disabilities
- Preschool (0-5 year olds)
- Sensory disabilities
- Voluntary and community sector
- Youth (14-25 year olds)
How the charity works
- Counselling/support
- Disability
- Education/training
- Medical/health/sickness
