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Status
Received: on time
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Income
£174.8K
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Spending
£175.1K
Public benefits
What are the direct benefits flowing from your organisation's purposes? Community, provision of a safe space to meet, alleviation of poverty, alleviating isolation, problem solving, provision of practical support, increasing capacity in those most vulnerable through training/advice, safe housing, volunteering opportunities. How can the benefits
identified above be demonstrated? Secure accurate data retention, improved situations/changed lives, case studies, numbers participating/number of volunteers. Is there any harm arising from any of the purposes? No. However, regular risk assessments are conducted on all activities to ensure continuous safety for staff and beneficiaries. Who are the charity's beneficiaries? Anyone within the wider ABC borough council area who demonstrate a need or is referred by statutory/other organisations. Is there any private benefit flowing from any of the purposes? Is it incidental and necessary? No.
... [more] [less]What your organisation does
We have a family support centre at, 15 Woodview Avenue, Portadown, BT62 3BR. This is a contact point and hub for a variety of services that we provide to the community. Including; furniture provision, clothing provision, emergency food support, emergency heating/electric (seasonal), advocacy, mediation, volunteering opportunities, counselling,
mentoring, training, CV/budgeting advice, homeless support (laundry, wash facilities), social enterprise and emergency housing. We have developed a number of revenue streams, social enterprise efforts and seek further funding support where applicable to support the organisation.
... [more] [less]The charity’s classifications
- The prevention or relief of poverty
Who the charity helps
- Addictions (drug/solvent/alcohol abuse)
- Adult training
- Asylum seekers/refugees
- Community safety/crime prevention
- Ethnic minorities
- Ex-offenders and prisoners
- General public
- Homelessness
- Interface communities
- Learning disabilities
- Men
- Mental health
- Older people
- Parents
- Specific areas of deprivation
- Tenants
- Unemployed/low income
- Voluntary and community sector
- Volunteers
- Women
- Youth (14-25 year olds)
How the charity works
- Accommodation/housing
- Advice/advocacy/information
- Community development
- Counselling/support
- Education/training
- General charitable purposes
- Relief of poverty
- Volunteer development
