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Home Accident Prevention Foyle

  • Removed

  • This charity was removed from the register on 4 Apr 2017
  • Charity no. 100135
  • Date registered. 04/06/2014

Public benefits

The benefits which flow from this purpose include improved public awareness of the causes of Home Accidents and increased sense of responsibility towards the safety of the family in general. This awareness helps to reduce the numbers of Home Accidents. Further anecdotal evidence of these benefits can be found in Altnagelvin Hospital’s ‘Admissions

as a result of a home accident’ records which are made available to us and show a decline in such admissions in recent years. There is no harm flowing from this purpose and no private benefit. The benefit is evidenced through feedback from seminars and competitions. The beneficiaries are the General Public and in particular Children and older people.

What your organisation does

We are committed to preventing all kinds of accidents that occur in and around the homes within the Derry City Council area. We focus on Home Safety, targeting all age groups, particularly children and older people through seminars, competitions, Quiz's, exhibitions, local newspapers and media. Providing resources and personal contact. Our

membership consists of representatives of various statutory organisations, including Elected Members from Derry City Council, Environmental Health, Health Promotion, Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service, together with individuals from the Community and Voluntary Sector. We share a common interest in promoting Home Safety and preventing accidents.

The charity’s classifications

  • The advancement of education
  • The advancement of health or the saving of lives

Who the charity helps

  • Children (5-13 year olds)
  • Community safety/crime prevention
  • General public
  • Older people
  • Parents
  • Preschool (0-5 year olds)
  • Voluntary and community sector

How the charity works

  • Advice/advocacy/information

Charitable purposes

The group is established to advance education and raise public awareness in relation to home safety throughout the Derry City Council area (hereinafter called the area of benefit) and, in so doing, to support the work of Home Accident Prevention in Northern Ireland

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