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Status
Received: on time
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Income
£97.8K
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Spending
£97.4K
- Charity no. 100853
- Date registered. 11/03/2015
Public benefits
Public benefit: Mental: Young people gain a stronger mental health in the building of friendships and support structures. The benefits will be demonstrated through beneficiary’s feedback. This is achieved by formal and informal evaluations. There is also a progressive report every quarter assessing the needs of the beneficiary’s. We also aim to
see increased numbers attending The Edge over the year. The beneficiaries are young people aged between 13-25 in the town of Ballynahinch and the surrounding areas. We believe no harm will come from this purpose. There would be no private benefit except knowing that good has come from this purpose. Emotionally: They grow emotionally through the improvement of awareness in self and others. The benefits will be demonstrated through beneficiary’s feedback. This is achieved by formal and informal evaluations. There is also a progressive report every quarter assessing the needs of the beneficiary’s. We also aim to see increased numbers attending The Edge over the year. The beneficiaries are young people aged between 13-25 in the town of Ballynahinch and the surrounding areas. We believe no harm will come from this purpose. There would be no private benefit except knowing that good has come from this purpose. Spiritual: Look at faith from a moral perspective and how that impacts them, others and helps make choices in life. The benefits will be demonstrated through beneficiary’s feedback. This is achieved by formal and informal evaluations. There is also a progressive report every quarter assessing the needs of the beneficiary’s. We also aim to see increased numbers attending The Edge over the year. The beneficiaries are young people aged between 13-25 in the town of Ballynahinch and the surrounding areas. We believe no intentional harm will come from this purpose, except when young people feel pressured into believing something they either don’t understand or want. We believe this can be avoided by training on allowing young people to make personal choices. There would be no private benefit except knowing that good has come from this purpose. Physical: The awareness and educating of good physical wellbeing- Implementing structures that best suit the needs of young people. The benefits will be demonstrated through beneficiary’s feedback. This is achieved by formal and informal evaluations. There is also a progressive report every quarter assessing the needs of the beneficiary’s. We also aim to see increased numbers attending The Edge over the year. The beneficiaries are young people aged between 13-25 in the town of Ballynahinch and the surrounding areas. We believe no intentional harm will come from this purpose, except through injury from physical training. This can be lessened by educating and training young people on stretching before and after exercise and also not pushing themselves beyond their limits. There would be no private benefit except knowing that good has come from this purpose.
What your organisation does
The Edge has drop-in three nights a week - this is a time were young people can be in a safe environment, meeting friends, getting to expand their friendship base, therefore bringing more unity within the area. The Edge is involved in mentoring young people, building relationships and helping them through the challenges of life. The Edge is
involved in schools work in 4 Primary Schools and two local High Schools. The Edge runs cross community programmes. The Edge is strongly involved in detached work in the community, being a presence on the streets, both during the day and nights. The Edge runs girls and guys programmes - meeting the needs of the young people at that time.
The charity’s classifications
- The advancement of education
- The advancement of religion
- The advancement of citizenship or community development
Who the charity helps
- Children (5-13 year olds)
- Community safety/crime prevention
- Interface communities
- Parents
- Volunteers
- Youth (14-25 year olds)
How the charity works
- Cross-border/cross-community
- Education/training
- Playgroup/after schools
- Relief of poverty
- Religious activities
- Youth development