The LA Project

To relieve poverty, sickness and the aged and to promote the benefit of and good community relations bewtween the inhabitants of Lisanally and Alexander and their environs in the city of Armagh without distinction of age, gender, disability, sexual orientation, nationality, ethnic identity, political or religious opinion by associating the statuory authorities, community and voluntary organisations and the inhabitants in a common effort to advance education, and to provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation or other leisure time occupations, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the said inhabitants and in particular: (a) to maintain and manage or co-operate with any local authority in the maintenance of a centre or centres in the area of benefit for activities promoted by the association (hereinafter called 'the centre'). (b) to facilitate the greater involvement of marginalised sections of the community in the life of the community; (c) to advance the skills and knowledge of the inhabitants of the area of benefit and provide community based education and training, especially to those who are economically inactive or living in poverty; (d) to promote good health and provide, or assist in the providing, community based health initiatives and programmes; (e) to promote capacity-building among young people from the area of benefit in an effort to encourage them to develop confidence and self-esteem, and leadership skills and to educate and assist such young people to develop their physical, mental and emotional capacities so that they may grow to full maturity as individuals and members of society.