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Hope House (HH)

  • Status

    Received: on time

  • Income

    £10.3K

  • Spending

    £10.2K

  • Charity no. 101884
  • Date registered. 21/08/2015

Public benefits

The provision of a much-needed addition to a public service. The provision of a safe haven to women (with /without children) providing personal safety and security from a potentially life threatening situation. The provision of a place of safety to enable an individual to assess their situation and consider their rights and options and to make

decisions that could be life changing without undue pressure or oppression from external sources or situations. To assist, through advice and counselling, clients to make the correct decisions in their best interest to take the matter further or to seek external mediation and reconciliation assistance. The provision of personal qualified counselling in domestic violence and a whole range of life issues. The provision of self-awareness and confidence education. The provision of personal adult education help and guidance, life skills training and predatory indicator recognition. The provision of an equal service irrespective of ethnic, religious or political preference and the promotion of an “all inclusive” community and family atmosphere. Non-invasive and voluntary free choice involvement and promotion of the ethos of the organisation by example first and teaching second. The provision of self-improvement, life skills and budgetary training to equip the client to, if required, improve their situation and eliminate potential financial pressure that can lead to domestic friction. The organisation sets no age or health limits on its clients. It is constrained only by the individuals condition itself. There is only one obvious exception in that this is a refuge for women only. There is no public harm nor private benefit attached to any of the organisations operations. Opportunities to volunteer from the community are open to all after obvious application procedures.

What your organisation does

Accepting referrals from public and statutory bodies such as hospitals, social services, PSNI, and churches as well as direct contact from victims themselves, we provide a safe and secure location. We are seeking to advance life style safety and the improvement in individual health and wellbeing by permitting a “breathing space” in a volatile and

potentially life-threatening situation. We offer sanctuary, care, and nurturing with advice on mediation and possible reconciliation as part of our “in house” qualified counselling service. We promote and offer a “family style” environment and atmosphere with both group and personal one to one sessions. We can provide personal mentoring and life skills training along with personal adult education improvement as well as self-awareness, predatory indicator recognition and personal growth sessions with an outcome view to personal empowerment and potential realisation. Our aim is to assist the clients to be all they can be and to understand and become an even greater asset to themselves and the community at large. We wish to bring the clients to a place of self-confidence and strength that they can go on from Hope House, live fully enriched lives and avoid repetition of previous days. The organisations ethos underpins all that we do will be shown by example in compassion, love and support for all our clients equally. To those who choose freely to avail of its teaching on our ethos and participation in services and church life it will be open to them and will not be imposed nor will it be an aspect of the admission application process. An “after Hope House” programme will be available to all clients with continued mentoring, advice and support. Volunteer involvement from the all local communities will be promoted.

The charity’s classifications

  • The advancement of education
  • The advancement of health or the saving of lives
  • The advancement of citizenship or community development
  • The advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation or the promotion of religious or racial harmony or equality and diversity
  • The relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage

Who the charity helps

  • Addictions (drug/solvent/alcohol abuse)
  • Children (5-13 year olds)
  • Community safety/crime prevention
  • Ethnic minorities
  • General public
  • Interface communities
  • Learning disabilities
  • Mental health
  • Older people
  • Parents
  • Preschool (0-5 year olds)
  • Unemployed/low income
  • Victim support
  • Voluntary and community sector
  • Volunteers
  • Women

How the charity works

  • Accommodation/housing
  • Advice/advocacy/information
  • Counselling/support
  • Criminal justice
  • Education/training
  • Human rights/equality
  • Medical/health/sickness
  • Relief of poverty
  • Religious activities
  • Volunteer development

Charitable purposes

The company’s objects are specifically restricted to the promotion of the benefit of the inhabitants (hereinafter called “the beneficiaries”) of the Greater Belfast Area and its environs of Northern Ireland (hereinafter called the “area of benefit”) and beyond if required, without distinction of age, gender, disability, sexual orientation, nationality, ethnic identity, political or religious opinion, by associating the statutory 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 occupation, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the said inhabitants and in particular: (i) to providing refuge, mentoring, counselling, education in life skills, and whatever other means may be appropriate and available for the personal development and physical, emotional, and spiritual benefit of women aged 18 and over who are or have been the victims of domestic abuse and/or sexual exploitation; and (ii) to advance any other exclusively charitable purpose as the directors may, from time to time, decide in accordance with the law of charity, and with the provision that any such purpose does neither distract from nor conflict with the primary objects of the company.

Governing document

Memorandum and Articles

Other name

List of regions

  • In Northern Ireland

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