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Mount Eagles/Lagmore Youth and Community Association

  • Status

    Received: on time

  • Income

    £47.3K

  • Spending

    £42.5K

  • Charity no. 102118
  • Date registered. 04/04/2016

Public benefits

Mount Eagles Community Association is established: 1. to promote regeneration for the benefit of the public. The direct benefits which flow from this purpose include developing a Community awareness and sense of belonging within this still growing new development. These benefits can be demonstrated by increasing numbers of people attending the

various events and activities run by the Association and the positive feedback both written and verbal. 2. to relieve poverty, unemployment, youth and the aged The direct benefits which flow from this purpose include providing help and support and offering guidance to those in most need in the Mount Eagles and surrounding community by involving the various statutory bodies. These benefits can be demonstrated by feedback forms, verbal feedback. 3. to promote the protection and preservation of health The direct benefits which flow from this purpose include helping to stop isolation and bring a sense of belonging and help neighbour meet neighbour in a relaxed safe environment. These benefits can be demonstrated by feedback forms, a suggestion box comments on the social network site. 4. to promote the benefit of the inhabitants of Mount Eagles and its environs The direct benefits which flow from this purpose include instilling pride in their area and environment therefore lessening anti social behaviour by involving young people in having a say on the matters relevant to their community. These benefits can be demonstrated by the setting up of a youth forum in the area. 5. to advance education The direct benefits which flow from this purpose include helping every person advance their education either academically or the arts or in other areas. These benefits can be demonstrated by the creation of classes and events to further these goals. 6. to provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation or other leisure-time occupation. The direct benefits which flow from this purpose include helping to integrate all sections of the community in a friendly, joyful and neighbourly way. These benefits can be demonstrated by feedback from the local community by either telephone call, feedback forms suggestion boxes. The beneficiaries are the people of Mount Eagles and the surrounding area. There is no harm flowing from this purpose. There is no private benefit flowing from this purpose.

What your organisation does

We are a Community Development Organisation that works to provide activities, events and to facilitate organisations for the Community of this new and growing area. We operate on a daily basis and all the work is carried out by volunteers. We are managed by a Management Committee that is elected every year at our AGM. We organise trips and events

to promote inclusion and help build relationships within the Local Community. These events also tackle isolation and promotes Health and Wellbeing for all our participants. We have set up a Parent/Carer/ Toddler Drop in centre in our Community Hall to help bring together people whether parent/carer grandparents and child to meet and share their experiences in a relaxed atmosphere which helps combat isolation. We run an art class for older residents this helps with their sense of well being. We work closely with the Youth Service so that our youth feel part and parcel of the community to develop pride in their neighbourhood and lessen anti social behaviour We aim to help build relationships that will assist with building a healthier happier and vibrant Community. We work in partnership with Local Community Groups advocating the needs for all in the Community.

The charity’s classifications

  • The prevention or relief of poverty
  • The advancement of education
  • The advancement of health or the saving of lives
  • The advancement of citizenship or community development
  • The relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
  • Other charitable purposes

Who the charity helps

  • Children (5-13 year olds)
  • Men
  • Older people
  • Parents
  • Preschool (0-5 year olds)
  • Women
  • Youth (14-25 year olds)

How the charity works

  • Community development
  • Counselling/support
  • Grant making
  • Playgroup/after schools
  • Volunteer development
  • Youth development

Charitable purposes

The Association is established to promote regeneration for the benefit of the public, to relieve poverty, unemployment, youth and the aged and promote the protection and preservation of health of and to promote the benefit of the inhabitants of Mount Eagles and its environs (hereinafter called the "area of benefit") without distinction of age, gender, sexuality, nationality, ethnic identity, disability, political or religious opinion, by associating the statutory authorities, 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.

Governing document

Constitution

Other name

  • 8 Trustees
  • 1 Employees
  • 15 Volunteers

Trustee board

  • Mrs Joan Carville
  • Mrs Eileen Bell
  • Mr James Bell
  • Mrs Yvonne Finnegan
  • Mrs Sinead Ferguson
  • Mr Joe Duffy
  • Ms Jacqueline Russell
  • Mrs Donna Bryans

Contact details

Public Address

Mrs Joan Carville, 39-41 Mount Eagles Square, Dunmurry, Belfast, BT17 0GY

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  • In Northern Ireland
  • Belfast City Council

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