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Removed
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This charity was removed from the register on 6 Oct 2021
- Charity no. 102200
- Date registered. 20/04/2015
Public benefits
The advancement of health or saving lives, individuals improving the quality of their lives through the provision of information and counselling support. Purpose 1 To maintain and manage an accessible centre to provide information, advice, counselling and support to young people on drug and alcohol misuse, education and training, health and sex
education and other such matters which are relevant to young people. The direct benefits which flow from this purpose include young people being better equipped to make informed choices and deal with issues affecting their everyday lives. These benefits are demonstrated through feedback from people using our information and training services and through end of counselling questionnaires carried out by our counsellors. This purpose does not lead to any harm. The charity’s beneficiaries are young people including friends and family living in Antrim Borough Council and its surrounding areas. The only private benefit flowing from this purpose is that members of the Board of Directors gain from ongoing skills development and experience in governing the organisation which are transferable to other settings and this is incidental and necessary to ensure the benefit is provided to our beneficiaries. Purpose 2 To raise awareness for the benefit of the public in the area of benefit about the effects of drug and alcohol dependency and associated illness and methods of prevention or management of such illnesses and other such matters which are relevant to young people. The direct benefits which flow from this purpose include people having a greater awareness of the harmful effects of drug and alcohol misuse and to be equipped with coping techniques to help manage, reduce and prevent dependency. These benefits are demonstrated through feedback from people using our information and training services and through end of counselling questionnaires carried out by our counsellors. This purpose does not lead to any harm. The charity’s beneficiaries are people living in Antrim Borough Council and its surrounding areas. The only private benefit flowing from this purpose is that members of the Board of Directors gain from ongoing skills development and experience in governing the organisation which are transferable to other settings and this is incidental and necessary to ensure the benefit is provided to our beneficiaries.
What your organisation does
Antrim Youth Information and Counselling Centre (AYICC) provides an information, signposting and counselling service that helps young people to cope better and manage life in a more resourceful way. A team of professionally trained staff and volunteers has extensive experience of working with young people, adults and their families who have been
affected by abuse, depression, bereavement, suicidal thoughts, self-harm, conflict-related trauma and alcohol, drugs and/or substance misuse. The support offered provides a place to talk safely and confidentially about issues, explore and express their thoughts and feelings without being judged. It is delivered in a supportive manner that enables setting of new goals and ways to achieve them. The Centre provides awareness raising workshops and training programmes to provide young people with information and skills to deal with a wide range issues that affect their everyday lives. The Centre also provides a signposting support service for young people to inform them of other specialised support services. AYICC works with a network of referral agencies including Probation Board for Northern Ireland, Social Services teams, Police Service NI, Youth Justice Agency, Antrim Policing and Community Safety Partnership, North-Eastern Education and Library Board, Women's Aid, Victim Support and community groups.
The charity’s classifications
- The advancement of health or the saving of lives
Who the charity helps
- Addictions (drug/solvent/alcohol abuse)
- Children (5-13 year olds)
- General public
- Parents
- Youth (14-25 year olds)
How the charity works
- Advice/advocacy/information
- Counselling/support
- Education/training
- Youth development
Charitable purposes
The Company is established to promote the personal and social welfare of young people aged 25 years and under including friends and family (the beneficiaries) in the Antrim Borough Council and its environs in Northern Ireland (hereinafter called the "area of benefit") 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 young people and in particular: a) To maintain and manage an accessible centre to provide information, advice, counselling and support to young people on drug and alcohol misuse, education and training, health and sex education and other such matters which are relevant to young people b) To raise awareness for the benefit of the public in the area of benefit about the effects of drug and alcohol dependency and associated illness and methods of prevention or management of such illnesses and other such matters which are relevant to young people.