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Removed
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This charity was removed from the register on 18 Dec 2019
- Charity no. 102715
- Date registered. 02/07/2015
Public benefits
Newry & Mourne Citizens Advice Bureau – Public Benefit Statement. The Trustees believe that each of our purposes satisfy both the elements of the public benefit requirement. Purpose One: The advancement of education. The direct benefits which flow from this purpose include: Training of Volunteers from the area of benefit. Education of people
from the area of benefit as to their rights in relation to those areas of NI Legislation which directly affects them. People from the area of benefit will not suffer through a lack of knowledge or an inability to express themselves. These benefits will be evidenced through: The number of Volunteers trained each year and from feedback from clients who use our services. This purpose does not give rise to any harm. Purpose Two: The protection and preservation of health. The direct benefits which flow from this purpose include: Claiming welfare benefits for those who have a physical or mental disability. Maximising the income of all clients who are in need. Reducing the levels of stress and anxiety of those in the area of benefit. Providing quality advice to those in ill health. Providing a signposting service to specialist organisations for those needing them. Providing quality advice to all those in the area of benefit who are in distress due to the impact of NI Legislation. These benefits will be evidenced by: Amount of yearly benefit maximisation recorded by Newry & Mourne Citizens Advice Bureau. The numbers of people from the area of benefit using our service. Feedback from the people in the area of benefit. This purpose does not give rise to any harm. Purpose Three: The relief of poverty sickness and distress. The direct benefits which flows from this purpose include: Maximising the income of all clients who are in need due to poverty sickness and distress. Reducing the levels of stress and anxiety of those on the area of benefit. Providing quality advice on managing debt and claiming welfare benefits, tax relief and other practical support to those in poverty, ill health and distress. Helping clients overcome food and fuel poverty. Providing a signposting service to specialist organisations for those needing them. Providing quality advice and advocacy to all those in the area of benefit who are in distress due to the impact of NI Legislation. These benefits will be evidenced by: The amount of yearly income generated for clients recorded by Newry & Mourne Citizens Advice Bureau. The amount of debt managed for clients using the service. Feedback from the clients who use the service and from other stakeholders. This purpose does not give rise to any harm. The beneficiaries of these purposes are those people residing in the Newry & Mourne District and across Northern Ireland. A private benefit to Trustees may arise as a result of ongoing training in Good Governance Finance and HR. Through this training Trustees gain skills and experiences which are transferrable to other settings. These benefits are incidental and necessary to ensure the benefit is provided to our beneficiaries. A private benefit to individual Volunteers may rise as a result of their basic training. Volunteers gain skills and experience which are transferable to other settings. These benefits are incidental and necessary to ensure the benefit is provided to our beneficiaries.
What your organisation does
Newry & Mourne Citizens Advice Bureau provides Free Confidential Accessible and Impartial Information and Advice to clients. Staff and Volunteers help people resolve their debt, benefits, housing, employment, consumer and other problems regardless of race, gender, sexuality, age, nationality, disability or religion. The service is delivered by both
staff and trained volunteers from our main office in Ballybot House Newry and four Outreach Clinics across South Armagh and South Down. There are a number of methods used in the delivery: Telephone Advice, Face to Face appointments, email advice and our online chat room. Part of the delivery service is to signpost clients to other organisations with their full consent who are best placed to meet their need. We also have a specialist advocacy service which supports those clients needing representation at Tribunals. Finally all staff and volunteers in the Bureau challenge champion and promote social policy developments that impact on our clients. Information gathered on social policy issues are used to influence policies and services’ locally regionally and nationally.
The charity’s classifications
- The prevention or relief of poverty
- The advancement of education
- The advancement of health or the saving of lives
- The relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Who the charity helps
- Asylum seekers/refugees
- Carers
- Ethnic minorities
- General public
- Homelessness
- Mental health
- Older people
- Physical disabilities
- Tenants
- Travellers
- Unemployed/low income
How the charity works
- Advice/advocacy/information
- Community development
- Education/training
- Volunteer development
Charitable purposes
The company's objects are to promote any charitable purpose for the benefit of the community in Northern Ireland by the advancement of education, the protection and preservation of health and the relief of poverty, sickness and distress.