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Removed
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This charity was removed from the register on 21 Jul 2022
- Charity no. 103273
- Date registered. 22/10/2015
Public benefits
John Mitchel Youth & Community Group promotes community inclusion and educational activities mainly in the Derrymore area, but also including trips within greater Northern Ireland. We encourages local people, both adults and children, to engage in these community focused educational activities. We also recruit and train volunteers, providing
opportunities for promoting educational development.
What your organisation does
We organise weekly youth club activities (Monday evenings) and weekly dance classes (Wednesday evenings). We organise fundraising dances, and encourage volunteers and youth club attendants to participate in art and craft activities and provide themes for fundraising activities. We organise day and weekend educational trips. We liaise with SELB and
local community groups to share facilities and provide appropriate training for volunteers. We also liaise with a number of other local community groups and SELB to plan and organise youth related activities such as fun days.
The charity’s classifications
- The advancement of citizenship or community development
Who the charity helps
- Children (5-13 year olds)
- Older people
- Volunteers
How the charity works
- Community development
- Volunteer development
- Youth development
Charitable purposes
To promote the benefit of the inhabitants of the Derrymore area of Co Antrim, without the distinction of age, gender, disability,sexual orientation, nationality, ethnic identity, political or religious opinion, by associating with 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 to : maintaining and managing a centre or centres in the area of benefit for activities promoted by the association.