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- Charity no. 104595
- Date registered. 18/05/2016
Public benefits
From the purpose of the charity the benefits of this purpose are provided to those diagnosed with cancer and to their families, carers or helpers. The private benefit from the purpose is that some of the members of trustee have either been diagnosed with cancer or have a close family member going through the illness. The trustee has been
through the experience and can offer support to others in a way only she is aware of. • The purpose of support to beneficiaries and their family, carers or helpers is derived from a trustee who has been through the process and is well aware of how they are feeling. • The purpose of using therapeutic services is to offer beneficiaries, carers, family or helpers with alternative, which can help reduce stress, pain and other symptoms. • The purpose of using recreation activities for the beneficiaries, family, carers or helpers helps create a social outlet, the opportunity to learn new skills, develop a new hobby and the ability to express individualism. • The propose in having the ability to access information, advice gives the beneficiaries, family, carers and helpers the opportunity to speak to someone going through similar experience and a more informal support. • The purpose of raising awareness within the community is to enhance the beneficiaries’ opportunities, experiences and raise the awareness around the illness cancer with in the area. From the purpose of the charity the benefits of the purpose of promoting the voluntary and community sector by providing facilities is to give beneficiaries a welcoming environment, situated in the heart of the community with access available to everyone including those with a disability. It also creates awareness of the increase of the illness within the local community and fosters a hub with additional and alternative support to the public.
What your organisation does
The Cookstown Community Cancer Charity offers holistic therapies to cancer patients and the rest of the community. The organisation takes the approach that therapy can work alongside medicine to help relieve pain and stress. The organisation also offers advice and guidance to the community to address welfare and educational needs. The charity
offers light exercise including yoga and meditation.
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 advancement of the arts, culture, heritage or science
- The advancement of environmental protection or improvement
- The relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Who the charity helps
- Adult training
- Carers
- Older people
- Specific areas of deprivation
- Unemployed/low income
- Voluntary and community sector
- Women
- Youth (14-25 year olds)
How the charity works
- Community development
- Disability
- Education/training
- Medical/health/sickness