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St Mary's Youth Centre (Portadown)

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  • Charity no. 104795
  • Date registered. 17/02/2016

Public benefits

The benefits which flow from this purpose include the enhanced personal and social development of children and young people, leading to an improvement in their conditions of life as they make the difficult transition to adulthood. These benefits are evidenced through evaluations from users and staff reports that contribute to the charity’s annual

report. Our service is also subject to regular moderation visits and reports carried out by the Education Authority Youth Service and inspections by the Education Training Inspectorate which are open to public scrutiny. The charity’s benefits are for children and young people aged 8-25 years in the Portadown area, particularly those that are experiencing disadvantage. There is no private benefit flowing from the purpose of our activity.

What your organisation does

Our organisation facilitates a full-time programme of social education that includes; facilitating health education programmes, citizenship and inclusion projects, personal development programmes, residential and outdoor education opportunities, volunteer training, accredited training, team games and sporting activities.

The charity’s classifications

  • The advancement of education
  • The advancement of citizenship or community development

Who the charity helps

  • Children (5-13 year olds)
  • Ethnic minorities
  • Interface communities
  • Volunteers
  • Youth (14-25 year olds)

How the charity works

  • Community development
  • Cross-border/cross-community
  • Education/training
  • Sport/recreation
  • Volunteer development
  • Youth development

Charitable purposes

The Centre is established to promote the benefit and development of children and young people aged 8-25 years in the Obins Street area and its environs in Portadown (hereafter called the "area of benefit") and to educate and assist such children and young people through their leisure time activities so to develop their physical, mental and spiritual capacities that they may grow and develop to full maturity as individuals and members of society and that their conditions of life may be improved.

Governing document

Constitution

Other name

  • 3 Trustees
  • 10 Employees
  • 10 Volunteers

Trustee board

  • Mrs Louise Wilson
  • Michael Mallon
  • Mr Mario Gribbon

Contact details

Public Address

Ryan Quinn, St Mary's Yc, 193 Obins Street, Portadown, County Armagh, BT62 1BT

List of regions

  • Armagh City, Banbridge And Craigavon Council

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