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Status
Received: 2 days late
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Income
£106.4K
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Spending
£88.8K
- Charity no. 107118
- Date registered. 28/08/2018
Public benefits
What are the direct benefits? WALKING FREE will provide a range of benefits which will flow from its charitable purposes which are for all of the public within the area of benefit and all benefits are beneficial. In the case of relieving the needs of people who are lost and hurting, the public benefit will be the advancement of health and in some
cases saving of lives, individuals becoming well again as a result of the intervention. In the case of relieving suffering and promoting wellbeing the public benefit will be the advancement of education, enhanced knowledge and understanding in young people through receiving life skills, increased confidence, self-esteem and ultimately employment or further study and the development of skills that encourages beneficiaries to be good citizens. In the case of the provision of one to one support for beneficiaries, the public benefit will be open to all and will be available to any citizen that is still breathing and wanting to get free from addiction. It will relieve suffering through the provision of food parcels, clothing, and any other practical help for individuals such as furniture for moving from hostels to independent living all of which is positive and of benefit. In the case of raising awareness of life controlling issues, the public benefit will be the education of hundreds of young people about the dangers of drugs and alcohol and the signs to watch out for to avoid a life of addiction. The positive and public benefit will be the prevention of future addicts through education and understanding at an early age. How can the benefits be demonstrated? In the case of relieving suffering, the benefits will be demonstrated by the number of lives changed in any given year, as well as the number of individuals who benefit from programmes of support and education. In the longer term the benefit will be the contribution that these recovered addicts make in setting up in business, paying taxes and contributing to society and the economy. In the case of the provision of one to one support, the benefits will be demonstrated by the number of people who get free from their addiction and stay free, get trained up to help others get free from addiction. It will be further demonstrated by the number that continue or reengage with education and the number who achieve a qualification in any given year. In the case of one to one support for beneficiaries, the benefit will be demonstrated by the number of beneficiaries who engage in one to one support to get free, the number who engage in online support and the contribution that each individual makes to society when they are free from addiction and make a video testimonies of their story when they once were addicted and now are free from addiction. Is there any harm? None, all benefits are positive. Beneficiaries Walking Free is mainly focused on those suffering from addictions and life controlling issues. There are no private benefits.
What your organisation does
WALKING FREE raises awareness of addictions and provides assistance and support to people who are suffering from life controlling issues by helping them detox, get ready for rehabilitation, undertake rehabilitation. We provide a range of resources both online and books as well as one to one personal mentoring to addicts to get free from their
addiction. This leads to the second purpose as Walking Free supports former addicts to stay free from their addiction, to find a job, career, further study or education and to develop skills for life such as managing finance and relationships. Some of this is done directly and some through referrals to other faith based organisations and churches who offer specific courses and training. The third purpose provides one to one support in an effort to increase the abilities, life skills and self-confidence of such communities in the area of benefit. We work with those affected by life controlling issues such as alcohol and drug addiction, self-harming etc and provides support directly to these individuals on a face to face basis, as well on live streaming to help them to get free from these addictions and to stay free. The fourth purpose to raise awareness is primarily carried out through school visits to Schools in Northern Ireland, England, Scotland, Wales and Republic of Ireland) to raise awareness of the distress caused by drugs and alcohol and to share stories of former addicts who are now free to encourage school kids to make great life choices.
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
- Addictions (drug/solvent/alcohol abuse)
- Ex-offenders and prisoners
- General public
- Homelessness
- Learning disabilities
- Mental health
- Specific areas of deprivation
How the charity works
- Community development
- Counselling/support
- Education/training
- Medical/health/sickness
- Relief of poverty