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- Charity no. 108696
- Date registered. 16/03/2022
Public benefits
The direct benefits which flow from this purpose include an increase in social skills, improvement in emotional well-being and increased spiritual development in the lives of local young people. This purpose will also provide improvements to overall community life. The above benefits will be evidenced through a number of evaluative means
including; recordings and observations of staff members; other qualitative data from parents, teachers and community representatives; quantitative data from programme and project evaluations; data from other sources including other service providers both statutory and non statutory. There is no identifiable harm to any person through the pursuit of the above organisational purpose. The beneficiaries of this purpose are children and young people as defined by Government policy in Northern Ireland living in Creggan, Derry. The private benefit is that gained by a Trustee who may avail of the services offered in the Club. This benefit is incidental as Trustees are members of the community. Trustees may also gain skills and experience and an increased sense of well-being through their role as Trustees of the Matchbox Youth Club, however this benefit is incidental and necessary to ensure benefit is provided to beneficiaries. Volunteers may gain an increased sense of well-being through their involvement in the centre, however this benefit is incidental and necessary to ensure benefit is provided to beneficiaries. Staff may gain opportunities to be involved in educational or recreational activities. This benefit is also incidental and necessary for the work of the organisation to take place.
What your organisation does
1. providing a programme of activities, both indoor an outdoor. 2. catering for a wide range of leisure and recreational activities. 3. providing information, guidance and support to all the young people of the area, whether members or not. 4. emphasising the spiritual side of personal development as an intrinsic element of the community in which
we live. A major component of this will be the inclusion of a cross-community initiative. 5. developing and promoting a comprehensive health education programme for the centre. 6. providing a forum for the discussion of social issues. 7. promoting community awareness, development and activity. 8. providing and activity and training programme for the young unemployed of the area. 9. providing access for the physically disabled too as wide a range of activities as possible. 10. ensuring that all members of staff are trained to achieve these aims
The charity’s classifications
- The relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Who the charity helps
- Children (5-13 year olds)
- Voluntary and community sector
- Volunteers
- Youth (14-25 year olds)
How the charity works
- Community development
- Counselling/support
- Criminal justice
- Cross-border/cross-community
- Cultural
- Disability
- Education/training
- Gender
- General charitable purposes
- Human rights/equality
- Playgroup/after schools
- Relief of poverty
- Sport/recreation
- Volunteer development
- Youth development