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- Charity no. 109095
- Date registered. 19/01/2023
Public benefits
The direct benefits flowing from the purposes include the provision of a safe and friendly social/workshop environment promoting cross-community engagement and the development of friendships and companionship, whereby members can benefit from social interaction, reducing loneliness and isolation. The men who attend will have improved skills,
benefit from continuous learning to gain new skills (both life and social skills) and take part in mentoring through peer learning, building self confidence. Members will also benefit from increased health awareness, both physical and mental, with opportunities to talk about worries or concerns. These benefits can be demonstrated through attendance records and attendance at health awareness sessions, skills classes attended, cross community events, section 75 questionnaires, goods produced through social enterprise activity, questionnaires, interviews with members and their families and feedback forms There is no harm flowing from the purposes of the charity. The main beneficiaries of Armagh Mensshed are the members who live in the Armagh City area and their immediate families and carers. A private benefit to staff may arise from training that is provided in risk assessment, accredited qualifications etc. Through this training staff gain skills and experience which could enhance their future employment prospects, these benefits are incidental and necessary to ensure the benefit is provided to our beneficiaries.
What your organisation does
We provide: - a social and workshop space for men - opportunities to share skills and experiences and to learn new skills - a range of activities to encourage men's health and well-being - a safe and friendly environment which encourages friendships. We provide a safe, friendly social space for older men, where the emphasis is on improving their
health and wellbeing by engaging in meaningful activities which improve mental health and reduce loneliness. We undertake a wide range of activities, such as woodcraft, art, and upcycling, and as a user led organisation additional activities requested by our members including music sessions, model building and cookery. Our members have the opportunity to learn new skills and pass on their existing skills to other members through peer mentoring. We hold targeted sessions with outside providers including the local health trust to provide awareness raising in areas such as cancer, mental health etc. as well as peer support sessions to encourage conversations amongst our members. We are an open and welcoming organisation and have a cross community ethos within our membership, we carry out projects with all sections of the local community including local churches and schools, taking part in council led events within our city which are innately cross community
The charity’s classifications
- The advancement of health or the saving of lives
- The advancement of citizenship or community development
Who the charity helps
- Adult training
- Carers
- Community safety/crime prevention
- Ethnic minorities
- Ex-offenders and prisoners
- General public
- Homelessness
- Interface communities
- Learning disabilities
- Men
- Mental health
- Older people
- Physical disabilities
- Sensory disabilities
- Travellers
- Unemployed/low income
- Volunteers
How the charity works
- Community development
- Counselling/support
- Cross-border/cross-community
- Cultural
- Disability
- Education/training
- Medical/health/sickness
- Sport/recreation
- Volunteer development
- Welfare/benevolent