DEAN CROOKS TENANTS ASSOCIATION

Public benefits

The benefits flowing from our purpose is that we will provide opportunities for all tenants at Dean Crooks to engage by creating and encouraging a sense of community within Dean Crooks Fold leading to regular events and social activities for over 55’s living independently within Dean Crooks Fold and surrounding area Newtownards Road Belfast

Northern Ireland. The benefits which flow from this purpose include reducing social isolation and loneliness suffered by many who have been impacted since the pandemic and struggled to socialise since the restrictions ended. We will provide regular events and activities for everyone to attend within Dean Crooks Fold Common Room encouraging everyone to attend, they won’t have to leave the building ensuring they are attending an event in a familiar environment, not having to travel making it easier to leave their apartment and socialise at the event. This all will help improve Mental Health and Wellbeing by having regular calendars events to look forward to and socialising with likeminded individuals their own age group. Dean Crooks Tenants Association will identify the benefits by carrying out regular post evaluation surveys after events/activities to receive feedback on the events/activities on how we can improve the events, at meetings we will add onto the agenda of Meetings Events Feedback. This will demonstrate any learnings to ensure we continue to hold events/activities that people want to attend. The Tenants Association will record the numbers of attendees at events and recognise if the number of attendees is small then people aren't interested in this type of event and change the events depending on the needs, wants and requests from the beneficiaries. [Is there any harm arising from any of the purposes?] None [Who are the charity's beneficiaries?] All tenants living within Dean Crooks Fold are beneficiaries. [Is there any private benefit flowing from any of the purposes? Is it incidental and necessary?] None

What your organisation does

Dean Crooks Tenant Association encourages tenants who are over 55 to participate in social events and activities that are organised by the Association to include attending Coffee Mornings, Afternoon Chitchats and activities such as music entertainment for the enjoyment of all to help reduce Social Isolation and Loneliness