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| Independent examiner Robert Cole 8,Co |
Office 2 Llynfi Enterprise | Centre, Maesteg, CF34 OBQ | |||
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| Special Families Maesteg are here for people touched by additional |
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| needs and isolation. Whether children, adults or elderly. An inclusive |
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| welcoming space for all. |
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| Offering exclusive sessions, trips, activities, peer-to-peer support, |
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| informational workshops, befriending and volunteering opportunities for |
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| all, giving more accessibility to the local community. | |||
| Odiginally setup in 2014as a simple coffee morning meeting for parent |
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| carers to talk about life living with or caring for someone with additional |
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| needs, the charity has grown into asafe haven for all those with |
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| additional needs, their families and now the wider community. |
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| With the addition ofour premises and the impact of Covid-19 we have |
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| Summary ofthe main activities undertaken for |
the | now opened our doors to the public, local organisations and everyone that might be struggling in anyway with a new focus to create a safe |
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| public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit) |
space for everyone. We want to be that link between friendship and organised services aimed at giving back individuals access to the wider community that for one reason or another they might have lost, we are linked in with all major local authorities and organisations to give everyone we see the best level ofsupport they can get. We want everyone to know they can turn to us for any reason or need and that we can help them to feel listened to, never judged, safe and like they belong or are part ofsomething special. |
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| In the last year we have set up a preloved project to help fund our |
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| activities, our community donate unwanted items and we sort and clean |
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| and sell them for minimal cost to the community, supporting us as a |
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| charity and helping the people in our community have items at very low |
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| cost to help with living costs. | |||
| We now have a project enabling volunteers with additional needs, be that |
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physical or learning, to have a role at our centre and be part ofthe team. Providing them with a safe, friendly, supported environment. Gaining confidence, social skills and practical learning in a workplace setting. We link in with local councils and residential living centres, as well as schools |
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We are now 8years in from starting our project and are now sustainable without any funding from outside agencies. We will continue to apply for small pockets offunding for special sessions and activities as we come across them. We continue to run all our initial support and sessions while |
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| also carrying forward the local support that was set up from Covid. |
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| We are extremely fortunate to have amazing volunteers, members ofthe |
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| community with passion to help others no matter what their |
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| Hopefully we will continue for many years to come. |