|Names and addresses of advisers|(Optional|information)|||| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |T
eofadviser
Name||Address|||| |Independent
examiner
Robert Cole 8,Co||Office 2 Llynfi Enterprise|||Centre, Maesteg, CF34 OBQ| |Name ofchief executive or names|ofsenior|staff members|(Optional|information)|| |||Special Families Maesteg are here for people touched
by additional|| |---|---|---|---| |||needs and isolation. Whether
children,
adults or elderly. An inclusive|| |||welcoming
space for all.|| |||Offering exclusive sessions, trips, activities, peer-to-peer
support,|| |||informational
workshops,
befriending
and volunteering
opportunities
for|| |||all, giving more accessibility to the local community.|| |||Odiginally
setup
in 2014as a simple coffee morning
meeting
for parent|| |||carers to talk about life living with or caring for someone
with additional|| |||needs, the charity has grown
into asafe haven for all those with|| |||additional
needs, their families and now the wider community.|| |||With the addition ofour premises
and the impact of Covid-19 we have|| |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|| |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.|| |||The Trustees have had regard to the Charity Commission's
guidance|on| |||public benefit
in managing
the activities ofthe charity.|| |Additional
details ofobjectives||and activities (Optional
information)|| |||In the last year we have set up a preloved
project to help fund our|| |||activities, our community
donate unwanted
items and we sort and clean|| |||and sell them for minimal cost to the community,
supporting
us as a|| |||charity and helping the people in our community
have items at very low|| |||cost to help with living costs.|| |||We now have a project enabling
volunteers
with additional
needs, be that|| |You may choose to include
further statements,
where
relevant, about:||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|| |~
policy on grantmaking;||and community.|| |~
policy programme
related|||| |investment;|||| |~
contribution
made by|||| |volunteers.|||| |~|~||~
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~| |---|---|---|---| |Summary ofthe main
achievements
ofthe charity
during the year|||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| ||||also carrying
forward the local support that was set up from Covid.| ||||We are extremely
fortunate
to have amazing
volunteers,
members
ofthe| ||||community
with passion to help others no matter what their| ||||circumstances.| ||||Hopefully we will continue for many years to come.| ##