TRUSTEES REPORT FOR YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 chai.ity Name: Walkway Conimunity Association Charity Reg No: 103713 Public Address: 1-9 Finvoy Sti"eet, Belfast, Couiity Down, BT5 5DH Trustees: The following seived as charity Tiustees dui-ingy the year and up to tlie date of this i'epoit: Stephen McDonald Mandy Lee Violet Hudson Ann Gi'iei'son Ai'lene Llewellyn Andi"ew Steed Janice Hill Wliilina Haivey Cati'iona Mccabe Nuala Synimington Objectives and Activities: Walkway Community Association is founded to pi"ovide a range of activities andseivices to residents of the Ravenscroft/Blooinfield ai'ea. Walkway Community Association pi'ovides local community development suppoit tkn'ough pL"ogi'ammes and activities such as youth woi'k, young mothei's and toddlei's, woinen's gi'oui)s, senioi. wonien's gi'oup. We also woi"k with local nui"sei'ies and creche pi'ovidei"s to sui)port local faniilies. The advanceinent of education The advaiicement of health or the saving of lives The advajicement of citizenship and coinmunity developinent Pi-omote good conimuniiy relations, religious aiid i'acial hai'mony and equal and divei-sity
Wlio Walkway Coininuniiy Association helps: Adult training Cai'ei's Children (5-13 yeai's) Coininuiiily safety / Crime i)i-evention Ethnic minoi-ities Genei'al publkc Intei-face coininunilies Men Mental Healtli Oldei" people Pai-ents Pi'eschool (0-5 yeai's) Specific ai'eas of depi'ivalion Uneniployed / low incojiie Voluntaiy and Coiniiiunity Sectoi. Volunteers Wonien Youth (14-25 yeai's) How we help: Advice/advocacy/infoi"mation Coinmunity developinent Ci-oss bol-der / Ci'oss coinniunity Education / Training Playgi'oup l Aftei- Scliools Relief of poveity Volunteer Developrnent Youth Developnient Achievement and Performance: Walkway Community Associalion continues to seive the local coniinunity in the Bloomfield/Ravensci"oft area and the widei. coinmunity in East Belfast. The organisation has moved into oui. neiv building and held an official opening day on ihe 14 Septeinbei" 2023. Tlie staff and volunteei's ensui'ed that thei-e was a smooth ti-ansfei. of gi-oups and their resoui-ces into our new home. The Departnient foi- Coinmunilies pi-ovides the funding foi. col'e stafl enabling the oi-ganisation to continue to opei'ate as a cominunity facilRty offei-ing seivices in the ai'ea of benefit. We al'e nded undei. Neighboui'hood Renewal io assist in iinprovingthe lives of the i-esidents in oui. area. Through funding fi'om DFC, we have been ableto sustain the staff who have been i"esponsible foi" tlie manageinent and daily opei'ations of the organisation, the new building and the usei" gi"oups. We contiiiue lo suppoi't and mentoi. our gi.oups offei'ing guidance on community develoi)ment pi'actice and pi'incipals. Staff continue to paitticipate in ti'aining i'elating to tlieii. positions, two meinbel's are cui-rently attending Universily.
Volunteei-s al'e tlie inainstay and tlie backbone of oui. organisation. Without tlieii- coiiimilment and dedication lo suppoil tlie woi.lc of Walkway Cominuniiy Associationwe would be iinable to delivei. seivices in the ai-ea. Theii- skills and abilities add to Ilie i-ich i]]ixture of professionalism sliown by tlie staff and iiianageinent coniinittee.we i-einain etei-nally gi'ateful foi. theii- service. Walkway Community Association continues lo deliver i)rogi'amines and projects designed to nieel tlie needs of oui. nienibei's and i-esidents. Financial suppoit fi-om Belfast City Council, Education Authoi-ity, Ui-ban Villages, DFC, Awai'ds for All, Halifax and othei's Iiave enabled the oi'ganisation to woi-k in tlie local coinmunity on iiiany identified i)i-ojects. Tlie organisation is repi'esented on many netwoi'ks, Inakingy connectioiis witliin the coiiimunily to share expei-ienccs and pi'oiiiote paitnei-ship woi-king. We have been involved in suppoi-ting and delivering coinmunity capacity building pi'ogi-amines, culiui-al awareness, coniinunity safety aiid coiiiinunity engageinent activities. We contiiiue to delivei- pi'ogi'aiiimes for youth in pai-tnei-ship with otliei. voluntai'y and statutory organisatioiis. The Education Authoi'ity continues to suppoit the orgaiiisation by funding staff and pi'ograinines listed below.. Rugi'ats Junior Youth Club, Ravers Senioi" Youth Club, Football Pi'ogi"amme,Detached woi"k. Oui. youth team has inci'eased and has been able to deliver many educational pi"ogi'ainmes foi. all young people in oui. area as per theii- delivei-y plan foi. the yeai.. The new building has atti'acted new meinbei's and our numbei's continue to glow sigynificaiitly. Funding fi'om Ui'ban Villages has allowed us to continue witli the Young Mum's progi"amme. 30 young muins al-e eni'olled in the pi-ograinmed and ci'eche is pi'ovided foi. 31 childi'en. This is a successful pi"ogramnie recognised by GoveL1llnent depaitinents and held as a model of good pi"actice. Othei- gi-oups continue to benefit fi'oin the projects delivei-ed by the organisation, Parents & Tots, Ti'inity Theati'e Ai"ts, Walkway Women's Group, etc. Walkway Coininunity Association also delivei. Inany seasonal progi'ainmes and projects designed to meet the needs of the local community. A significant focus foi. this I'epoiting pei'iod was the cost-of-living issues faced by many people in our conimunity. Walkway Coinniunity Association wei'e able to pi'ovide suppoit with i"ising food and utility costs foi- individuals and fainilies. Continued suppoi't fi'om localchui-ches has also allowed us to suppoit families dui'ing crisis periods. A sti"ategic plaiining exercise was completed by the Managenient Committee to ensui'e the seiwice delivei'y is tailoi'ed to meel the needs of the coniniunity. The sti-ategic plan foA' the pei'iod 2023-2026 has been pi'epared aiid i'eflects the needs ofthe oi-ganisation, the coinmunity and the voluntary sectoi- in East Belfast, It also Iiighliglits the future objectives for the oi'ganisation. Stephen McDonald Chai