R E A C T (Reconciliation, Education and Community Training) Trustees report for the year ended 31 March 2023 The Tnjstees present tsir rewrt along fin￿1* statemenis of chanty for year erKl&J 31 Ma￿h 3)23. The financi2J stsiements have been prepared In xcordarte the ￿aUn￿n9 p)l￿e$ sei out of page 11. Consiitution REACT L8 a non.mcor￿rated b￿Y ard ts an awted chanty by HM Revenue and C￿lomS REACT was regisier&1 as a chanty by the Chanty Commissian Northem I￿land on Ihe 12 May 2016 u￿le[ numbef 104972. Organlsatlon The Trustees wlk) have seThed dunng tr* yEar we detaded on paje 3 Who are REACT REACT first opened in Ami4h in Febnjary 1999 TPe organisalion, onginally as EPIC Mid Ulster, was established lo wotk wlh ex-pnsO￿ts and ￿1[ famihes Due lo the changes in kKal need organisatDn LEcarrE REACT (Reconcilialwi, EdwlK)n aTrJ Community TrainiThJl In 2￿)2 Tr organtsa￿￿ ha5 successfully evolved from ￿￿rkIry a siryle ￿entsty group10 *Tr*ing cross CLYnmunty with grwps ar￿ [r￿l￿dU3￿ frThn all baCkg￿urmIs, ￿49￿1$, or cultures. REACT orerales pnmanly In County Amagh, ￿)un* and Tyrone areas, arml is rtyiste￿ as a chanty undei Tt Chanty Commissw for Northem IrelaTh REACT has 25 years exFenence ol successfully delivenng a rarvJe of community supp)rt. developrrenl and relations projects REACT currenly delivers a range ol supp)rt seTvKes to vrbrns arKI suThivors of the Northem Ireland Troubles and to chiklren ￿ yourKJ twle pnmanly K1entsfEd as ai nsk. 'iulnerable ¢y disal¥anlapJ Ttre organisatson to tr* Ccxje of Gc(#J Gobtmance as set CMJI by Ite Chanty Ccffjmiss+on for Northem Ireland. The Man4ement Committee have the ultimate reswnsitslty for ensunng S￿SSIU1 ddivery of all REACT services, eXerc￿Tra 4yopnate controls ensufry XU)untabilty REACT re¢tsJnBes th* addressiry all the needs ol V￿￿rns ￿ surwvcls, thihjren arKJ yourrfj Feople is easily vr effectivety by alJ*, thai by In Part￿lship Cdlalx)rat￿n with a rary ol stalulory ar￿ c(Knmunity a3enues can better Tr￿1 the needs of servKe arKI c￿nMUnty Sery￿e user er¥Jagemenl ts core to our el￿ ComMun￿tIng ￿th arwj InNfjlwrvJ iyjr SeThI￿ USWS a every staje of ser¥Ke development, delivery aTrJ evaluatThi ts fundamenlal REACTS VKlims and Survivors Steenng Group, Youth Committee aThJ Youth Ventonng WorkirKJ Group provide plattofrns for serKe usets to hawd their voir2s heard aTrJ Influe￿ dir￿1￿￿ and devek)wenl of organisaiion. Most ImFQrtandy REACT contsnues lo rise to the challenge of dealng deveWr¥J reeds within community, promling emFowermenl peace. and being mirmlful of h)w best to provAJe and re$￿S1¥e servtes that supwrt a￿1 trar￿f￿ the lives of th)se most In r*ed. vulnerable arKI duIV￿laged. Statement of Publlc Benefft The Trustees telieve that toth our purFK)ses and Xtsvthes undertaken in this last fina￿la1 year clearly satisfy e￿fflents ol the publK requiremenl. R E A C T (Reconciliation, Education and Community Training) Victims and Survivors Pro'ect The REACT Victims and Survivors Ptoject, funded through the VSS Victims Support Programme, supports victims and survivors of the Northern Ireland Troubles from across the community. The aim of the Se￿iCe is lo offer a holistic support service which.. 1. Improves mental and physical health outcomes, social outcomes and learning opportunities for victims and survivors 2. Reduces the level of trauma for victims and survivors 3. Promotes engagement and relationships on a cross community level 4. Supports victims and suNwois to engage in legacy issues The REACT Victims and Survivors Project delivers a range of support services including.. Counselling and complementary therapy services An Out￿aCh Support Service Respite Gardening and Allotment Prcgramme Social support events Craft and skills development programmes Mental health and personal development programmes Physical wellbeing programmes Volunteer Scheme Intergenerat￿nal programmes Online virtual support hub Youth Service The Service is funded through National Lottery and Children in Need, supwrts disadvantsged, hard to reath and at risk young people a9e1010 18 years old living in the Armagh Family Support Hub area. The service supports young people in the cornmunity, home and school and offers young people a tailored holistic pathway of support both one lo one and in group settings. The aim of the service is lo. 1, Improve mental and physical health, and social outcomes for young people 2. Support young people lo develop COMMUn￿allOn and life skills, and buikl resilience 3. Support yourKJ person to develop posrtive coping strategies, confidence and self-worth The REACT Youth Project delivers a range of support services including.. One lo one community and home based mentoring service Mental health and personal development programmes Volunteer Scheme Intergeneralional programmes Youth Summer Scheme Citizenship programmes Service user engagement is CO￿ to REACT'S ethos. Communicating with and involving REACT service users al every stsge of service development, delivery and evaluation is fundamental. REACT'S Viclims and Survivors Steering Group, Youth Committee and Youth Mentoring Wothing Group provide plafforms for service users to have their voices heard and influence the direction and development of the organisation. R E A C T (Reconciliation, Education and Comtnunity Training), Plans forthe future REACT plans to malntain the hlgh slandard of services provthd and contiiue varbus courses and progrdmmes on pro]ect arttl VAII cthlnua to sttk the necew fvndwig to do so. Flnanclal revlaw and Investsnent Pollcy DLthng the year ended 31 March 2023, the charity received frjnding of £308,740, and dcfflattons, kndralslng and other I￿orne of£3,542, which yielded a surp1￿￿ of£620. No Investnpnts we cathed on by the charlty. Rlsk Management The Truskn have exanthed the maJorstratrgi4 b￿1￿5￿ a￿1 op8rallonal rfsks which th8 thanly farns and wnlhm thalsysterrts have beèn establlshed lo enable regular reF￿lts lo be prduced so Ilwt the neGessary steps can bg taken ta ￿dUtt th&8e Tisk& By order of Iho Truste Twgtse R E A C T (Reconciliation, Education and Community Training) Statement of Trustees, Responsibilities Tl* Trustees are resp)nst4e *)r prepariry the Tn￿tee5, Annual ReFort aThJ Finaroa StsIeff￿ts in ￿[darKe vith ttrE apWrAble law and Unrted ￿l¥¥J￿ Acwjnbng StsrNJards. law apr1￿ble lo chant￿S in NorttEm Ird￿￿1 fè4Uifes tre trustees to ￿Yep￿ finaKial stale￿its for exh finamal year. UThJer that law ￿ trustees have p￿pared tre fina￿al slateirents In ￿COrdan￿ with Gerefally Accep1￿ ACC￿n￿￿ in the Unrted KirKJdom (Xcow￿rKj sta￿•￿S issued by tr)e FinJKial ReFQrting Courcil In the UK. Includiry Chantss SORP IFRS 1021 Accountrng aThJ Rep)rtsrvJ by C￿1￿S. Ststements of Recommended Prthe applicatrAe lo chanlEs preparirrfj I￿r ￿nIS in &cordarKe th the FinarKial ReForbng Standard appl￿ble in ￿ United ￿ng