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An Tobar Wellness Centre and Social Farm is based in South Armagh and its aims are to inspire people to connect with each other and grow communities together. They offer nature-based activities to individuals and groups to improve health and wellbeing within the community.

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Ballynahinch Community Collective is made up of local community groups which joined together in November 2014, as a result of the Health and Wellbeing Plan for the area. A survey at the time had highlighted the issue that communication between different groups in Ballynahinch was poor and the idea behind the creation of BCC was to link people through local projects and enhance cross-community relations through joint activities. They were very active in Covid relief efforts, delivering food parcels, prescription collections and providing meat parcels/activity packs for individuals in the town who were shielding or in need.

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Brookville Enterprises was established in 2018 for redevelopment and revitalisation of the Mid-Antrim area and to advance community development. The particular focus of the group is based on the needs of the local communities living in South Ballymena. Brookville Enterprises works across the Council Wards of Harryville, Ballee and Ballykeel, which fall inside the top 200 of the most deprived Council Wards in Northern Ireland as outlined in the latest NISRA Statistics.

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Causeway Rural & Urban Network is an umbrella organisation and supports a diverse range of community and voluntary groups in the Causeway area. CRUN was established with PEACE funding from the Coleraine Borough Partnership and Northern Ireland Voluntary Trust in 1999. Managed by a board of representatives of community groups, community development is at the heart of all CRUN’s activities. As well as supporting with governance, funding and good practice advice, they deliver mental health promotion programmes, community relations, social prescribing, community development and youth empowerment programmes targeting identified need.

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Compass Advocacy Network Ltd aims to enhance lives and create change for people with learning disabilities by challenging stereotypes and creating opportunities to share best practice, collaborations and partnerships. The organisation is known for innovative practice offering holistic support opportunities to service users and members.

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Cornabracken Afterschool Community Interest Company (CIC) is based in Omagh and provides integrated and affordable childcare for children from four to 12 years old in an environment that assists and enriches the children’s development, education, life opportunities and enjoyment. Its services have a crucial role to play in ensuring that families have equal access to high quality childcare. The CIC operates in the Strule Ward, an area of significant social disadvantage. The organisation initially opened as a result of Bright Start funding - the Northern Ireland Executive’s Programme aimed at implementing the Childcare Strategy with key actions to provide integrated and affordable childcare.

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Crisis Café is a youth led organisation with an active young people’s advisory group who meet weekly to co-design programmes, ensure the voices of young people are heard and that services and programmes offered meet the needs of young people. They have over 400 young mental health ambassadors representing each of the schools within the area who take up various volunteering roles according to individual interest. Their mission statement is to provide a contact point in the form of a Crisis Café where children, young people, parents and carers can access crisis mental health support and a range of early intervention services. The aim of the organisation is to help reduce the suicide rate in Northern Ireland.

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Dungannon Multiple Sclerosis group was established to relieve sickness and distress and to promote the benefit of, and the preservation and protection of, health and wellbeing of people with MS. The group supports people affected by Multiple Sclerosis, their carers and families who might otherwise feel excluded because of their disability, ongoing medical conditions, and physical limitations. The group is led by its members and carers, with the collectivising of voice being central to how they work. Through this, they raise awareness among the public and health care professionals in the local community of the needs and experience of people living with Multiple Sclerosis.

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Fermanagh Rural Community Initiative is an accredited supplier of training courses and has been providing high quality training for nearly 20 years. The majority of FRCI’s work over the years has been around employability support for long term unemployed and this work introduced cohorts of individuals who had become isolated and totally disadvantaged within society. Many lacked the confidence to engage with training organisations never mind move into employment and they even became more excluded and vulnerable with the impact of Covid 19 pandemic.

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Garden of Music (GoM) exists to address inequalities and advocate for musical inclusion. They believe that everyone is musical and should have lifelong access and opportunities to both music making and music education. As a Community Music Organisation, they endorse the Social Model of Disability which helps to identify and remove the many physical, attitudinal and societal barriers to accessing educational and recreational musical opportunities. They work with disabled children, young people and adults, including those who experience difficulties in attending traditional, formal music lessons and sessions, working face to face and online. ommunity development is at the core of their work. Garden of Music aims to build partnerships and through a collaborative approach, work towards developing new, accessible and inclusive musical opportunities, for everyone in the community.

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Greater Shankill Job Assist Centre works primarily with adults and is part of a consortium established to tackle high unemployment rates across North, South, East and West Belfast. Greater Shankill Job Assist Centre is an integral part of the employment recovery plans of the area and promotes better health and wellbeing by providing bespoke individualised action plans for those furthest removed from the employment market.

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Horn of Africa People’s Aid Northern Ireland was established in 2011 by a group of volunteers in response to a need to provide support for refugees, asylum seekers, individuals and families from Horn of Africa (HoA) and beyond who are living in NI. Refugees and asylum seekers from the region face a huge range of challenges living in Northern Ireland including language barriers, poverty, difficulty accessing healthcare and education, connecting with services and securing employment. HAPANI works from an ethos of social inclusion – empowering those who are socially, financially or physically vulnerable to promote individual wellbeing and support thriving communities.

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Leonard Cheshire provides support to people with disabilities to live, learn and work as independently as they choose whatever their ability. They offer a variety of services including residential and supported living, therapy suites, youth centres, social activities as well as training and volunteer programmes. The organisation believes in building a fairer, more inclusive society - one that recognises the positive contributions we all make.

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MYMY is a voluntary and community sector counselling organisation based in Newcastle. Its aim is to provide support to families and communities dealing with various health issues as well as providing services that will help support individuals struggling with bereavement, self-harming, relationship problems, bullying, mental/physical health and financial issues.

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Newtownabbey & Antrim Cultural Network (NACN) is an alternative youth provider in Newtownabbey. Using the medium of creative industries, they deliver projects outside the standard and current focus on youth development. Education, community learning and up-skilling help drive their workshops forward and provide the members with a focus on their personal development path as they advance towards qualifications and employment.

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Northern Ireland Rare Disease Partnership (NIRDP) is a voluntary organisation formed in 2012 with the vision that ‘no-one is disadvantaged due to the rarity of their condition’. There are approximately 8,000 rare conditions affecting 1 in 17 people in NI. NIRDP voluntary committee works on a range of projects to advocate, connect, educate and innovate on behalf of the rare disease community. One of the key projects is a virtual support hub supporting those living with and those caring for people with often very challenging and complex medical needs.

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Polish Sisterhood is based in South Belfast and aims to support Polish women to combat isolation and integrate into society; to preserve national and cultural identity and provide opportunities for interaction with the wider society; and to promote healthy choices and improve general health and wellbeing of Polish women. It supports its members offering friendship and support, providing employability skills and personal development opportunities, workshops with specialists and larger events such as family picnics. The Association serves as a point of contact for women who need support and practical help when they are faced with hardship and even homelessness.

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Incorporated in 1999, SARWN emerged from Women on Rural Development.  The organisation was established to articulate the voice of rural women and to provide local training opportunities. SARWN offers social support to the community including a befriending scheme and walking group as well as personal development training and health and wellbeing workshops. SARWN has a membership of over 100 women from rural South Armagh. The majority of women are aged 60 years and older with almost 20% of the members being carers. All have suffered as a result of the conflict.

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The Churches Trust (CT) is an interdenominational organisation established by the leaders of Christian churches to respond to deprivation in the area. CT supports local people in crisis, respecting their dignity at all times, signposting them to services, community groups and other agencies to address circumstances leading to the crisis situations. CT’s work is characterised by two main facets: on the one hand addressing deprivation and social injustice, working with people at the margins of society; and on the other hand empowering churches, schools and communities to stand together with a united voice in an area plagued with the legacy of division through the troubles in Northern Ireland, aiming to create a shared and better future for all.

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The Right Key (TRK) is a non-profit making Community Interest Company. TRK’s vision is to bring about positive social change for people at the margins of society: ex-prisoners, recovering addicts/alcoholics, people recovering from domestic violence and the socially isolated. Located in Loughbrickland Recovery and Wellness Centre, the organisation provides a range of support services, counselling creative/musical activities and volunteering opportunities.

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Turas Na nDaoine (Journey of the People) has come a long way since it started in 2012 when a group of 20 ex-prisoners realised they needed a new focus and decided to work for the benefit of their local community. Based in Lisnaskea, the group has continued to extend its reach across Fermanagh. Turas is made up of activists with a strong cultural and political identity who hold respect within the communities where their work is concentrated.

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Waterside Women’s Centre provides a welcoming space for women to learn. It is the only Women’s Centre in the Waterside area of Derry/Londonderry. The Centre has a long history of delivering quality services for women and children and providing free quality childcare ensuring that women can access education/training and support.

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