| Men’s Aid N.Ireland |
| Business plan |
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| 23/05/2010 |
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Compiled by Real Fathers for Justice N I Branch
Background
In recent years we have seen a surge of activity regarding the social and lawful marginalisation of men & fathers under the pretence of equality for women. Equality is not gained through oppression and adversely the cost of this oppression has taken its toll on young men, men, fathers & children. By allowing instances of family / domestic violence to occur often encourages the same activity in future generations, by acting upon domestic violence from a gender neutral perspective can our society truly act upon domestic violence.
At Men’s Aid N.I we are very passionate about our future aims and how they will benefit our local communities. We have developed different areas to research, redefine and re-educate our society on what equality means in terms of social, criminal & family justice.
We are at a critical crossroads in terms of bringing equality into our social, criminal and family law systems, there have been many separate attempts to bring normality into these systems but as of yet they have acted independently and inadvertently they diluted their voices.
Men’s Aid N.I recognises that all these different systems are interlinked and it will be through tackling these issues on a whole can successfully improve our communities for our future generations.
Domestic Violence,
Has had a horrific effect on men women and children. The view that domestic violence is perpetrated by men only has for years now been shown as an untrue statement yet our government still disregards men as victims, this also leads to the children of these men being disregarded as victims. The Home Office in the United Kingdom has stated that men are five times less likely to report an instance of domestic violence, using this known factor from the home office it can be said the suffrage of man is as great as the suffrage of women in terms of domestic violence, a view that also is supported by various different gender neutral studies worldwide.
A three step strategy is needed to help male victims:
1. funding for help & support offices for male victims.
2. Funding for male refuges and their children.
3. Liaising with the government and its agencies to educate our society that domestic violence is unacceptable regardless of gender.
Thousands of male victims in Northern Ireland suffer in silence with domestic violence, reasons can be:
· Children are being used as weapons or they stay to protect the child
· Threat of false allegation of domestic violence
· The knowledge that divorcing their partner could leave them financial ruined
· Being emotionally traumatised to the point they fear to admit what's is happening or fear ridicule for speaking out
· There is no refuge or help & support networks
· They have been brainwashed from an early age by government agencies, in school and current promotional adverts that domestic violence only happens to women
By the provision of help & support networks and refuges throughout Ireland we can begin to establish a platform to establish strategies and action plans to combat domestic violence irrespective of gender. Action will take initially in face to face open sessions with victims, a telephone help line, refuges, publication of gender neutral information and inputs into government agencies.
Equality & accountability into family law,
The family law system in every developed country runs a ‘best interest of the child’ principle, a principle that was developed in the 1980’s. Since this principle was introduced we have seen a progressive increase of child abuse / death, serious case reviews into child death or abuse that could have been prevented, children engaging in anti social behaviour and deaths in children through suicide and murder. Can this be related to fatherless homes? The answer is yes, a judge could make a ruling allowing a father to be a father to his children once every two weeks in a family court in the morning, later that day he could be sentencing young offenders in relation to theft, assault, anti-social behaviour. The cold reality is that although not all of these young offenders come from fatherless homes the majority of them do, although he has seen that a fatherless home was a factor to these young offenders crimes he had no problem in creating one of these homes that very morning.
The crucial areas for concern in our part are;
· Child contact– where it is deemed necessary for a child to have contact with its parent this must be seen to be starting from a point of 50/50 parenting where possible. This brings not only equality on parent’s behalf but also the undeniable right for a child to have the love and care of both parents
· Child residence– there should be an automatic presumption in law for automatic shared residence for a child post parental separation. Parents who withhold the child from the other without due cause should be punishable under law for child abuse
· Parental reasonability– the inequality between mother and father in these needs to be revised and the actual definition of this responsibility should contain social aspects of the child and parent relationships
Parental separation is reality in modern day society, as of yet token gestures from respective governments have not addressed the problem and until they do there will be thousands of child and father victims of family law each year. Until a child has a right in law to both its parents our lawful and legal systems cannot be deemed to be acting on a basis of equality.
Mortality and morbidity in males,
Male rates of mortality and morbidity in men aged 16 – 65 is higher than any other group in our society
· Suicide, men are 3 times more likely to commit suicide than women , There is little research or public funding into the highest cause of external death in Ireland, male suicide outnumbers road traffic accidents and yet millions are spent on our roads each year
· Alcoholism and Drug Abuse, the numbers of registered victims in both categories are in the vast majority men. Direct strategically action plans need put in place to curb this increasing number
· Stress & Depression, social economic triggers such as unemployment, family law and domestic violence are major causes of stress & depression in men. Men are more likely to be unemployed and when unemployed for longer periods than anyone else.
· Cancer, prostate cancer needs an early screening process, an NHS survey in 2005 shows that suffers of prostate cancer have to wait longer for treatment than most other cancers and in the waiting period the suffer more deterioration and are twice less likely to receive adequate pain relief.
· Somatic illness, an illness that cannot be diagnosed by any one symptom and is usual they effect of several different factors such as stress & depression, unhealthy lifestyle. Studies have shown men are unlikely to seek medical help, a trend that will be reversed trough our charity.
· Physical Violence, the male population is at the highest rate of any victim of physical violent crime. Coupled with the taboo of the current cultural taboo on ale victims this group needs extensive help & support.
· Unsafe sexual lifestyle, in terms of alcoholism, drug use among others the practice of unsafe sexual practices could occur. This in turn leads to wide spread sexually transmitted diseases and unplanned births the further result in future ongoing saga of those affected
· Debt / poverty, separated fathers or partners can face an array of forced payments regardless of their need for shelter, food, heat & light and clothing. This in turn can lead to several health problems, low standard of living and in many cases suicide.
What can been seen from the above is that the underfunding of services for domestic violence in men and the result of a biased family law many men face the prospect of suffering mild to severe health problems.
Although they are not the only factors they are two that can be remedied through the provision of services from Men’s Aid N.I. and through this provision insight can be gained on how to provide services that apply to the population as a whole.
Preventative health care, as of yet this approach has not yet been fully implemented within the male population, there is a need for dedicated health education and services that are applicable to the male population.
Social inclusion / education and work activity in men,
What we have seen laid out in the previous three areas we can surmise that these areas feed directly into the social community and work output of men. These victims of domestic violence and family law need pathways back into the community and employment, a process that can be provided through Men’s Aid N.I. By utilising external examiners and internally training staff we can offer: retraining in the work place, basic educational qualifications, work experience, an environment to reintegrate male victims and their children back into the community, a child care facility open to the public and a drop in centre for fathers or separated fathers.
Setting aside our direct areas of concern we now see a change in our employment sector, many manual, industrial, production companies have now ceased to exist in the UK & Ireland, most who were employed in those sectors lack basic education and need a proactive scheme backed by the government to retrain these individuals.
The un-employment rate in men has in the past been the highest grouping with the extra burden of the change in the economy many more men have been made unemployed. Again we can interlink adverse problems in unemployment with family life, domestic violence and health, again we can observe little to no help or support. What we have seen is both the British and Irish governments proclaim in their respective institutions that women are the main suffers in an economic downfall even though their offices are producing the factual reports that it is men.
The very lack of input from men’s groups in steering boards and advisory boards leaves them marginalised in government policy making and in turn has led to several inequalities in community, health and businesses opportunities or policies. This in turn has a knock on effect into the areas that we cover.
The complete gender equality in all areas of government and community policy making and funding is required as what can be seen is that the effects of these inequalities are now feeding into our younger generations.
Children who should be enjoying the benefits of childhood are instead;
· Becoming parents themselves at a younger rate each year
· Getting involved in more serious criminal activities
· Receiving only basic education
· Being placed into governmental care or participants of the courts through family court orders
· Suffering the mental and emotional effects of the above points
This is the generation that is increasingly becoming inactive in employment and our communities and it is the generation who it is left upon to provide a framework of care for our aging population.
We must act now to protect our communities in the future; our children will be the ones who are representative of the population in providing frameworks of social care.
They will be responsible developing inward and outward investment to secure the financial prosperity of our country, we have already left our future generations to deal with an economic crisis not seen in nearly 100 years, and we cannot leave them with the legacy that we destroyed their childhood also.
Summary,
The most vulnerable group of people in the UK & Ireland in terms of crime, mortality, morbidity, unemployment and family life are men aged 16 - 65, a fact that has been ignored by our government and by our society. What we strive to achieve is government and public action in our four main areas in order to lower the amount of men, women and children suffering adverse effects that arise from them, meeting these aims will save lives, save families, save jobs and feed positively into our surrounding communities.
We do not exist to promote the rights of one over another; the mantra of apparent equality through positive discrimination of young men, men and fathers has been so effectively been misused to protract our thinking to one of ignorance towards the plight of men and children. Not only the destruction of family life but the destruction of childhood itself will eventually occur unless we take action now to advert an unthinkable future.
We do not exist to take away funding from other organisations we exist to make funding available to all victims.
Vision statement
Men’s Aid N.I will provide and be recognised as a safe, secure and trusted environment providing essential services to men and their families. Dedicated to serving and improving all communities in Northern Ireland
Mission Statement
It is our aim and objective to provide a free / affordable help and support network to fathers, men, young men and vulnerable male adults in all aspects of social, employment, educational and law matters. This group of marginalised people have no established routes of support, counselling or refuge.
A demeaning social stereotype regarding fathers & men who need help and support has adversely developed over this past 30 years giving rise to suicides, health, education and family breakdown issues among others simply because fathers & men have no network to seek help.
In today’s society there are : men’s /women’s, fathers /mothers, children’s rights and through the establishment of Men’s Aid N.I we aim to bring equality into each of these separate rights as these rights cannot be held in parity over each other. We are committed to social justice, human rights and equality in all areas of our society respective of international boundaries and we will also provide information to women on all our outlined areas.
· Staff trained in crisis intervention will provide clients with 24x7 hour support, emergency accommodations and access to peer and professional counselling services for victims of abuse and emotionally distraught clients.
· Professionally and peer facilitated support groups will be available for people coping with anger and stress management issues, major life changes, men’s and family health and wellness issues or just trying to balance life’s priorities.
· Referrals to local agencies, as well as in-house, will be provided to clients seeking parenting education, access facilitation services, or mediation and conflict resolution services.
Code of Conduct
Our Mission, Vision describe the purposes that are fundamental to each of us and form the basis on which we establish our reputation. Our commitment to an ethical standard compels us to always do the right thing. We recognize that organizations with the highest integrity are the most respected and produce the best results.
With this in mind, the Men’s Aid N.I has set forth a Code of Conduct to provide guidance to all members of the community and to assist us in carrying out our daily activities within the appropriate ethical and legal standards. These obligations apply to our relationship with clients, community agencies, business partners, suppliers and one another. To the extent that we live our values, we effectively comply with our Code of Conduct we change the world around us.
Each member of the Men’s Aid N.I community is:
· Dedicated to quality service. It is our paramount responsibility to ensure that all clients and family members are entitled to equal access to services and are treated with dignity, respect, and courtesy, regardless of origins.
· Entitled to a safe working environment in which each employee can reach his or her potential and be treated fairly and with respect.
· Obligated to protect the Men’s Aid N.I assets. We will make proper use of all Men’s Aid N.I resources, including funds, materials, supplies, equipment, electronic mail, voice mail, internet access, employee time and information.
· Required maintaining current licensure or certification as needed to perform his or her duties. Each professional will abide by his or her association or professional bylaws and Code of Ethics. Each member will be encouraged and supported to the best of our abilities to expand their education as well as to provide innovative ideas to enhance the running and services provided by the home.
· Committed to achieving compliance with all relevant laws and regulations. Individuals with supervisory/management responsibilities are additionally responsible for ensuring that the people they supervise are knowledgeable about their obligations.
· Obligated to report knowledge or suspicions of violations of the law or Code. No reprisals will be taken by any member of the Men’s Aid N.I community against any persons reporting in good faith.
· Dedicated to developing business relationships that are fair to both parties and based on merit. We will not be influenced by improper motives.
· Obligated to maintain the Men’s Aid N.I books and records in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and in compliance with established finance and accounting procedures.
· Responsible for avoiding conduct that has even the appearance of conflict between personal interests and those of the Men’s Aid N.I.
· Committed to using MEN’S AID N.I resources for the benefit of men, family's, women and the entire community we serve, not for any individual or organizational gain. Tax-exempt affiliates will perform their activities in a manner that is consistent with the organization’s tax-exempt purpose and policy or that of the fiscal agent.
Goals and objectives
Men’s Aid N.I will provide a help and support network throughout Northern Ireland primarily to aid victims of domestic violence, family breakdown, heath, employment and social issues. We will establish a route whereby men, father and children can actively rejoin the community after suffering the adverse effects of the issues that they are currently receive not support.
Objectives
1. Contribute to a reduction in the number of incidents of domestic violence, male suicide and high-conflict divorce, separation, parental separation.
2. Reduce fear of violence for men, women and children during marital breakdown, separation and parental separation.
3. Provide men with a safe option when confronted with a potentially violent situation.
4. Provide men with positive male-oriented, child-centric information and support system of essential services.
5. Provide program sponsors with an exact measure of effectiveness as possible.
6. Provide men with safe and supportive transition housing during a time of high stress.
7. Contribute to a reduction in costs borne by community and public agencies that become involved in incidents of domestic violence, male suicide and high-conflict divorce, separation, parental separation.
8. Contribute to a reduction in workplace accidents, absenteeism, disability claims, job losses and bankruptcies secondary to the medical conditions suffered by men following incidents of domestic violence, male suicide and high-conflict divorce, separation, parental separation.
Anticipated outcomes
1. Incidents of domestic violence will be avoided lessening injury to women, children and men, and the associated demands on the healthcare system, police, Victims Services, the courts, correctional system, and women’s shelters.
2. More children will experience a positive male role model that will result in lower risks of developmental problems later in life, thus lessening the burden on the healthcare, welfare, legal and correctional systems.
3. Fewer estranged fathers and family members will chose violence, commit suicide, suffer depression or lose their jobs, thereby reducing the burden on the healthcare, Police Services, welfare, legal and correctional systems. Businesses will experience less absenteeism and disability insurers will pay fewer claims.
4. Fewer parents will choose an adversarial approach after receiving child-centric education and counselling, thereby lessening demands for legal aid, family court and maintenance enforcement services.
5. Fewer fathers, mothers and children will experience fears of violence as fathers and mothers will receive the support they need, thereby reducing the demands on police services and women's shelters.
6. Litigation and social work in terms of family law will be reduced therefore reducing the workload on the courts and social care departments allowing them to fully utilise their resources to cases of abuse and care rather than contact and residence disputes between parents.
7. Important data will be gathered and provided for use by policy makers in the areas of crime prevention, healthcare planning, family law reform and other related service groups.
8. To build an effective alliance and partnership with government, community agencies and funders in the community and the private sector.
Alignment with Government Strategic Goals and Objectives
The UK Government and the Northern Ireland Assembly have stated their intention for future child protection, parental separation in the documents of every child matters and families matter. This high profile area has led to a 10 year strategy for Northern Ireland, although commendable it is the government should be acting not in ten year strategies but acting in the here and now.
The Men’s Aid N.I proposes to contribute to the government’s objectives in a manner that is consistent with the DHSSPS delivery strategy that includes the funding of organizational structures and cultures uniquely designed to meet the needs of a disadvantaged population
Men’s Aid N.I project overview
Proposed services:
· Safe House reception and hotline (7x24)
· Emergency accommodations (7x24)
· Transitional housing
· Peer support, Professional counselling – individual and groups:
· Anger release
· Coping with major life changes
· Men’s/families health and wellness
· Balancing life’s priorities
· Information resources:
· Resource directories
· Web site
· Library
Referrals to local agencies for:
· Parenting education
· Access facilitation services
· Mediation and conflict resolution services
Facilitation of peer mentoring - Fathers Helping Fathers/ family members helping family members
Reporting for program evaluation
Proposed service
Men’s Aid N.I (RFFJ House) will employ a two-pronged approach to reduce family violence, male suicide and high-conflict divorce. The first priority is to intervene in a situation where violence or self-inflicted harm can occur and give the male client a supportive alternative. The second, but equally important, priority is to help clients understand and accept the concept of taking responsibility for their personal growth.
· Safe House reception and hotline (7x24): Will be staffed around the clock with personnel qualified to perform intake, assessment and referrals. These positions will be suitable for undergraduate Social Work and Counselling students completing their degree requirements. The Safe House clinical director will act as the liaison to the educational institutions for program development, student training, supervision and evaluation. The Safe House administration will work with local police departments, Women’s Aid Federation, and other local agencies to promote the Safe House services for men in crisis.
· Emergency accommodations: Will be available to men who have been asked to leave their home, or possibly have an issue with depression and/or suicidal tendencies. The clinical staff of the Safe House will act as the liaison with police, DHSSPS and local health trust. An assessment will be conducted to determine if there has been any use of alcohol or drugs prior to admission to the Safe House. All staff will be required to be vetted to recognise the best interest of children who may be required to take accommodation. Each separate room will be secured and where possible all attempts made to separate single male victims and fathers with their children.
· Transitional housing: Will be available for five tenants in the Safe House. Milieu therapy will be a key component of the Safe House program to shape the behaviour of violence-prone and suicidal men. Transitional housing will be provided for up to three months, after which clients are expected to find other accommodations. This will be extended as the Safe house grows and is rolled out across N.Ireland.
· Individual counselling: Will be provided with a qualified professional for clients/families assessed during the intake process as being in crisis. The session will be used to build a support plan for the client (with the hopes to eventually include partner/family members) that could include additional one-on-one counselling, group support services, mediation and conflict resolution services, and/or referrals to other agencies.
· Anger Release Program: Will be run four times a year with between four and eight participants. There are established organisations in where services could be subcontracted in or out of the Safe House.
· Self-esteem / Stress Management Program: Will be run be run on demand through focus groups, liaison with local community groups will be essential in identifying and advertising the needs of vulnerable young men, men and fathers.
· Focused Support Groups: Will run twice a week for residents and non-residents requiring support with personal goal-setting and balancing life’s priorities.
· Fathers Helping Fathers: Will facilitate the matching of new clients with mentors.
· Information and referral services: A website, library and directories for referrals will be maintained by Safe House personnel and provided to clients.
· Men’s/families Health and Wellness: Programs to be further developed.
Impact of Proposed Services to Project Objectives | Provide male support system | Reduce family violence & suicide | Reduce costs to state agencies | Reduce male incapacity | Report program effectiveness |
| Safe House reception and hotline | Direct | Direct | Direct | Direct | Direct |
| Emergency accommodations | Direct | Direct | Direct | Direct | Direct |
| Transitional housing | Direct | Direct | Direct | Direct | Direct |
| Individual counselling/group | Direct | Direct | Direct | Direct | Direct |
| Anger Management Program | Direct | Direct | Direct | Direct | Direct |
| Self-esteem / Stress Mgmt. Program | Direct | Direct | Direct | Direct | Direct |
| Focused Support Groups | Direct | Direct | Direct | Direct | Direct |
| Fathers Helping Fathers | Direct | Direct | Direct | Direct | Direct |
| Information and Referral services | Direct | Indirect | Indirect | Indirect | Direct |
Demand for the proposed services is difficult to quantify. It can be concluded from social science research data that several men per day “volunteer” to leave the scene of a domestic dispute. In addition, many marriages fail without any violence or police interventions, and for many of these men the proposed services might mean the difference between coping and being in crisis. An effective campaign that raises the awareness of men to the issues and the proposed services will generate demand. Presently exact numbers are extremely hard to relate to since there are cultural stigmas surrounding Society's perception of men.
| Referrer | Woman: Man Prevalence of domestic violence approx ratios based on 5 year period from 2005 |
| P.S.N.I | 3:1 |
| N.Ireland Crime Survey | 2:1 |
| British Crime Survey | 1:1 |
Men’s Aid N.I strategic partnership
Through the creation of Men’s Aid N.I we fully intend to work in partnership not only with other groups of our kind but also with government bodies. This will be essential in the creation of action plans that will further reduce the amount of victims that would inevitably have to make use of our services.
· The P.S.N.I, as the vast majority of male victims of domestic violence do not contact the police, we will use the experiences of those who use our service to aid the P.S.N.I in recognising male victims and how they can make themselves more approachable to the male victim of domestic violence. A process whereby the P.S.N.I can refer clients to Men’s Aid N.I and vice versa will be established.
· Woman’s Aid, no processes other than the hotline can be used by male victims of domestic violence within this organisation, a cross referral process between Woman’s Aid and we will enable both our organisations to refer victims speedily to the correct services to help them.
· Input and attendance on departmental steering groups.
Recruitment and training
Lines of communication will be established between Men’s Aid N.I and Queens University, in conjunction with departments such as law, social science student will be invited to partake in the referral process of the organisation. This type of activity will ensure the future of the organisation and will also aid in the education of those students in terms of their degree’s and or work experience
Volunteers will be recruited upon through the established volunteers groups in Northern Ireland and will only be accredited with position if they have the relevant skills to further the organisation.
Paid staff will be hired most likely in the administration and counselling areas of the organisation and will be subjected to interview and upon clarification of work and educational achievement will they be entered into the group.
In all areas where employees, volunteers and students will come into contact with children a process of vetting will be introduced to ensure the maximum safety of the children supported through Men’s Aid N.I.
Organizational / Financial Information
Project Components
Organizational Structure and Management System
The Men’s Aid N.I is project of the ‘The Real Fathers For Justice’ & Men’s Aid England and will serve as a non-profit charity with a Board of Directors to oversee operations.
The Men’s Aid N.I Board of Directors will be asked to confirm the mission statement, goals and objectives, and adopt a code of ethics, such as best practice procedures as laid out by various government and non-government bodies within N.Ireland.
The daily operations of the Men’s Aid will be managed by Clinical and Administrative Directors in a co-directorship model that will report to the Board of Directors.
Fundraising
This Business Plan provides an overview of proposed services, an initial operating budget, anticipated benefits and a “quick start” proposal. It will be used in discussions with government, community agencies and private funders in an effort to raise public sector funding for start-up. Without start-up funding the MEN’S AID N.I project cannot proceed beyond this point.
Start-up funds of £150,000 would allow for the implementation of a management system to ensure accountability, as well as awareness advertising, emergency accommodations, counselling services and group programs for the first six months of operations.
Communications
A campaign is required in the community, through social service agencies and other networking opportunities, to raise awareness to the issues and promote the services being provided at the Safe House. Target audiences, such as women's groups, teachers of all levels, nurses, doctors, lawyers and all related student, to the above mentioned professions, through promotional messages developed for distribution via emails, letters, newsletters, posters, pamphlets, videos, presentations, meetings and local media outlets.
We believe there are four basic components to the concept of "male inclusion";
· the need to articulate a male centred point-of-view which reflects the diversity of men,
· the need for male victims to search for balance as they struggle to heal the emotional, physical, mental and spiritual aspects of their lives,
· the need to honour and protect female victim's gains and acknowledge the contributions women have made in breaking the silence about violence and abuse,
· The need to evolve a vision of combining both males' and females'; stories into a coherent and inclusive perspective that all of us will able to win and use in the struggle to reduce and eliminate violence and abuse in our community.
Strategic Partnerships
Strategic Partnerships
Men’s Aid N.I must look for opportunities to partner with other agencies in an effort to keep operating costs at a minimum while providing a high-value service. The following agencies are candidates for a strategic partnership:
· The DHSSPS Domestic Violence Hotline already provides a 24x7 crisis intervention services. A cost-effective approach involves raising the awareness of hotline staff to the issues and encouraging referrals to the Men’s Aide N.I.
· PSNI and cadets regularly come in contact with potential people in need of Men’s Aid. Members would be briefed on the Men’s Aid services and would be expected to provide a referral to men in family distress.
· The Parents Advice Centre and Relate provide parenting education regardless of marital status or gender. It is anticipated that Men’s Aid clients would be referred to the above for existing courses. In the long run, the stated groups may update their curriculum to accommodate a program for single fathers.
Recruitment and Training
The University of Ulster, Queens University and Belfast Tech all provide courses that are relevant to the services to be provided by Men’s Aid N.I, and could serve as a placement / training for students to perform intake procedures and assessments of Men’s Aid N.I clients as they complete their degree requirements will develop a proposal, for consideration. It is expected that the Men’s Aid N.I will use local agencies that specialize in recruiting and training volunteers to help fill the staffing requirements.
Volunteers will be recruited from the client base and assignments will be based upon skills.
Prepare Facilities
The reception area, office will be furnished and prepared for conducting business. Office furniture, a computer, a telephone and internet access needs to be installed. Emergency accommodations will be furnished with if possible donated furniture from charities such as Saint Vincent De Paul.
Operations Manual for Core Processes
The agency will continue to develop, re-evaluate and publish procedural manuals for intake and assessments, enrolment and delivery of programs, financial management processes, outcome monitoring, program evaluation and management reporting.
Comparative Financial Information
Without initial government funding to gain a board of directors to fully access the cost of such a project estimates of operational costs only can be gained through the financial reports of other likewise organisations;
· Women’s Aid Folye, 2007 - 2008: Income £ 772,496 / Expenditure £ 760, 855
· Youth Network, 2008: Income £ 1,832,837 / Expenditure £ 1,941,420
· Community Evaluation Northern Ireland 2008: Income £ 293,562 / Expenditure £ 313,268
· Men’s Advisory Project: Income £ 57,361 / Expenditure £ 54,179
Projected Profit & Loss accounts for first operational year
The first operational year will not envisage the operational costs of running a refuge, in place a workable help and support office to be established in a process that eventually lead to the provision of refuge for vulnerable young men, men and fathers & their children. All figures are approximates and taken from expenses from other charitable groups
| Men's Aid 2010 | |||
| £ | £ | ||
| Income | |||
| Grants | DHSSPS | 50,000 | 60,000 |
| Peace Fund | 0 | ||
| Lottery | 10,000 | ||
| Trusts | 0 | ||
| Donations | PSNI | 2,000 | 4,000 |
| Other | 2,000 | ||
| Fundraising | Internal | 5,000 | 5,000 |
| Total Income | 69,000 | ||
| Expenditure | |||
| Operational | Rent | 7800 | 15,750 |
| Heat & Light | 900 | ||
| Professional indemnity insurance | 500 | ||
| Contents insurance | 600 | ||
| Telecommunications | 1,200 | ||
| Office and stationery | 1,000 | ||
| Petty Cash | 250 | ||
| Advertising and promotion | 3,500 | ||
| Management | Salaries | 42,000 | 45,200 |
| Training Fund | 2,000 | ||
| Mileage and other expenses | 1,200 | ||
| | | ||
| External | Chartered Accountant | 1,600 | 2,200 |
| Depreciation | 600 | ||
| Total Expenditure | 63150 | ||
| Net Surplus | 5850 | ||
Contacts
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