Bowtown Community Development Group

Broker Details

Name: Bowtown Community Development Group
About: Voluntary, Community or Social Enterprise organisation
Address: 24 Abbot Drive, Newtownards, Down, BT23 8UJ
Primary Contact Christina West
Email: karaleewest@icloud.com
Telephone: 07359597325
Location(s): Down
Clause(s): Business development and knowledge sharing, Community engagement events, Environmental initiatives, Initiatives to Enhance the Employability of Young People, Initiatives to reduce or prevent Health Related inequalities, Skills development and educational attainment, Support for the VCSE sector, Unpaid work placements, Use of social enterprises in the supply chain
Priorities: Children and young people, People at risk of criminality / with an offending background, People from deprived areas, People who are considered to be disadvantaged in the labour market, People who are long-term unemployed, People who have been / or at risk of becoming a victim of crime, People who need support with mental or physical wellbeing, People with a disability, Women from socially deprived areas
Profile:

Bowtown Community Development Group is a non-profit community organisation based in the Bowtown Estate, Newtownards. We are registered with the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland (107722).

The organisation’s main objective is to provide services and programmes that improve the quality of life for those who in live within an area which is recognised as having high levels of socio-economic deprivation. We support all ages and try to tailor our programmes to address social issues that affect residents. The group is ran solely by volunteers.

We work closely with our interagency partners to address issues within the local area. These issues include grounds maintenance, ASB, hardship support, welfare, housing and benefit advice. Our main priority is improving community spaces and regenerating the area.

Location

Bowtown Community Development Group

24 Abbot Drive, Newtownards, Down, BT23 8UJ