B&Q Cumbernauld

The prevention or relief of poverty in kilsyth and surrounding areas in particular but not exclusively by providing emergency food supplies to individuals in need and/or charities, or other organisations working to prevent or relieve poverty.

The relief of those elderly and vulnerable people in cumbernauld suffering from financial hardship, ill-health, isolation, and boredom caused by living in deprivation and 'self isolation'.

The charitable purposes for which the company is established are the advancement of education and the relief of the needs of children, young persons, adults and families who are affected by disability by: (a) the relief of the needs of children, young persons (aged 5 to 19 years), adults (over 19 years) and families who, affected by disability, have special educational needs; (b) bringing those with disabilities together with their able bodied counterparts for safe, stimulating and supervised play and general social interaction to develop their own capacities, abilities and skills; (c) assisting children, young persons and adults through the provision of leisure time activities; providing a centre for classes, meetings, games and other forms of leisure time occupation; and (d) providing counselling, specialist treatment and rehabilitation of children, young persons and adults and their families. (e) the provision of mainstream nursery services and qualified nursery staff for children aged 6 weeks to 5 years. Buddies Clubs and Services was started in October 1994 by group of parents who had children affected by disability and who could not find any social outlets for their children. The organisation’s mission is to, both collaboratively and holistically, develop each child/young person’s self-esteem, empower each child/young person to explore/develop new skills, encourage the development of interpersonal skills and develop concentration and listening skills. It is important to us to develop solutions to find a place in the community where the most vulnerable and fragile peoples in our city can come together to develop their hopes and aspirations. Whilst our direct service delivery is for people affected by disabilities, we ensure that no one is left behind. We provide lifelong positive influences on our young people’s lives and their families. Compassion, integrity and equality are key. Through our services, we relieve the stress, financial burdens, stigma, shame, social isolation and promote each individual’s health and wellbeing. We are fully committed to promoting a collaborative, place-based approach with a shared purpose to support a clear way forward for all services, which will maximise the impact of the combined resources of the whole community. Our current services are: - 1. Sunday Club 2. After school clubs 4. Evening clubs 5. Holiday Clubs 6. Community outreach 7. Friday evening group outreach. 8. Adventure Breaks and Creative Breaks again with Children’s breaks and Adult breaks. We now offer breaks from 3 days to 5 days. 9. Mainstream Nursery supporting children aged 0-5 years We will use any and all items offered from donors towards improving the facilities that we are able to offer to the children, young people and families whom we support.